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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1979 m/e 11/1918
London and North Western Railway 2893 m/e 09/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6523   23/01/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3837   21/09/1946
British Railways 63837 w/e 18/12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/311/1918
O4/8 (2-8-0)27/02/1954
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L704
Works Number 22037
To Service During 11/1918
Taken into Stock 23/01/1926
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962 off Colwick (40E)
Service Life 44 yrs, 1 mth , 28 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Round Oak Steelworks (Brierly Hill)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Round Oak Steel, Brierley Hill, 3/64

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1918
91LNWR   (on loan)   09/1919
ROD       08/1921
GOR   Gorton on 21/01/1926
LNG   Langwith Junction on 30/01/1926
GOR   Gorton on 06/12/1936
RET   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 19/11/1938
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 22/11/1938
FRO   Frodingham on 03/03/1939
DON   Doncaster on 07/04/1946
MEX   Mexborough on 29/12/1946
LNG   Langwith Junction on 05/10/1947
40D   Tuxford on 25/03/1951
40D   Tuxford m/e 31/03/1951
40E   Langwith Junction on 20/05/1951
40E   Langwith Junction w/e 26/05/1951
40B   Immingham on 24/07/1955
40E   Colwick on 23/09/1962
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MEX Mexborough on 29/12/1946
ALLOC LNG Langwith Junction on 05/10/1947
ALLOC 40D Tuxford m/e 31/03/1951
ALLOC 40E Langwith Junction w/e 26/05/1951
ALLOC 40B Immingham 4w/e 13/08/1955
ALLOC 40E Colwick 4w/e 06/10/1962
WDN   on 29/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1087)
14/12/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1461)
16/01/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1153)
30/06/1934 Empire twin plunger Lubricator fitted to axles
30/06/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1180)
30/05/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3240)
17/09/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1176)
18/01/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3337)
30/10/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3427)
21/09/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1270)
18/12/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1065)
13/10/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22217)
27/02/1954 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28849)
08/09/1956 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28375)
18/04/1959 Water Treatment apparatus fitted
18/04/1959 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28382)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 14/11/1925 23/01/1926 71 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6523
 
Gorton Works 26/05/1928 07/07/1928 43 days General    
Gorton Works 23/11/1929 14/12/1929 22 days General Boiler number 1461 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 09/01/1932 16/01/1932 8 days General Boiler number 1153 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 09/06/1934 30/06/1934 22 days General Boiler number 1180 (Diagram 15)
Empire twin plunger Lubricator fitted to axles
 
Gorton Works 23/05/1936 30/05/1936 8 days General Boiler number 3240 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/08/1938 17/09/1938 29 days General Boiler number 1176 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 04/01/1941 18/01/1941 15 days General Boiler number 3337 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 16/10/1943 30/10/1943 15 days General Boiler number 3427 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 28/07/1945 04/08/1945 8 days Light Repair Tender only
 
Gorton Works 07/09/1946 21/09/1946 15 days General Boiler number 1270 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3837
 
Gorton Works 20/11/1948 18/12/1948 29 days General Boiler number 1065 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63837
 
Gorton Works 22/09/1951 13/10/1951 22 days General Boiler number 22217 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 09/01/1954 27/02/1954 50 days General Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28849 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 02/03/1954 03/03/1954 2 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 28/07/1956 08/09/1956 43 days General Boiler number 28375 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 21/03/1959 18/04/1959 29 days General Boiler number 28382 (Diagram 100A)
Water Treatment apparatus fitted
 
Gorton Works 27/04/1959 30/04/1959 4 days Unclassified    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1979
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22037
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
09/1919 Allocation      
09/1919 Renumbered Renumbered to 2893    
08/1921 Allocation      
14/11/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/11/1925. Dep: 23/01/1926.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6523
   
21/01/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
23/01/1926 To Stock To LNER stock    
30/01/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
26/05/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/05/1928. Dep: 07/07/1928.    
23/11/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/11/1929. Dep: 14/12/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1461 (Diagram 15)
   
09/01/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/01/1932. Dep: 16/01/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1153 (Diagram 15)
   
09/06/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/06/1934. Dep: 30/06/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1180 (Diagram 15)
Empire twin plunger Lubricator fitted to axles
   
23/05/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/05/1936. Dep: 30/05/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3240 (Diagram 15)
   
06/12/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
20/08/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/08/1938. Dep: 17/09/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1176 (Diagram 15)
   
19/11/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)    
22/11/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
03/03/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
04/01/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/01/1941. Dep: 18/01/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3337 (Diagram 15)
   
16/10/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/10/1943. Dep: 30/10/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3427 (Diagram 15)
   
28/07/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 28/07/1945. Dep: 04/08/1945.
Work undertaken:
Tender only
   
07/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
07/09/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/09/1946. Dep: 21/09/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1270 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3837
   
29/12/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
05/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
20/11/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/11/1948. Dep: 18/12/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1065 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63837
   
25/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Tuxford (40D)    
31/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Tuxford (40D)    
20/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (40E)    
26/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (40E)    
22/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/09/1951. Dep: 13/10/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22217 (Diagram 15)
   
09/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/01/1954. Dep: 27/02/1954.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28849 (Diagram 100A)
   
02/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/03/1954. Dep: 03/03/1954.    
24/07/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
28/07/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/07/1956. Dep: 08/09/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28375 (Diagram 100A)
   
21/03/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/03/1959. Dep: 18/04/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28382 (Diagram 100A)
Water Treatment apparatus fitted
   
27/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 27/04/1959. Dep: 30/04/1959.    
23/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63837 from Colwick (40E)    

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