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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 146 m/e 03/1904
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5146   17/05/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3217 on 02/02/1946
British Railways 63217 w/e 01/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Q4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q4/103/1904
Q4/2 (0-8-0)21/12/1935
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Kitson
Works Number 4227
To Service During 03/1904
Withdrawal Wed 14/03/1951 off Ardsley (37A)
Service Life 47 yrs , 13 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Cut up at Gorton

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1904
MEX   Mexborough on 21/12/1912
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 15/10/1926
MEX   Mexborough on 08/12/1926
ARD   Ardsley on 21/10/1936
BFD   Bradford Hammerton Street on 30/06/1946
37A   Ardsley on 04/06/1950
37A   Ardsley m/e 30/06/1950
     Withdrawn on 14/03/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 37A Ardsley m/e 30/06/1950
WDN   on 14/03/1951

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1904 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 862)
21/09/1907 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 856)
07/01/1911 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 336)
21/11/1916 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1650)
17/05/1924 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1841)
03/11/1928 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1832)
17/01/1931 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 550)
13/05/1933 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1902)
21/12/1935 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
21/12/1935 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 916)
07/01/1939 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1842)
01/11/1941 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3730)
22/04/1944 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 835)
22/12/1945 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3722)
01/05/1948 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3735)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 1907 21/09/1907   General Boiler number 856 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 1911 07/01/1911   General Boiler number 336 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 1916 21/11/1916   General Boiler number 1650 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 22/01/1921 19/03/1921 57 days General New R.H. cylinder
 
Gorton Works 07/07/1923 17/05/1924 316 days General New L.H. cylinder
Boiler number 1841 (Diagram 17Sup)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5146
 
Gorton Works 14/11/1925 31/12/1925 48 days General    
Gorton Works 29/09/1928 03/11/1928 36 days General Boiler number 1832 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 20/12/1930 17/01/1931 29 days General Boiler number 550 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 29/04/1933 13/05/1933 15 days General Boiler number 1902 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 30/11/1935 21/12/1935 22 days General Boiler number 22997 (Diagram 17Sup)
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
 
Gorton Works 24/12/1938 07/01/1939 15 days General Boiler number 1842 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 06/10/1941 01/11/1941 27 days General Boiler number 3730 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 11/04/1944 22/04/1944 12 days General Boiler number 835 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 01/12/1945 22/12/1945 22 days General Boiler number 3722 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 14/04/1948 01/05/1948 18 days General Boiler number 3735 (Diagram 17Sup)
Renumbered to BR 63217
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1904 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 146
Built at Kitson, Works Number 4227
Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted
   
1907 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1907. Dep: 21/09/1907.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 856 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
1911 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1911. Dep: 07/01/1911.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 336 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
21/12/1912 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
1916 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1916. Dep: 21/11/1916.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1650 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
22/01/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/01/1921. Dep: 19/03/1921.
Work undertaken:
New R.H. cylinder
   
07/07/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/07/1923. Dep: 17/05/1924.
Work undertaken:
New L.H. cylinder
Boiler number 1841 (Diagram 17Sup)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5146
   
14/11/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/11/1925. Dep: 31/12/1925.    
15/10/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
08/12/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
29/09/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/09/1928. Dep: 03/11/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1832 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
20/12/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/12/1930. Dep: 17/01/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 550 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
29/04/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/04/1933. Dep: 13/05/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1902 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
30/11/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/11/1935. Dep: 21/12/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22997 (Diagram 17Sup)
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
   
21/10/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
24/12/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/12/1938. Dep: 07/01/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1842 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
06/10/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/10/1941. Dep: 01/11/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3730 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
11/04/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/04/1944. Dep: 22/04/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 835 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
01/12/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/12/1945. Dep: 22/12/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3722 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
02/02/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3217    
30/06/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Bradford Hammerton Street (BFD)    
14/04/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/04/1948. Dep: 01/05/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3735 (Diagram 17Sup)
Renumbered to BR 63217
   
04/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
30/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
14/03/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 63217 from Ardsley (37A)    

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