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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1096 m/e 06/1906
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6096   26/04/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1491   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1481   07/09/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B4/206/1906
B4/4 (4-6-0)21/05/1938
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Order Number 9458
Works Number 4817
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 06/1906
Withdrawal Fri 04/07/1947 off Lincoln (LIN)
Service Life 41 yrs, 1 mth , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1906
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 08/12/1922
NWE   New England on 29/05/1925
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 20/01/1926
LIN   Lincoln on 08/07/1939
LNG   Langwith Junction on 09/08/1942
LIN   Lincoln on 16/08/1942
     Withdrawn on 04/07/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN LIN Lincoln on 04/07/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1906 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1206)
03/03/1911 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1207)
04/07/1914 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1214)
07/08/1915 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 834)
03/07/1920 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1434)
19/11/1927 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 802)
13/08/1932 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 922)
15/09/1934 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 132)
31/10/1936 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 681)
30/11/1940 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 923)
17/10/1942 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 127)
21/07/1945 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 55)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 13/01/1911 03/03/1911 50 days General Boiler number 1207 (Diagram 16Sat)
  
Gorton Works 04/05/1914 04/07/1914 62 days General Boiler number 1214 (Diagram 16Sat)
  
Gorton Works 29/05/1915 07/08/1915 71 days General Boiler number 834 (Diagram 16Sat)
  
Gorton Works 08/05/1920 03/07/1920 57 days General Boiler number 1434 (Diagram 16Sat)
  
Gorton Works 19/08/1922 21/10/1922 64 days General    
Gorton Works 01/03/1924 26/04/1924 57 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6096
  
Gorton Works 27/08/1927 19/11/1927 85 days General Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 802 (Diagram 16Sup)
  
Gorton Works 14/12/1929 25/01/1930 43 days General    
Gorton Works 26/07/1930 16/08/1930 22 days General New 19in S.V. cylinders fitted
  
Gorton Works 23/07/1932 13/08/1932 22 days General Boiler number 922 (Diagram 16Sup)
  
Gorton Works 18/08/1934 15/09/1934 29 days General Boiler number 132 (Diagram 16Sup)
  
Gorton Works 17/10/1936 31/10/1936 15 days General Boiler number 681 (Diagram 16Sup)
  
Gorton Works 23/04/1938 21/05/1938 29 days General Rebuilt to class B4/4
  
Gorton Works 16/11/1940 30/11/1940 15 days General Boiler number 923 (Diagram 16Sup)
  
Gorton Works 25/09/1942 17/10/1942 23 days General Boiler number 127 (Diagram 16Sup)
  
Gorton Works 16/06/1945 21/07/1945 36 days General Boiler number 55 (Diagram 16Sup)
  
Gorton Works 26/10/1946 02/11/1946 8 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 04/07/1947 04/07/1947 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1906 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1096
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 4817
Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted		    
13/01/1911 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/01/1911. Dep: 03/03/1911.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1207 (Diagram 16Sat)
    
04/05/1914 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/05/1914. Dep: 04/07/1914.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1214 (Diagram 16Sat)
    
29/05/1915 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/05/1915. Dep: 07/08/1915.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 834 (Diagram 16Sat)
    
08/05/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/05/1920. Dep: 03/07/1920.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1434 (Diagram 16Sat)
    
19/08/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/08/1922. Dep: 21/10/1922.    
08/12/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
01/03/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/03/1924. Dep: 26/04/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6096
    
29/05/1925 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
20/01/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
27/08/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/08/1927. Dep: 19/11/1927.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 802 (Diagram 16Sup)
    
14/12/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/12/1929. Dep: 25/01/1930.    
26/07/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/07/1930. Dep: 16/08/1930.
Work undertaken:
New 19in S.V. cylinders fitted
    
23/07/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/07/1932. Dep: 13/08/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 922 (Diagram 16Sup)
    
18/08/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/08/1934. Dep: 15/09/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 132 (Diagram 16Sup)
    
17/10/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/10/1936. Dep: 31/10/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 681 (Diagram 16Sup)
    
23/04/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/04/1938. Dep: 21/05/1938.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class B4/4
    
08/07/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (LIN)    
16/11/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/11/1940. Dep: 30/11/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 923 (Diagram 16Sup)
    
09/08/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
16/08/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (LIN)    
25/09/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/09/1942. Dep: 17/10/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 127 (Diagram 16Sup)
    
16/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/06/1945. Dep: 21/07/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 55 (Diagram 16Sup)
    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1491 but not taken up    
07/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1481    
26/10/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 26/10/1946. Dep: 02/11/1946.    
04/07/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 1481 from Lincoln (LIN)    
04/07/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 04/07/1947. Dep: 04/07/1947.    

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