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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 447 on 15/07/1911
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5447   28/03/1925

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class A5
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Gorton Works
To Service Mon 15/07/1911 to Neasden (NEA)
Withdrawal Mon 21/12/1942 off Neasden (NEA)
Service Life 31 yrs, 5 mths , 6 dys
Information Withdrawn with badly cracked frames

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NEA   Neasden (New) on 15/07/1911
     Withdrawn on 21/12/1942

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
15/07/1911 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 1427)
13/10/1917 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 1425)
28/03/1925 Side Window Cab Fitted
28/03/1925 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 1685)
09/01/1932 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 384)
16/12/1933 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 321)
21/09/1935 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
10/04/1937 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 985)
14/01/1939 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 800)
26/10/1940 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 3842)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 23/06/1917 13/10/1917 113 days General Boiler number 1425 (Diagram 18)
 
Gorton Works 1919 10/10/1919   Light Repair Reliostop fitted
 
Gorton Works 13/01/1923 10/03/1923 57 days General    
Gorton Works 17/01/1925 28/03/1925 71 days General Boiler number 1685 (Diagram 18)
Side Window Cab Fitted
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5447
 
Gorton Works 21/05/1927 16/07/1927 57 days General    
Gorton Works 19/10/1929 07/12/1929 50 days General    
Gorton Works 28/11/1931 09/01/1932 43 days General Boiler number 384 (Diagram 18)
 
Gorton Works 11/11/1933 16/12/1933 36 days General Boiler number 321 (Diagram 18)
 
Gorton Works 03/08/1935 21/09/1935 50 days General Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
 
Gorton Works 13/03/1937 10/04/1937 29 days General Boiler number 985 (Diagram 18)
 
Gorton Works 17/12/1938 14/01/1939 29 days General Boiler number 800 (Diagram 18)
 
Gorton Works 05/10/1940 26/10/1940 22 days General Boiler number 3842 (Diagram 18)
 
Gorton Works 21/12/1942 21/12/1942 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
15/07/1911 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 447
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Allocated to Neasden (NEA)
Diagram 18 boiler fitted
   
23/06/1917 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/06/1917. Dep: 13/10/1917.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1425 (Diagram 18)
   
1919 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: ?/1919. Dep: 10/10/1919.
Work undertaken:
Reliostop fitted
   
13/01/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/01/1923. Dep: 10/03/1923.    
17/01/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/01/1925. Dep: 28/03/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1685 (Diagram 18)
Side Window Cab Fitted
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5447
   
21/05/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/05/1927. Dep: 16/07/1927.    
19/10/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/10/1929. Dep: 07/12/1929.    
28/11/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/11/1931. Dep: 09/01/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 384 (Diagram 18)
   
11/11/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/11/1933. Dep: 16/12/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 321 (Diagram 18)
   
03/08/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/08/1935. Dep: 21/09/1935.
Work undertaken:
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
   
13/03/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/03/1937. Dep: 10/04/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 985 (Diagram 18)
   
17/12/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/12/1938. Dep: 14/01/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 800 (Diagram 18)
   
05/10/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/10/1940. Dep: 26/10/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3842 (Diagram 18)
   
21/12/1942 Withdrawn Condemned as 5447 from Neasden (NEA)    
21/12/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 21/12/1942. Dep: 21/12/1942.    

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