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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 39 m/e 02/1909
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5039   23/08/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3229   14/07/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Q4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q4/102/1909
Q4/2 (0-8-0)06/08/1927
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
To Service During 02/1909 to Keadby (KEA)
Withdrawal Mon 04/12/1950 off Barnsley (36D)
Service Life 41 yrs, 10 mths , 3 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Cut up at Gorton

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
KEA   Keadby (New) m/e 02/1909
FRO   Frodingham on 18/06/1932
BRN   Barnsley on 07/01/1939
MEX   Mexborough on 07/12/1939
GRA   Grantham on 23/02/1947
BRN   Barnsley on 06/03/1949
BRN   Barnsley w/e 12/03/1949
     Withdrawn on 04/12/1950

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC GRA Grantham on 23/02/1947
ALLOC BRN Barnsley w/e 12/03/1949
WDN   on 04/12/1950

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1909 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1364)
31/01/1914 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1263)
31/07/1920 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1902)
06/08/1927 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 834)
12/1928 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
11/06/1932 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 905)
12/01/1935 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 333)
17/07/1937 Modified to conform to GCR Gauge
17/07/1937 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 829)
28/09/1940 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
28/09/1940 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 906)
04/09/1943 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 495)
28/06/1947 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3737)
27/12/1947 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3736)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 1914 31/01/1914   General Boiler number 1263 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 1920 31/07/1920   General Boiler number 1902 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 15/07/1922 16/09/1922 64 days General    
Gorton Works 03/05/1924 23/08/1924 113 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5039
  
Gorton Works 18/06/1927 06/08/1927 50 days General Boiler number 834 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 10/08/1929 21/09/1929 43 days General    
Gorton Works 04/06/1932 11/06/1932 8 days General Boiler number 905 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 22/12/1934 12/01/1935 22 days General Boiler number 333 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 03/07/1937 17/07/1937 15 days General Boiler number 829 (Diagram 17Sup)
Modified to conform to GCR Gauge
  
Gorton Works 24/08/1940 28/09/1940 36 days General Boiler number 906 (Diagram 17Sup)
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
  
Gorton Works 21/08/1943 04/09/1943 15 days General Boiler number 495 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 07/06/1947 28/06/1947 22 days General Boiler number 3737 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 20/12/1947 27/12/1947 8 days Heavy Boiler number 3736 (Diagram 17Sup)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1909 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 39
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Allocated to Keadby (KEA)
Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted		    
1914 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1914. Dep: 31/01/1914.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1263 (Diagram 17Sat)
    
1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1920. Dep: 31/07/1920.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1902 (Diagram 17Sat)
    
15/07/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/07/1922. Dep: 16/09/1922.    
03/05/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/05/1924. Dep: 23/08/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5039
    
18/06/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/06/1927. Dep: 06/08/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 834 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
12/1928 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
10/08/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/08/1929. Dep: 21/09/1929.    
04/06/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/06/1932. Dep: 11/06/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 905 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
18/06/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
22/12/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/12/1934. Dep: 12/01/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 333 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
03/07/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/07/1937. Dep: 17/07/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 829 (Diagram 17Sup)
Modified to conform to GCR Gauge
    
07/01/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (BRN)    
07/12/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
24/08/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/08/1940. Dep: 28/09/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 906 (Diagram 17Sup)
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
    
21/08/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/08/1943. Dep: 04/09/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 495 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
14/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3229    
23/02/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
07/06/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/06/1947. Dep: 28/06/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3737 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
20/12/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 20/12/1947. Dep: 27/12/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3736 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
06/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (BRN)    
12/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (BRN)    
04/12/1950 Withdrawn Condemned as 3229 from Barnsley (36D)    

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