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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 49 m/e 06/1909
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5049   08/11/1924

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Q4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q4/106/1909
Q4/2 (0-8-0)31/08/1929
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
To Service During 06/1909
Withdrawal Fri 17/11/1939 off Mexborough (MEX)
Service Life 30 yrs, 5 mths , 17 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 18/11/39

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1909
MEX   Mexborough on 13/08/1909
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 15/10/1926
MEX   Mexborough on 10/12/1926
DON   Doncaster on 28/04/1928
MEX   Mexborough on 23/02/1934
LNG   Langwith Junction on 16/11/1936
MEX   Mexborough on 06/05/1937
     Withdrawn on 17/11/1939

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1909 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1367)
04/10/1913 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1412)
22/07/1916 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1632)
06/05/1922 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1817)
08/11/1924 Diagram 4Sat boiler fitted (number 1409)
31/08/1929 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
31/08/1929 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1841)
15/08/1931 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 647)
23/09/1933 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1777)
11/07/1936 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 850)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 1913 04/10/1913   General Boiler number 1412 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 1916 22/07/1916   General Boiler number 1632 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 28/01/1922 06/05/1922 99 days General Boiler number 1817 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 14/06/1924 08/11/1924 148 days General Boiler number 1409 (Diagram 4Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5049
 
Gorton Works 29/01/1927 09/04/1927 71 days General    
Gorton Works 03/08/1929 31/08/1929 29 days General Boiler number 1841 (Diagram 17Sup)
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
 
Gorton Works 25/07/1931 15/08/1931 22 days General Boiler number 647 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 02/09/1933 23/09/1933 22 days General Boiler number 1777 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 20/06/1936 11/07/1936 22 days General Boiler number 850 (Diagram 17Sup)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1909 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 49
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted
   
13/08/1909 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
1913 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1913. Dep: 04/10/1913.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1412 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
1916 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1916. Dep: 22/07/1916.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1632 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
28/01/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/01/1922. Dep: 06/05/1922.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1817 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
14/06/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/06/1924. Dep: 08/11/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1409 (Diagram 4Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5049
   
15/10/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
10/12/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
29/01/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/01/1927. Dep: 09/04/1927.    
28/04/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
03/08/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/08/1929. Dep: 31/08/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1841 (Diagram 17Sup)
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
   
25/07/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/07/1931. Dep: 15/08/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 647 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
02/09/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/09/1933. Dep: 23/09/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1777 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
23/02/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
20/06/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/06/1936. Dep: 11/07/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 850 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
16/11/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
06/05/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
17/11/1939 Withdrawn Condemned as 5049 from Mexborough (MEX)    

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