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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 962 m/e 11/1910
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5962 m/e 02/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3238   10/11/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Q4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q4/111/1910
Q4/2 (0-8-0)18/01/1936
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
To Service During 11/1910
Withdrawal Mon 06/02/1950 off Barnsley (36D)
Service Life 39 yrs, 3 mths , 6 dys

Disposal

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

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1910
MEX   Mexborough on 08/02/1911
DON   Doncaster on 31/01/1924
MAR   March on 14/07/1925
STV   Staveley (G.C.) on 14/03/1929
BRN   Barnsley on 05/09/1943
LNG   Langwith Junction on 23/09/1944
BRN   Barnsley on 07/04/1946
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     Withdrawn on 06/02/1950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

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1910 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1412)
09/08/1913 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 853)
09/11/1918 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 842)
05/01/1924 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 333)
14/01/1928 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 40)
16/08/1930 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 54)
27/05/1933 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 312)
18/01/1936 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
18/01/1936 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3721)
12/02/1938 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 728)
14/12/1940 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 891)
18/09/1943 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 468)
26/04/1947 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3730)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 1913 09/08/1913   General Boiler number 853 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 15/06/1918 09/11/1918 148 days General New R.H. cylinder
Boiler number 842 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 21/05/1921 25/06/1921 36 days General    
Gorton Works 28/07/1923 05/01/1924 162 days General Boiler number 333 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 19/11/1927 14/01/1928 57 days General Boiler number 40 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 19/07/1930 16/08/1930 29 days General Boiler number 54 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 13/05/1933 27/05/1933 15 days General Boiler number 312 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 28/12/1935 18/01/1936 22 days General Boiler number 3721 (Diagram 17Sup)
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
  
Gorton Works 29/01/1938 12/02/1938 15 days General Boiler number 728 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 30/11/1940 14/12/1940 15 days General New L.H. cylinder
Boiler number 891 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 09/09/1943 18/09/1943 10 days Heavy Boiler number 468 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 22/03/1947 26/04/1947 36 days General Boiler number 3730 (Diagram 17Sup)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1910 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 962
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted		    
08/02/1911 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
1913 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1913. Dep: 09/08/1913.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 853 (Diagram 17Sat)
    
15/06/1918 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/06/1918. Dep: 09/11/1918.
Work undertaken:
New R.H. cylinder
Boiler number 842 (Diagram 17Sat)
    
21/05/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/05/1921. Dep: 25/06/1921.    
28/07/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/07/1923. Dep: 05/01/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 333 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
31/01/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
02/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 5962    
14/07/1925 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
19/11/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/11/1927. Dep: 14/01/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 40 (Diagram 17Sat)
    
14/03/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (STV)    
19/07/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/07/1930. Dep: 16/08/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 54 (Diagram 17Sat)
    
13/05/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/05/1933. Dep: 27/05/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 312 (Diagram 17Sat)
    
28/12/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/12/1935. Dep: 18/01/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3721 (Diagram 17Sup)
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
    
29/01/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/01/1938. Dep: 12/02/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 728 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
30/11/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/11/1940. Dep: 14/12/1940.
Work undertaken:
New L.H. cylinder
Boiler number 891 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
05/09/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (BRN)    
09/09/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 09/09/1943. Dep: 18/09/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 468 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
23/09/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
07/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (BRN)    
27/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
10/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3238    
22/03/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/03/1947. Dep: 26/04/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3730 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
05/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (BRN)    
06/02/1950 Withdrawn Condemned as 3238 from Barnsley (36D)    

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