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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 163 m/e 12/1909
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5163   12/07/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3235 on 03/02/1946
British Railways (BR Tmp) E3235   13/03/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Q4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q4/112/1909
Q4/2 (0-8-0)13/12/1930
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
To Service During 12/1909
Withdrawal Mon 07/05/1951 off Barnsley (36D)
Service Life 41 yrs, 5 mths , 7 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 26/5/51

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1909
MEX   Mexborough on 19/05/1912
ARD   Ardsley on 17/01/1928
KEA   Keadby on 10/10/1929
IMM   Immingham on 12/12/1930
LIN   Lincoln on 03/05/1942
NWE   New England on 12/12/1943
NWE   New England (M&GNR) on 27/08/1944
LNG   Langwith Junction on 28/10/1945
BRN   Barnsley on 07/04/1946
LNG   Langwith Junction on 27/10/1946
BRN   Barnsley on 05/10/1947
     Withdrawn on 07/05/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LNG Langwith Junction w/e 02/11/1946
ALLOC BRN Barnsley on 05/10/1947
WDN   on 07/05/1951

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1909 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1377)
16/05/1914 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1385)
10/07/1920 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 838)
06/08/1927 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1902)
16/03/1929 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 530)
13/12/1930 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
13/12/1930 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 722)
13/05/1933 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 651)
11/01/1936 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 468)
09/07/1938 Diagram 19A boiler fitted (number 903)
08/02/1941 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3727)
01/05/1943 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3742)
08/09/1945 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3741)
13/03/1948 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 830)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 1914 16/05/1914   General Boiler number 1385 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 1920 10/07/1920   General Boiler number 838 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 21/10/1922 23/12/1922 64 days General    
Gorton Works 03/05/1924 12/07/1924 71 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5163
 
Gorton Works 25/06/1927 06/08/1927 43 days General Boiler number 1902 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 02/02/1929 16/03/1929 43 days General Boiler number 530 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 22/11/1930 13/12/1930 22 days General Boiler number 722 (Diagram 17Sup)
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
 
Gorton Works 06/05/1933 13/05/1933 8 days General Boiler number 651 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 21/12/1935 11/01/1936 22 days General New L.H. cylinder
Boiler number 468 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 25/06/1938 09/07/1938 15 days General Boiler number 903 (Diagram 19A)
 
Gorton Works 25/01/1941 08/02/1941 15 days General Boiler number 3727 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 08/04/1943 01/05/1943 24 days General Boiler number 3742 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 11/08/1945 08/09/1945 29 days General Secondhand R.H. cylinder
Boiler number 3741 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 21/02/1948 13/03/1948 22 days General Boiler number 830 (Diagram 17Sup)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E3235
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1909 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 163
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted
   
19/05/1912 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
1914 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1914. Dep: 16/05/1914.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1385 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1920. Dep: 10/07/1920.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 838 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
21/10/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/10/1922. Dep: 23/12/1922.    
03/05/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/05/1924. Dep: 12/07/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5163
   
25/06/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/06/1927. Dep: 06/08/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1902 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
17/01/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
02/02/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/02/1929. Dep: 16/03/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 530 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
10/10/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Keadby (KEA)    
22/11/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/11/1930. Dep: 13/12/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 722 (Diagram 17Sup)
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
   
12/12/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
06/05/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/05/1933. Dep: 13/05/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 651 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
21/12/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/12/1935. Dep: 11/01/1936.
Work undertaken:
New L.H. cylinder
Boiler number 468 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
25/06/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/06/1938. Dep: 09/07/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 903 (Diagram 19A)
   
25/01/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/01/1941. Dep: 08/02/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3727 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
03/05/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (LIN)    
08/04/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/04/1943. Dep: 01/05/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3742 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
12/12/1943 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
27/08/1944 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE) (M&GNR)    
11/08/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/08/1945. Dep: 08/09/1945.
Work undertaken:
Secondhand R.H. cylinder
Boiler number 3741 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
28/10/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
03/02/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3235    
07/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (BRN)    
27/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
05/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (BRN)    
21/02/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/02/1948. Dep: 13/03/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 830 (Diagram 17Sup)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E3235
   
07/05/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 3235 from Barnsley (36D)    

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