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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1824 m/e 11/1917
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6572   14/05/1927
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3747   19/07/1946
British Railways 63747 w/e 10/04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/311/1917
O4/7 (2-8-0)18/07/1942
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L689
Works Number 21791
To Service During 11/1917
Taken into Stock 12/05/1927
Withdrawal Thu 18/05/1961 off Frodingham (36C)
Service Life 43 yrs, 6 mths , 17 dys
Information Queen's Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Notes
Notes Cut up at Gorton

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1917
ARD   Ardsley on 12/05/1927
IMM   Immingham on 10/09/1927
KEA   Keadby on 27/02/1930
FRO   Frodingham on 12/06/1932
DON   Doncaster on 07/04/1946
MEX   Mexborough on 08/09/1946
FRO   Frodingham on 25/12/1949
FRO   Frodingham w/e 31/12/1949
     Withdrawn on 18/05/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC FRO Frodingham w/e 31/12/1949
WDN   on 18/05/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1917 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1015)
05/12/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1864)
23/12/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1949)
14/12/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3224)
28/05/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3206)
18/07/1942 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3683)
02/09/1944 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3684)
26/07/1947 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3660)
09/09/1950 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22300)
01/11/1952 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22301)
21/05/1955 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22310)
29/03/1958 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22873)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 19/02/1927 14/05/1927 85 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6572
 
Gorton Works 28/09/1929 02/11/1929 36 days General    
Gorton Works 14/11/1931 05/12/1931 22 days General Boiler number 1864 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 09/12/1933 23/12/1933 15 days General Boiler number 1949 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 30/11/1935 14/12/1935 15 days General Boiler number 3224 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 14/05/1938 28/05/1938 15 days General Chimney altered
Boiler number 3206 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 11/11/1939 25/11/1939 15 days General    
Stratford Works 13/06/1942 18/07/1942 36 days General Rebuilt to class O4/7
Boiler number 3683 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 19/08/1944 02/09/1944 15 days General Boiler number 3684 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 28/04/1945 19/05/1945 22 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 21/06/1947 26/07/1947 36 days General Boiler number 3660 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 20/03/1948 10/04/1948 22 days Heavy Renumbered to BR 63747
 
Gorton Works 19/08/1950 09/09/1950 22 days General Boiler number 22300 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 16/09/1950 28/09/1950 13 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 18/10/1952 01/11/1952 15 days General Boiler number 22301 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 04/11/1952 07/11/1952 4 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 23/04/1955 21/05/1955 29 days General Boiler number 22310 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 08/03/1958 29/03/1958 22 days General Boiler number 22873 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 06/05/1961 06/05/1961 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1917 To Service To service as ROD Number 1824
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21791
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
19/02/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/02/1927. Dep: 14/05/1927.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6572
   
12/05/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
12/05/1927 To Stock To ROD stock    
10/09/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
28/09/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/09/1929. Dep: 02/11/1929.    
27/02/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Keadby (KEA)    
14/11/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/11/1931. Dep: 05/12/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1864 (Diagram 15)
   
12/06/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
09/12/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/12/1933. Dep: 23/12/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1949 (Diagram 15)
   
30/11/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/11/1935. Dep: 14/12/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3224 (Diagram 15)
   
14/05/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/05/1938. Dep: 28/05/1938.
Work undertaken:
Chimney altered
Boiler number 3206 (Diagram 15)
   
11/11/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/11/1939. Dep: 25/11/1939.    
13/06/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 13/06/1942. Dep: 18/07/1942.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/7
Boiler number 3683 (Diagram 15D)
   
19/08/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/08/1944. Dep: 02/09/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3684 (Diagram 15D)
   
28/04/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 28/04/1945. Dep: 19/05/1945.    
07/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
19/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3747    
08/09/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
21/06/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/06/1947. Dep: 26/07/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3660 (Diagram 15D)
   
20/03/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 20/03/1948. Dep: 10/04/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 63747
   
25/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
31/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
19/08/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/08/1950. Dep: 09/09/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22300 (Diagram 15D)
   
16/09/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/09/1950. Dep: 28/09/1950.    
18/10/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/10/1952. Dep: 01/11/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22301 (Diagram 15D)
   
04/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/11/1952. Dep: 07/11/1952.    
23/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/04/1955. Dep: 21/05/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22310 (Diagram 15D)
   
08/03/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/03/1958. Dep: 29/03/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22873 (Diagram 15D)
   
06/05/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 06/05/1961. Dep: 06/05/1961.    
18/05/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 63747 from Frodingham (36C)    

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