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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 355 m/e 10/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5355   21/08/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3521   31/08/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3654 on 17/01/1947
British Railways 63654 w/e 02/04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number 404
To Service During 10/1912
Withdrawal Mon 22/06/1959 off Frodingham (36C)
Service Life 46 yrs, 8 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1912
GOR   Gorton on 05/08/1921
MEX   Mexborough on 09/02/1924
DON   Doncaster on 06/01/1931
STV   Staveley (G.C.) on 14/12/1937
WFD   Woodford Halse on 11/08/1944
DON   Doncaster on 03/02/1946
RET   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 05/09/1947
36C   Frodingham on 23/02/1958
     Withdrawn on 22/06/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DON Doncaster m/e 28/02/1946
ALLOC RET Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 05/10/1947
ALLOC 36C Frodingham 4w/e 28/03/1958
WDN   on 24/06/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1912 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1528)
25/01/1919 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1473)
19/01/1924 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 952)
21/08/1926 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1746)
18/10/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1103)
25/02/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 949)
30/03/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1853)
15/05/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1968)
09/12/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3294)
11/07/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3269)
01/04/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1941)
21/12/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3285)
02/04/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3373)
22/09/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22216)
19/12/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22149)
30/06/1956 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22157)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 26/10/1918 25/01/1919 92 days General Boiler number 1473 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 16/04/1921 25/06/1921 71 days General    
Gorton Works 17/11/1923 19/01/1924 64 days General Boiler number 952 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 01/05/1926 21/08/1926 113 days General Boiler number 1746 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5355
 
Gorton Works 30/06/1928 11/08/1928 43 days General    
Gorton Works 20/09/1930 18/10/1930 29 days General Boiler number 1103 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 18/02/1933 25/02/1933 8 days General Boiler number 949 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 23/03/1935 30/03/1935 8 days General Boiler number 1853 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 01/05/1937 15/05/1937 15 days General Boiler number 1968 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 02/12/1939 09/12/1939 8 days General Boiler number 3294 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 26/06/1942 11/07/1942 16 days General Boiler number 3269 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 17/03/1944 01/04/1944 16 days General Boiler number 1941 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 07/12/1946 21/12/1946 15 days General Boiler number 3285 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 19/03/1949 02/04/1949 15 days General Boiler number 3373 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63654
 
Gorton Works 08/09/1951 22/09/1951 15 days General Boiler number 22216 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 05/12/1953 19/12/1953 15 days General Boiler number 22149 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 26/05/1956 30/05/1956 5 days General    
Gorton Works 27/06/1959 27/06/1959 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 355
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
26/10/1918 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/10/1918. Dep: 25/01/1919.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1473 (Diagram 15)
   
16/04/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/04/1921. Dep: 25/06/1921.    
05/08/1921 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
17/11/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/11/1923. Dep: 19/01/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 952 (Diagram 15)
   
09/02/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
01/05/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/05/1926. Dep: 21/08/1926.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1746 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5355
   
30/06/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/06/1928. Dep: 11/08/1928.    
20/09/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/09/1930. Dep: 18/10/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1103 (Diagram 15)
   
06/01/1931 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
18/02/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/02/1933. Dep: 25/02/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 949 (Diagram 15)
   
23/03/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/03/1935. Dep: 30/03/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1853 (Diagram 15)
   
01/05/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/05/1937. Dep: 15/05/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1968 (Diagram 15)
   
14/12/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (STV)    
02/12/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/12/1939. Dep: 09/12/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3294 (Diagram 15)
   
26/06/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/06/1942. Dep: 11/07/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3269 (Diagram 15)
   
17/03/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/03/1944. Dep: 01/04/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1941 (Diagram 15)
   
11/08/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
03/02/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
31/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3521    
07/12/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/12/1946. Dep: 21/12/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3285 (Diagram 15)
   
17/01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3654    
05/09/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)    
19/03/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/03/1949. Dep: 02/04/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3373 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63654
   
08/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/09/1951. Dep: 22/09/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22216 (Diagram 15)
   
05/12/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/12/1953. Dep: 19/12/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22149 (Diagram 15)
   
26/05/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/05/1956. Dep: 30/05/1956.    
30/06/1956 Modification Diagram 15 number 22157 boiler fitted    
23/02/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
22/06/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 63654 from Frodingham (36C)    
27/06/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 27/06/1959. Dep: 27/06/1959.    

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