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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 162 m/e 12/1909
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5162   10/05/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3234 on 27/01/1946
British Railways 63234 w/e 16/04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Q4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q4/112/1909
Q4/2 (0-8-0)20/03/1915
Q4/1 (0-8-0)20/05/1944
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
To Service During 12/1909
Withdrawal Mon 05/03/1951 off Ardsley (37A)
Service Life 41 yrs, 3 mths , 3 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 10/3/51

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1909
MEX   Mexborough on 18/10/1912
KEA   Keadby m/e 1922
IMM   Immingham on 12/10/1930
MEX   Mexborough on 08/01/1938
GRA   Grantham on 23/02/1947
37A   Ardsley on 04/06/1950
37A   Ardsley m/e 30/06/1950
     Withdrawn on 05/03/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC GRA Grantham on 23/02/1947
ALLOC 37A Ardsley m/e 30/06/1950
WDN   on 05/03/1951

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1909 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1376)
20/03/1915 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 844)
25/12/1920 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1912)
07/08/1926 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 728)
05/01/1929 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
04/10/1930 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1711)
08/04/1933 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 333)
12/01/1935 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 641)
07/08/1937 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 913)
20/03/1943 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 850)
20/05/1944 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3725)
06/09/1947 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 918)
16/04/1949 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 3774)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 1915 20/03/1915   General Boiler number 844 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 10/07/1920 25/12/1920 169 days General New L.H. cylinder
Boiler number 1912 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 08/03/1924 10/05/1924 64 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5162
 
Gorton Works 24/04/1926 07/08/1926 106 days General Boiler number 728 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 24/11/1928 05/01/1929 43 days General Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
 
Gorton Works 30/08/1930 04/10/1930 36 days General Boiler number 1711 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 25/03/1933 08/04/1933 15 days General Boiler number 333 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 08/12/1934 12/01/1935 36 days General Boiler number 641 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 24/07/1937 07/08/1937 15 days General Secondhand R.H. cylinder
Boiler number 913 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 27/07/1940 31/08/1940 36 days General New cylinders
 
Gorton Works 04/03/1943 20/03/1943 17 days General Boiler number 850 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 13/05/1944 20/05/1944 8 days General Boiler number 3725 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 02/06/1945 16/06/1945 15 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 16/08/1947 06/09/1947 22 days General Boiler number 918 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 09/04/1949 16/04/1949 8 days Heavy Boiler number 3774 (Diagram 17Sat)
Renumbered to BR 63234
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1909 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 162
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted
   
18/10/1912 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
1915 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1915. Dep: 20/03/1915.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 844 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
10/07/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/07/1920. Dep: 25/12/1920.
Work undertaken:
New L.H. cylinder
Boiler number 1912 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
1922 Allocation Reallocated to Keadby (KEA)    
08/03/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/03/1924. Dep: 10/05/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5162
   
24/04/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/04/1926. Dep: 07/08/1926.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 728 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
24/11/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/11/1928. Dep: 05/01/1929.
Work undertaken:
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
   
30/08/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/08/1930. Dep: 04/10/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1711 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
12/10/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
25/03/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/03/1933. Dep: 08/04/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 333 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
08/12/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/12/1934. Dep: 12/01/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 641 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
24/07/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/07/1937. Dep: 07/08/1937.
Work undertaken:
Secondhand R.H. cylinder
Boiler number 913 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
08/01/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
27/07/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/07/1940. Dep: 31/08/1940.
Work undertaken:
New cylinders
   
04/03/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/03/1943. Dep: 20/03/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 850 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
13/05/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/05/1944. Dep: 20/05/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3725 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
02/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 02/06/1945. Dep: 16/06/1945.    
27/01/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3234    
23/02/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
16/08/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/08/1947. Dep: 06/09/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 918 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
09/04/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 09/04/1949. Dep: 16/04/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3774 (Diagram 17Sat)
Renumbered to BR 63234
   
04/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
30/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
05/03/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 63234 from Ardsley (37A)    

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