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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 159 m/e 10/1909
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5159   15/08/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3231 on 23/01/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Q4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q4/110/1909
Q4/2 (0-8-0)26/05/1928
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
To Service During 10/1909
Withdrawal Mon 20/03/1950 off Ardsley (37A)
Service Life 40 yrs, 5 mths , 18 dys

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 25/3/50

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 10/1909
MEX Mexborough on 11/10/1912
SHF Sheffield Neepsend on 15/10/1926
MEX Mexborough on 07/12/1926
ARD Ardsley on 12/06/1928
   Withdrawn on 20/03/1950

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1909 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1373)
23/10/1915 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1373)
07/02/1920 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1634)
29/01/1921 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 54)
26/05/1928 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 850)
01/08/1931 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
01/08/1931 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 837)
28/04/1934 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 914)
17/10/1936 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 185)
12/08/1939 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 869)
25/10/1941 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 838)
16/01/1943 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 910)
19/05/1945 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3737)
05/04/1947 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3724)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 27/03/1915 23/10/1915 211 days General
Superheater installed
Boiler number 1373 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 13/12/1919 07/02/1920 57 days General
Boiler number 1634 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 18/12/1920 29/01/1921 43 days General
Boiler number 54 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 17/03/1923 26/05/1923 71 days General  
Gorton Works 02/05/1925 15/08/1925 106 days General
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5159
  
Gorton Works 07/04/1928 26/05/1928 50 days General
Boiler number 850 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 11/07/1931 01/08/1931 22 days General
Boiler number 837 (Diagram 17Sat)
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
  
Gorton Works 07/04/1934 28/04/1934 22 days General
New R.H. cylinder
Boiler number 914 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 03/10/1936 17/10/1936 15 days General
Boiler number 185 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 29/07/1939 12/08/1939 15 days General
Boiler number 869 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 08/10/1941 25/10/1941 18 days General
Boiler number 838 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 06/01/1943 16/01/1943 11 days General
Boiler number 910 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 21/04/1945 19/05/1945 29 days General
New cylinders
Boiler number 3737 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 08/03/1947 05/04/1947 29 days General
Boiler number 3724 (Diagram 17Sup)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1909 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 159
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted		    
11/10/1912 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
15/10/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
07/12/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
12/06/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
23/01/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3231    
20/03/1950 Withdrawn Condemned as 3231 from Ardsley (37A)    

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