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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1841 m/e 01/1918
Great Central Railway 1255c   29/12/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6255   19/07/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3756   07/06/1946
British Railways 63756 w/e 01/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L689
Works Number 21808
To Service During 01/1918
Taken into Stock 28/12/1923
Withdrawal Thu 18/06/1959 off Mexborough (41F)
Service Life 41 yrs, 5 mths , 18 dys
Information Queen's Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 20/6/59

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1918
GOR   Gorton on 28/12/1923
FRO   Frodingham on 18/03/1939
CLK   Colwick on 11/09/1944
ANN   Annesley on 30/03/1947
CLK   Colwick on 04/07/1948
CLK   Colwick w/e 10/07/1948
36B   Mexborough on 29/01/1956
     Withdrawn on 18/06/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC ANN Annesley w/e 05/04/1947
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 10/07/1948
ALLOC 36B Mexborough 4w/e 25/02/1956
WDN   on 18/06/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1132)
19/07/1924 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1544)
16/06/1928 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1332)
20/08/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1282)
18/08/1934 Empire twin plunger Lubricator fitted to axles
18/08/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1132)
30/05/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3239)
31/12/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3358)
07/06/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1008)
20/11/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3345)
08/06/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3222)
31/12/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3201)
07/04/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22174)
11/07/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22896)
19/11/1955 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22141)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 22/12/1923 29/12/1923 8 days Light Repair Renumbered to GCR 1255c
 
Gorton Works 17/05/1924 19/07/1924 64 days General Boiler number 1544 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6255
 
Gorton Works 20/03/1926 29/05/1926 71 days General    
Gorton Works 05/05/1928 16/06/1928 43 days General Boiler number 1332 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 07/06/1930 19/07/1930 43 days General    
Gorton Works 06/08/1932 20/08/1932 15 days General Boiler number 1282 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 04/08/1934 18/08/1934 15 days General Boiler number 1132 (Diagram 15)
Empire twin plunger Lubricator fitted to axles
 
Gorton Works 16/05/1936 30/05/1936 15 days General Boiler number 3239 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 17/12/1938 31/12/1938 15 days General Boiler number 3358 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 24/05/1941 07/06/1941 15 days General Boiler number 1008 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 04/11/1943 20/11/1943 17 days General Boiler number 3345 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 18/05/1946 08/06/1946 22 days General Boiler number 3222 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3756
 
Gorton Works 11/12/1948 31/12/1948 21 days General Boiler number 3201 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63756
 
Gorton Works 17/03/1951 07/04/1951 22 days General Boiler number 22174 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 09/04/1951 10/04/1951 2 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 27/06/1953 11/07/1953 15 days General Boiler number 22896 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 14/07/1953 18/07/1953 5 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 22/10/1955 19/11/1955 29 days General Boiler number 22141 (Diagram 15)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1841
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21808
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
22/12/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/12/1923. Dep: 29/12/1923.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to GCR 1255c
   
28/12/1923 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
28/12/1923 To Stock To ROD stock    
17/05/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/05/1924. Dep: 19/07/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1544 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6255
   
20/03/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/03/1926. Dep: 29/05/1926.    
05/05/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/05/1928. Dep: 16/06/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1332 (Diagram 15)
   
07/06/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/06/1930. Dep: 19/07/1930.    
06/08/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/08/1932. Dep: 20/08/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1282 (Diagram 15)
   
04/08/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/08/1934. Dep: 18/08/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1132 (Diagram 15)
Empire twin plunger Lubricator fitted to axles
   
16/05/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/05/1936. Dep: 30/05/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3239 (Diagram 15)
   
17/12/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/12/1938. Dep: 31/12/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3358 (Diagram 15)
   
18/03/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
24/05/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/05/1941. Dep: 07/06/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1008 (Diagram 15)
   
04/11/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/11/1943. Dep: 20/11/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3345 (Diagram 15)
   
11/09/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
18/05/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/05/1946. Dep: 08/06/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3222 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3756
   
30/03/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
04/07/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
10/07/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
11/12/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/12/1948. Dep: 31/12/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3201 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63756
   
17/03/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/03/1951. Dep: 07/04/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22174 (Diagram 15)
   
09/04/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/04/1951. Dep: 10/04/1951.    
27/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/06/1953. Dep: 11/07/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22896 (Diagram 15)
   
14/07/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/07/1953. Dep: 18/07/1953.    
22/10/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/10/1955. Dep: 19/11/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22141 (Diagram 15)
   
29/01/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
18/06/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 63756 from Mexborough (41F)    

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