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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 472 m/e 10/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3472   14/02/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3490   17/11/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class O3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O310/1919
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L709
Works Number 22099
To Service During 10/1919 to New England (NWE)
Withdrawal Thu 19/06/1947 off Frodingham (FRO)
Service Life 27 yrs, 8 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NWE   New England (New) m/e 10/1919
GRA   Grantham on 21/11/1942
DON   Doncaster on 01/08/1945
FRO   Frodingham on 07/04/1946
     Withdrawn on 19/06/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN FRO Frodingham on 19/06/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1919 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7521)
12/08/1927 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7517)
24/11/1934 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7523)
29/09/1938 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 8182)
04/09/1940 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 8185)
16/05/1943 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 8458)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 20/04/1922 30/09/1922 164 days General    
Doncaster Works 27/10/1924 14/02/1925 111 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 3472
 
Doncaster Works 31/10/1925 20/02/1926 113 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 13/05/1927 12/08/1927 92 days General Boiler number 7517 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 10/11/1929 15/01/1930 67 days General    
Gorton Works 04/10/1932 21/01/1933 110 days General    
Gorton Works 12/10/1934 24/11/1934 44 days General Boiler number 7523 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 14/09/1936 16/10/1936 33 days General    
Doncaster Works 26/08/1938 29/09/1938 35 days General Boiler number 8182 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 26/07/1940 04/09/1940 41 days General Boiler number 8185 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 12/04/1941 06/06/1941 56 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 11/04/1943 16/05/1943 36 days General Boiler number 8458 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 13/06/1945 01/08/1945 50 days General    
Doncaster Works 21/05/1946 17/07/1946 58 days General    
Doncaster Works 25/05/1947 25/05/1947 1 day No repairs    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
17/08/1947 Doncaster Works On 17/8 the following withdrawn locos. (still complete) were in the Works yard: 'D3' 2127/42/47; 'D2' 2171/86/91/96; 'Cl' 2800/12; '03' 3490/92; 'J3' 4155; 'C12' 7396 and Railcars R51909/13; whilst the following: 'D3' 2123, 'D2' 2181 and 'Dl' 2203 were observed stripped. Locos. awaiting Works or scrapping were: 'Bl' 1091, 'D3' 2139, 'D2' 2170/73, 'J3' 4121 and 'J55' 8319. W.D. No. 77003 was noted in the Erecting Shop. SLS/194710

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1919 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 472
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22099
Allocated to New England (NWE)
Diagram 2 boiler fitted
   
20/04/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/04/1922. Dep: 30/09/1922.    
27/10/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/10/1924. Dep: 14/02/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 3472
   
31/10/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 31/10/1925. Dep: 20/02/1926.    
13/05/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 13/05/1927. Dep: 12/08/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7517 (Diagram 2)
   
10/11/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/11/1929. Dep: 15/01/1930.    
04/10/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/10/1932. Dep: 21/01/1933.    
12/10/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/10/1934. Dep: 24/11/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7523 (Diagram 2)
   
14/09/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/09/1936. Dep: 16/10/1936.    
26/08/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/08/1938. Dep: 29/09/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8182 (Diagram 2)
   
26/07/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/07/1940. Dep: 04/09/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8185 (Diagram 2)
   
12/04/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/04/1941. Dep: 06/06/1941.    
21/11/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
11/04/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/04/1943. Dep: 16/05/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8458 (Diagram 2)
   
13/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 13/06/1945. Dep: 01/08/1945.    
01/08/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
07/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
21/05/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/05/1946. Dep: 17/07/1946.    
17/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3490    
25/05/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (No repairs) - Arr: 25/05/1947. Dep: 25/05/1947.    
19/06/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 3490 from Frodingham (FRO)    

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