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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 19 m/e 01/1921
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5019   04/07/1925
War Dept. 721   14/09/1941

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O501/1921
O4/6 (2-8-0)05/08/1933
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number 622
To Service During 01/1921
Withdrawal Sun 14/09/1941 off Frodingham (FRO)
Service Life 20 yrs, 8 mths , 14 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Renumbered 721 and sent to the Middle East via Hull 23/9/41

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1921
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 18/03/1921
MEX   Mexborough on 03/03/1924
FRO   Frodingham on 23/08/1939
     Withdrawn on 14/09/1941

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1921 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 11)
22/09/1928 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 1736)
05/08/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1861)
25/07/1936 Intensifore lubricator removed
25/07/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3255)
13/09/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3435)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 07/04/1923 23/06/1923 78 days General    
Gorton Works 02/05/1925 04/07/1925 64 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5019
 
Gorton Works 18/08/1928 22/09/1928 36 days General Boiler number 1736 (Diagram 15B)
 
Gorton Works 09/08/1930 20/09/1930 43 days General    
Gorton Works 15/07/1933 05/08/1933 22 days General Rebuilt to class O4/6
Boiler number 1861 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 18/07/1936 25/07/1936 8 days General Boiler number 3255 (Diagram 15)
Intensifore lubricator removed
 
Gorton Works 13/05/1939 27/05/1939 15 days General    
Gorton Works 01/09/1941 13/09/1941 13 days General Boiler number 3435 (Diagram 15)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1921 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 19
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 15B boiler fitted
   
18/03/1921 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
07/04/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/04/1923. Dep: 23/06/1923.    
03/03/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
02/05/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/05/1925. Dep: 04/07/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5019
   
18/08/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/08/1928. Dep: 22/09/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1736 (Diagram 15B)
   
09/08/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/08/1930. Dep: 20/09/1930.    
15/07/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/07/1933. Dep: 05/08/1933.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/6
Boiler number 1861 (Diagram 15)
   
18/07/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/07/1936. Dep: 25/07/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3255 (Diagram 15)
Intensifore lubricator removed
   
13/05/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/05/1939. Dep: 27/05/1939.    
23/08/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
01/09/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/09/1941. Dep: 13/09/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3435 (Diagram 15)
   
14/09/1941 Withdrawn Condemned as 721 from Frodingham (FRO)    
14/09/1941 Renumbered Renumbered to 721    

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