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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 161 m/e 11/1909
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5161   05/04/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3233 on 27/01/1946
British Railways 63233 w/e 19/02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Q4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q4/111/1909
Q4/2 (0-8-0)01/09/1928
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
To Service During 11/1909
Withdrawal Mon 06/02/1950 off Barnsley (36D)
Service Life 40 yrs, 3 mths , 6 dys

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 11/2/50

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 11/1909
STV Staveley (G.C.) on 04/01/1913
BRN Barnsley m/e 1935
LNG Langwith Junction on 27/10/1946
BRN Barnsley on 05/10/1947
   Withdrawn on 06/02/1950

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LNG Langwith Junction w/e 02/11/1946
ALLOC BRN Barnsley on 05/10/1947
WDN 36D Barnsley on 06/02/1950

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1909 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1375)
12/12/1914 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 861)
05/04/1924 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 439)
01/09/1928 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 495)
12/1928 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
01/11/1930 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1911)
14/01/1933 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 138)
27/04/1935 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 907)
24/07/1937 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 601)
13/01/1940 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 832)
26/09/1942 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 875)
24/02/1945 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 852)
20/09/1947 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 138)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 1914 12/12/1914   General
Boiler number 861 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 23/04/1921 11/06/1921 50 days General  
Gorton Works 20/10/1923 05/04/1924 169 days General
Boiler number 439 (Diagram 17Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5161
  
Gorton Works 12/12/1925 06/02/1926 57 days General  
Gorton Works 11/08/1928 01/09/1928 22 days General
Boiler number 495 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 11/10/1930 01/11/1930 22 days General
Boiler number 1911 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 31/12/1932 14/01/1933 15 days General
Boiler number 138 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 13/04/1935 27/04/1935 15 days General
Boiler number 907 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 10/07/1937 24/07/1937 15 days General
Boiler number 601 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 30/12/1939 13/01/1940 15 days General
Boiler number 832 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 14/09/1942 26/09/1942 13 days General
Boiler number 875 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 20/01/1945 24/02/1945 36 days General
Boiler number 852 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 23/08/1947 20/09/1947 29 days General
Boiler number 138 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 29/01/1949 19/02/1949 22 days Heavy Casual
Secondhand cylinders ex-B9 1478
Renumbered to BR 63233
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1909 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 161
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted		    
04/01/1913 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (STV)    
12/1928 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
1935 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (BRN)    
27/01/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3233    
27/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
05/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (BRN)    
06/02/1950 Withdrawn Condemned as 63233 from Barnsley (36D)    

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