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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1896 m/e 02/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6280   22/03/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3793   29/09/1946
British Railways 63793 w/e 23/09/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/302/1918
O4/8 (2-8-0)12/04/1958
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L693
Works Number 21873
To Service During 02/1918
Taken into Stock 22/03/1924
Withdrawal Sun 09/05/1965 off Frodingham (36C)
Service Life 47 yrs, 3 mths , 8 dys
Information Queen's Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to J Cashmore, Great Bridge, 6/65

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1918
GOR   Gorton on 22/03/1924
DON   Doncaster on 23/12/1924
FRO   Frodingham on 25/07/1943
     Withdrawn on 09/05/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   w/e 09/05/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1330)
28/11/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 588)
23/10/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1379)
17/03/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number C1470)
12/10/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 867)
13/11/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1281)
03/05/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3252)
07/11/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3390)
05/01/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3413)
15/01/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1041)
16/09/1950 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22104)
06/09/1952 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22291)
31/03/1955 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22885)
12/04/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28948)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 15/03/1924 22/03/1924 8 days Light Repair Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6280
 
Gorton Works 10/07/1924 16/12/1924 160 days General    
Gorton Works 24/06/1927 04/08/1927 42 days General    
Gorton Works 02/09/1929 28/11/1929 88 days General Boiler number 588 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 26/09/1931 23/10/1931 28 days General Boiler number 1379 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 12/02/1934 17/03/1934 34 days General Altered spring gear for working To Whitemoor
Boiler number C1470 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 11/09/1935 12/10/1935 32 days General Boiler number 867 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 24/10/1937 13/11/1937 21 days General Altered chimney
Boiler number 1281 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/09/1939 28/10/1939 39 days General    
Gorton Works 12/03/1941 03/05/1941 53 days General Boiler number 3252 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 14/09/1942 07/11/1942 55 days General Boiler number 3390 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 29/10/1946 05/01/1946 -296 days General    
Gorton Works 07/12/1947 15/01/1948 40 days General Boiler number 1041 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 10/08/1950 16/09/1950 38 days General Boiler number 22104 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63793
 
Gorton Works 20/09/1950 22/09/1950 3 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 09/08/1952 06/09/1952 29 days General Boiler number 22291 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 28/02/1955 31/03/1955 32 days General Boiler number 22885 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/02/1958 12/04/1958 51 days General Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28948 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 11/03/1961 18/04/1961 39 days Heavy Intermediate    
Gorton Works 11/04/1962 19/04/1962 9 days Unclassified    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1896
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21873
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
15/03/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/03/1924. Dep: 22/03/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6280
   
22/03/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
22/03/1924 To Stock To LNER stock    
10/07/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/07/1924. Dep: 16/12/1924.    
23/12/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
24/06/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/06/1927. Dep: 04/08/1927.    
02/09/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/09/1929. Dep: 28/11/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 588 (Diagram 15)
   
26/09/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/09/1931. Dep: 23/10/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1379 (Diagram 15)
   
12/02/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/02/1934. Dep: 17/03/1934.
Work undertaken:
Altered spring gear for working To Whitemoor
Boiler number C1470 (Diagram 15)
   
11/09/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/09/1935. Dep: 12/10/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 867 (Diagram 15)
   
24/10/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/10/1937. Dep: 13/11/1937.
Work undertaken:
Altered chimney
Boiler number 1281 (Diagram 15)
   
20/09/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/09/1939. Dep: 28/10/1939.    
12/03/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/03/1941. Dep: 03/05/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3252 (Diagram 15)
   
14/09/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/09/1942. Dep: 07/11/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3390 (Diagram 15)
   
25/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
05/01/1946 Modification Diagram 15 number 3413 boiler fitted    
29/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3793    
29/10/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/10/1946. Dep: 05/01/1946.    
07/12/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/12/1947. Dep: 15/01/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1041 (Diagram 15)
   
10/08/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/08/1950. Dep: 16/09/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22104 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63793
   
20/09/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/09/1950. Dep: 22/09/1950.    
09/08/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/08/1952. Dep: 06/09/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22291 (Diagram 15)
   
28/02/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/02/1955. Dep: 31/03/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22885 (Diagram 15)
   
21/02/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/02/1958. Dep: 12/04/1958.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28948 (Diagram 100A)
   
11/03/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 11/03/1961. Dep: 18/04/1961.    
11/04/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/04/1962. Dep: 19/04/1962.    
09/05/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 63793 from Frodingham (36C)    

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