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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1104 m/e 07/1906
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6104   26/07/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1499   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1489   12/01/1947

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B4/207/1906
B4/1 (4-6-0)12/03/1927
B4/3 (4-6-0)12/02/1938
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Order Number 9458
Works Number 4825
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 07/1906
Withdrawal Fri 04/07/1947 off Lincoln (LIN)
Service Life 41 yrs , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1906
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 15/04/1922
MAR   March m/e 06/1923
MEX   Mexborough m/e 10/1923
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 12/08/1924
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 27/05/1925
MAR   March on 09/05/1933
LIN   Lincoln on 03/10/1935
IMM   Immingham on 06/07/1937
LIN   Lincoln on 03/09/1937
     Withdrawn on 04/07/1947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
07/1906 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1214)
09/07/1910 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 834)
15/06/1912 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 836)
07/03/1914 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1208)
26/07/1924 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 55)
10/11/1928 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 923)
26/11/1932 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 132)
04/08/1934 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 681)
09/05/1936 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 922)
12/02/1938 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 122)
13/04/1940 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 684)
06/02/1943 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 923)
20/01/1945 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 801)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 26/03/1910 09/07/1910 106 days General Boiler number 834 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 09/03/1912 15/06/1912 99 days General Boiler number 836 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 07/02/1914 07/03/1914 29 days General Boiler number 1208 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 06/08/1921 19/11/1921 106 days General    
Gorton Works 17/05/1924 26/07/1924 71 days General Boiler number 55 (Diagram 16Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6104
 
Gorton Works 05/12/1925 20/02/1926 78 days General    
Gorton Works 02/10/1926 12/03/1927 162 days General Rebuilt to class B4/1
 
Gorton Works 22/09/1928 10/11/1928 50 days General Boiler number 923 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 20/12/1930 24/01/1931 36 days General    
Gorton Works 22/10/1932 26/11/1932 36 days General Boiler number 132 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 14/07/1934 04/08/1934 22 days General Boiler number 681 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 18/04/1936 09/05/1936 22 days General Boiler number 922 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 15/01/1938 12/02/1938 29 days General Rebuilt to class B4/3
Boiler number 122 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 16/03/1940 13/04/1940 29 days General Boiler number 684 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 15/01/1943 06/02/1943 23 days General Boiler number 923 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 04/02/1944 05/02/1944 2 days Light Repair Tender only repair
 
Gorton Works 23/12/1944 20/01/1945 29 days General Boiler number 801 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 04/07/1947 04/07/1947 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1906 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1104
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 4825
Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted
   
26/03/1910 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/03/1910. Dep: 09/07/1910.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 834 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
09/03/1912 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/03/1912. Dep: 15/06/1912.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 836 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
07/02/1914 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/02/1914. Dep: 07/03/1914.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1208 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
06/08/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/08/1921. Dep: 19/11/1921.    
15/04/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
06/1923 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
10/1923 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
17/05/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/05/1924. Dep: 26/07/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 55 (Diagram 16Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6104
   
12/08/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
27/05/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
05/12/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/12/1925. Dep: 20/02/1926.    
02/10/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/10/1926. Dep: 12/03/1927.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class B4/1
   
22/09/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/09/1928. Dep: 10/11/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 923 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
20/12/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/12/1930. Dep: 24/01/1931.    
22/10/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/10/1932. Dep: 26/11/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 132 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
09/05/1933 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
14/07/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/07/1934. Dep: 04/08/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 681 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
03/10/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (LIN)    
18/04/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/04/1936. Dep: 09/05/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 922 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
06/07/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
03/09/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (LIN)    
15/01/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/01/1938. Dep: 12/02/1938.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class B4/3
Boiler number 122 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
16/03/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/03/1940. Dep: 13/04/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 684 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
15/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/01/1943. Dep: 06/02/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 923 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
04/02/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 04/02/1944. Dep: 05/02/1944.
Work undertaken:
Tender only repair
   
23/12/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/12/1944. Dep: 20/01/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 801 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1499 but not taken up    
12/01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 1489    
04/07/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 1489 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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