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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1178 m/e 10/1910
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6178   16/02/1924

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Q4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q4/110/1910
Q4/2 (0-8-0)11/02/1922
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
To Service During 10/1910
Withdrawal Tue 15/08/1939
Service Life 28 yrs, 10 mths , 16 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Cut up at Gorton

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1910
MEX   Mexborough on 29/04/1911
KEA   Keadby m/e 1922
ARD   Ardsley on 31/12/1929
BFD   Bradford Hammerton Street on 04/10/1930
     Withdrawn on 15/08/1939

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1910 Diagram 4Sat boiler fitted (number 1409)
19/08/1916 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1634)
06/12/1919 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1272)
11/02/1922 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 844)
12/12/1925 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 650)
12/1928 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
28/12/1929 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 370)
03/12/1932 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 897)
14/03/1936 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 832)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 19/02/1916 19/08/1916 183 days General Boiler number 1634 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 18/10/1919 06/12/1919 50 days General Boiler number 1272 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 03/12/1921 11/02/1922 71 days General Boiler number 844 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 08/12/1923 16/02/1924 71 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6178
  
Gorton Works 10/10/1925 12/12/1925 64 days General Boiler number 650 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 14/07/1928 18/08/1928 36 days General    
Gorton Works 07/12/1929 28/12/1929 22 days General Boiler number 370 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 26/11/1932 03/12/1932 8 days General Boiler number 897 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 07/03/1936 14/03/1936 8 days General Boiler number 832 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 26/09/1936 10/10/1936 15 days Light Repair    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1910 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1178
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 4Sat boiler fitted		    
29/04/1911 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
19/02/1916 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/02/1916. Dep: 19/08/1916.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1634 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
18/10/1919 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/10/1919. Dep: 06/12/1919.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1272 (Diagram 17Sat)
    
03/12/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/12/1921. Dep: 11/02/1922.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 844 (Diagram 17Sat)
    
1922 Allocation Reallocated to Keadby (KEA)    
08/12/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/12/1923. Dep: 16/02/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6178
    
10/10/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/10/1925. Dep: 12/12/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 650 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
14/07/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/07/1928. Dep: 18/08/1928.    
12/1928 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
07/12/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/12/1929. Dep: 28/12/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 370 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
31/12/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
04/10/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Bradford Hammerton Street (BFD)    
26/11/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/11/1932. Dep: 03/12/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 897 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
07/03/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/03/1936. Dep: 14/03/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 832 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
26/09/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 26/09/1936. Dep: 10/10/1936.    
15/08/1939 Withdrawn Condemned as 6178    

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