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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 344 m/e 08/1916
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5344   11/07/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9063   11/08/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class L3
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
L308/1916
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Gorton Works
To Service During 08/1916 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Fri 25/07/1947 off Sheffield Darnall (SHF)
Service Life 30 yrs, 11 mths , 24 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Cut up at Gorton

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GOR   Gorton (New) m/e 08/1916
WFD   Woodford Halse on 08/11/1919
MAR   March on 11/05/1929
GOR   Gorton on 01/08/1931
TFD   Trafford Park (LNER) on 18/10/1932
MEX   Mexborough on 27/12/1933
DON   Doncaster on 10/02/1934
NEA   Neasden m/e 12/1935
NEA   Neasden on 29/12/1935
WFD   Woodford Halse on 02/02/1941
NEA   Neasden on 27/09/1941
WFD   Woodford Halse on 04/08/1942
NEA   Neasden on 31/01/1943
WFD   Woodford Halse on 15/02/1943
MEX   Mexborough on 21/06/1943
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 10/09/1946
     Withdrawn on 25/07/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN SHF Sheffield Darnall on 25/07/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1916 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 1577)
22/04/1922 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 1559)
16/02/1929 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 1674)
04/07/1931 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 60)
03/10/1936 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 657)
25/10/1941 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 3105)
20/05/1944 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 611)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 08/03/1919 07/06/1919 92 days General    
Gorton Works 28/01/1922 22/04/1922 85 days General Boiler number 1559 (Diagram 14)
 
Gorton Works 02/05/1925 11/07/1925 71 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5344
 
Gorton Works 29/12/1928 16/02/1929 50 days General Boiler number 1674 (Diagram 14)
 
Gorton Works 30/05/1931 04/07/1931 36 days General Boiler number 60 (Diagram 14)
 
Gorton Works 22/08/1936 03/10/1936 43 days General Boiler number 657 (Diagram 14)
 
Gorton Works 03/09/1941 25/10/1941 53 days General Boiler number 3105 (Diagram 14)
 
Gorton Works 14/04/1944 20/05/1944 37 days General Boiler number 611 (Diagram 14)
 
Gorton Works 18/01/1946 09/02/1946 23 days Light Repair After collision
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1916 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 344
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram 14 boiler fitted
   
08/03/1919 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/03/1919. Dep: 07/06/1919.    
08/11/1919 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
28/01/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/01/1922. Dep: 22/04/1922.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1559 (Diagram 14)
   
02/05/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/05/1925. Dep: 11/07/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5344
   
29/12/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/12/1928. Dep: 16/02/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1674 (Diagram 14)
   
11/05/1929 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
30/05/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/05/1931. Dep: 04/07/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 60 (Diagram 14)
   
01/08/1931 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
18/10/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LNER) (TFD)    
27/12/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
10/02/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
29/12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
22/08/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/08/1936. Dep: 03/10/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 657 (Diagram 14)
   
02/02/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
03/09/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/09/1941. Dep: 25/10/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3105 (Diagram 14)
   
27/09/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
04/08/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
31/01/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
15/02/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
21/06/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
14/04/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/04/1944. Dep: 20/05/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 611 (Diagram 14)
   
18/01/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 18/01/1946. Dep: 09/02/1946.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
11/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9063    
10/09/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
25/07/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 9063 from Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    

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