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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 384 m/e 09/1913
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5384   20/02/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3609   25/08/1946
British Railways 63609 w/e 21/05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number 413
To Service During 09/1913
Withdrawal Sun 23/09/1962 off Sheffield Darnall (41A)
Service Life 49 yrs , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Derby)

Notes
Notes Into Derby for cutting up 8/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1913
MEX   Mexborough on 24/07/1919
LNG   Langwith Junction on 28/04/1931
CLK   Colwick on 27/10/1946
STV   Staveley (G.C.) on 09/11/1947
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 06/02/1949
SHF   Sheffield Darnall w/e 12/02/1949
     Withdrawn on 23/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 02/11/1946
ALLOC STV Staveley (G.C.) w/e 15/11/1947
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall w/e 12/02/1949
WDN   on 23/09/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/1913 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1544)
27/08/1921 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1437)
30/09/1923 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1006)
03/11/1928 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1358)
11/04/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1413)
09/11/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3220)
16/10/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3232)
20/04/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3308)
10/10/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 933)
25/11/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3321)
19/10/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3204)
03/01/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3400)
21/05/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3327)
29/03/1952 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22253)
12/04/1958 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22195)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 30/07/1921 27/08/1921 29 days General Boiler number 1437 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 25/08/1923 03/11/1923 71 days General Boiler number 1006 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 19/12/1925 20/02/1926 64 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5384
 
Gorton Works 11/08/1928 03/11/1928 85 days General Boiler number 1358 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/03/1931 11/04/1931 22 days General Boiler number 1413 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 23/09/1933 30/09/1933 8 days General    
Gorton Works 02/11/1935 09/11/1935 8 days General Boiler number 3220 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 02/10/1937 16/10/1937 15 days General Boiler number 3232 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 06/04/1940 20/04/1940 15 days General Boiler number 3308 (Diagram 15)
 
Stratford Works 19/08/1942 10/10/1942 53 days General Boiler number 933 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 30/05/1944 10/06/1944 12 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 11/11/1944 25/11/1944 15 days General Boiler number 3321 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 05/10/1946 19/10/1946 15 days General Boiler number 3204 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 11/10/1947 18/10/1947 8 days Heavy    
Gorton Works 31/12/1947 03/01/1948 4 days Heavy Boiler number 3400 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 23/04/1949 21/05/1949 29 days General Boiler number 3327 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63609
 
Gorton Works 08/03/1952 29/03/1952 22 days General Boiler number 22253 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/11/1954 25/12/1954 36 days General    
Gorton Works 08/03/1958 12/04/1958 36 days General Boiler number 22195 (Diagram 15)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1913 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 384
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
24/07/1919 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
30/07/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/07/1921. Dep: 27/08/1921.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1437 (Diagram 15)
   
25/08/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/08/1923. Dep: 03/11/1923.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1006 (Diagram 15)
   
19/12/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/12/1925. Dep: 20/02/1926.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5384
   
11/08/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/08/1928. Dep: 03/11/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1358 (Diagram 15)
   
21/03/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/03/1931. Dep: 11/04/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1413 (Diagram 15)
   
28/04/1931 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
23/09/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/09/1933. Dep: 30/09/1933.    
02/11/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/11/1935. Dep: 09/11/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3220 (Diagram 15)
   
02/10/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/10/1937. Dep: 16/10/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3232 (Diagram 15)
   
06/04/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/04/1940. Dep: 20/04/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3308 (Diagram 15)
   
19/08/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 19/08/1942. Dep: 10/10/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 933 (Diagram 15)
   
30/05/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 30/05/1944. Dep: 10/06/1944.    
11/11/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/11/1944. Dep: 25/11/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3321 (Diagram 15)
   
25/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3609    
05/10/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/10/1946. Dep: 19/10/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3204 (Diagram 15)
   
27/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
11/10/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 11/10/1947. Dep: 18/10/1947.    
09/11/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (STV)    
31/12/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 31/12/1947. Dep: 03/01/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3400 (Diagram 15)
   
06/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
23/04/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/04/1949. Dep: 21/05/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3327 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63609
   
08/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/03/1952. Dep: 29/03/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22253 (Diagram 15)
   
20/11/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/11/1954. Dep: 25/12/1954.    
08/03/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/03/1958. Dep: 12/04/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22195 (Diagram 15)
   
23/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63609 from Sheffield Darnall (41A)    

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