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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1176 m/e 07/1910
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6176   31/05/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3240   03/11/1946
British Railways 63240 w/e 26/02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Q4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q4/107/1910
Q4/2 (0-8-0)02/12/1922
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
To Service During 07/1910 to Langwith Junction (LNG)
Withdrawal Wed 13/06/1951 off Ardsley (37A)
Service Life 40 yrs, 11 mths , 14 dys

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 16/6/51

Allocations
Code Name From Date
LNG Langwith Junction (New) m/e 07/1910
RET Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 03/08/1943
NWE New England on 12/12/1943
NWE New England (M&GNR) on 27/08/1944
RET Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 28/10/1945
GRA Grantham on 13/10/1946
37A Ardsley on 04/06/1950
   Withdrawn on 13/06/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 37A Ardsley m/e 30/06/1950
WDN   on 13/06/1951

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1910 Diagram 4Sat boiler fitted (number 1402)
08/08/1914 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1378)
06/07/1918 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1267)
02/12/1922 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1610)
30/06/1928 Diagram 19A boiler fitted (number 903)
12/1928 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
05/04/1930 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 896)
14/05/1932 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 847)
08/12/1934 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 896)
27/03/1937 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 842)
29/07/1939 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 145)
20/12/1941 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 848)
16/05/1944 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3730)
22/02/1947 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 908)
26/02/1949 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3726)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 1914 08/08/1914   General
Boiler number 1378 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 1918 06/07/1918   General
Boiler number 1267 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 10/06/1922 02/12/1922 176 days General
Boiler number 1610 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 05/04/1924 31/05/1924 57 days General
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6176
  
Gorton Works 06/02/1926 22/05/1926 106 days General  
Gorton Works 12/05/1928 30/06/1928 50 days General
Boiler number 903 (Diagram 19A)
  
Gorton Works 15/03/1930 05/04/1930 22 days General
Boiler number 896 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 30/04/1932 14/05/1932 15 days General
Boiler number 847 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 24/11/1934 08/12/1934 15 days General
Boiler number 896 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 30/03/1935 04/05/1935 36 days Light Repair
New R.H. cylinder
  
Gorton Works 13/03/1937 27/03/1937 15 days General
Boiler number 842 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 15/07/1939 29/07/1939 15 days General
New L.H. cylinder
Boiler number 145 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 14/11/1941 20/12/1941 37 days General
Boiler number 848 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 06/05/1944 16/05/1944 11 days General
Boiler number 3730 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 25/01/1947 22/02/1947 29 days General
Boiler number 908 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 19/02/1949 26/02/1949 8 days Heavy
Tablet exchange apparatus fitted
Boiler number 3726 (Diagram 17Sup)
Renumbered to BR 63240
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1910 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1176
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Allocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)
Diagram 4Sat boiler fitted		    
12/1928 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
03/08/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)    
12/12/1943 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
27/08/1944 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE) (M&GNR)    
28/10/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)    
13/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
03/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3240    
04/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
13/06/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 63240 from Ardsley (37A)    

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