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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1164 m/e 06/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1924 Tmp) 1164C   15/12/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6164   11/07/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1481   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1495   07/10/1946

Names Carried
Date From Name
06/1920 EARL BEATTY

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B3
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B3/106/1920
B3/2 (4-6-0)24/06/1939
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 06/1920 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Sat 27/09/1947 off Immingham (IMM)
Service Life 27 yrs, 3 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GOR   Gorton (New) m/e 06/1920
IMM   Immingham on 22/10/1920
KX   Kings Cross on 15/02/1924
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 05/08/1924
KX   Kings Cross on 23/07/1925
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 05/10/1925
KX   Kings Cross on 08/11/1925
GOR   Gorton on 23/02/1927
IMM   Immingham on 12/12/1928
NEA   Neasden on 06/12/1930
GOR   Gorton on 05/12/1934
IMM   Immingham on 13/04/1935
WFD   Woodford Halse on 24/07/1939
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 03/04/1942
WFD   Woodford Halse on 19/07/1942
GOR   Gorton on 21/11/1942
NEA   Neasden on 13/02/1943
IMM   Immingham on 28/06/1947
     Withdrawn on 27/09/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC IMM Immingham on 28/06/1947
WDN IMM Immingham on 27/09/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1920 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1845)
24/06/1922 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1712)
15/12/1923 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 406)
19/10/1929 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 610)
15/11/1930 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1846)
31/12/1931 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 267)
26/11/1932 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1927)
10/02/1934 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 51)
13/04/1935 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 59)
14/11/1936 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 244)
02/04/1938 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3004)
24/06/1939 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3017)
23/11/1940 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 534)
13/01/1945 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3045)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 13/05/1922 24/06/1922 43 days General Boiler number 1712 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 29/09/1923 15/12/1923 78 days General Boiler number 406 (Diagram 13)
Renumbered to LNER (1924 Tmp) number 1164C
 
Gorton Works 25/04/1925 11/07/1925 78 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6164
 
Gorton Works 30/10/1926 19/02/1927 113 days General Intensifore changed to 6-feed. Eureka split to 10 points
 
Gorton Works 11/08/1928 10/11/1928 92 days General New inside cylinders
 
Gorton Works 14/09/1929 19/10/1929 36 days General Boiler number 610 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 04/10/1930 15/11/1930 43 days General Boiler number 1846 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 12/12/1931 31/12/1931 20 days General Boiler number 267 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 12/11/1932 26/11/1932 15 days General Boiler number 1927 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 13/01/1934 10/02/1934 29 days General Boiler number 51 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 30/03/1935 13/04/1935 15 days General Boiler number 59 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 24/10/1936 14/11/1936 22 days General Boiler number 244 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 05/03/1938 02/04/1938 29 days General Boiler number 3004 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 08/04/1939 24/06/1939 78 days General Rebuilt to class B3/2
Boiler number 3017 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 26/10/1940 23/11/1940 29 days General Boiler number 534 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 19/08/1941 20/09/1941 33 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 24/12/1942 13/02/1943 52 days General    
Gorton Works 02/12/1944 13/01/1945 43 days General Boiler number 3045 (Diagram 13)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1920 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1164, name: EARL BEATTY
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram 13 boiler fitted
   
22/10/1920 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
13/05/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/05/1922. Dep: 24/06/1922.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1712 (Diagram 13)
   
29/09/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/09/1923. Dep: 15/12/1923.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 406 (Diagram 13)
Renumbered to LNER (1924 Tmp) number 1164C
   
15/02/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
05/08/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
25/04/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/04/1925. Dep: 11/07/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6164
   
23/07/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
05/10/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
08/11/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
30/10/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/10/1926. Dep: 19/02/1927.
Work undertaken:
Intensifore changed to 6-feed. Eureka split to 10 points
   
23/02/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
11/08/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/08/1928. Dep: 10/11/1928.
Work undertaken:
New inside cylinders
   
12/12/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
14/09/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/09/1929. Dep: 19/10/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 610 (Diagram 13)
   
04/10/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/10/1930. Dep: 15/11/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1846 (Diagram 13)
   
06/12/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
12/12/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/12/1931. Dep: 31/12/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 267 (Diagram 13)
   
12/11/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/11/1932. Dep: 26/11/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1927 (Diagram 13)
   
13/01/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/01/1934. Dep: 10/02/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 51 (Diagram 13)
   
05/12/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
30/03/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/03/1935. Dep: 13/04/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 59 (Diagram 13)
   
13/04/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
24/10/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/10/1936. Dep: 14/11/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 244 (Diagram 13)
   
05/03/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/03/1938. Dep: 02/04/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3004 (Diagram 13)
   
08/04/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/04/1939. Dep: 24/06/1939.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class B3/2
Boiler number 3017 (Diagram 13)
   
24/07/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
26/10/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/10/1940. Dep: 23/11/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 534 (Diagram 13)
   
19/08/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 19/08/1941. Dep: 20/09/1941.    
03/04/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
19/07/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
21/11/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
24/12/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/12/1942. Dep: 13/02/1943.    
13/02/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
02/12/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/12/1944. Dep: 13/01/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3045 (Diagram 13)
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1481 but not taken up    
07/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1495    
28/06/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
27/09/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 1495 from Immingham (IMM)    

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