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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1098 m/e 06/1906
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6098   03/01/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1493   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1483   12/01/1947
British Railways 61483   Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B4/206/1906
B4/3 (4-6-0)18/08/1934
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Order Number 9458
Works Number 4819
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 06/1906
Withdrawal Mon 26/09/1949 off Ardsley (ARD)
Service Life 43 yrs, 3 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Carriage Works (Dukinfield)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1906
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 06/10/1922
MEX   Mexborough m/e 01/1924
DON   Doncaster on 02/06/1924
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 10/01/1925
ARD   Ardsley on 25/01/1940
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 03/11/1946
ARD   Ardsley on 16/02/1947
     Withdrawn on 26/09/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC COP Copley Hill (Leeds) w/e 09/11/1946
ALLOC ARD Ardsley on 16/02/1947
WDN ARD Ardsley on 27/09/1949

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1906 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1208)
29/10/1910 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1210)
23/12/1916 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1214)
10/06/1922 Ross Pop
03/01/1925 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1333)
06/10/1928 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 922)
09/07/1932 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 801)
19/12/1936 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 132)
29/01/1938 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 55)
20/09/1941 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 922)
09/10/1943 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 128)
29/09/1945 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 127)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 08/07/1910 29/10/1910 114 days General Boiler number 1210 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 29/07/1916 23/12/1916 148 days General Boiler number 1214 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 14/01/1922 10/06/1922 148 days General Ross Pop
 
Gorton Works 30/08/1924 03/01/1925 127 days General Boiler number 1333 (Diagram 16Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6098
 
Gorton Works 11/07/1925 05/09/1925 57 days General    
Gorton Works 20/11/1926 05/02/1927 78 days General    
Gorton Works 18/08/1928 06/10/1928 50 days General Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 922 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 11/10/1930 15/11/1930 36 days General    
Gorton Works 18/06/1932 09/07/1932 22 days General Boiler number 801 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 07/07/1934 18/08/1934 43 days General Rebuilt to class B4/3
 
Gorton Works 28/11/1936 19/12/1936 22 days General Boiler number 132 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 08/01/1938 29/01/1938 22 days General Boiler number 55 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 21/08/1941 20/09/1941 31 days General Boiler number 922 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 21/09/1943 09/10/1943 19 days General Boiler number 128 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 27/09/1944 07/10/1944 11 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 19/05/1945 26/05/1945 8 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 25/08/1945 29/09/1945 36 days General Boiler number 127 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 22/12/1945 19/01/1946 29 days Light Repair After derailment
 
Gorton Works 26/09/1949 26/09/1949 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1906 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1098
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 4819
Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted
   
08/07/1910 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/07/1910. Dep: 29/10/1910.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1210 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
29/07/1916 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/07/1916. Dep: 23/12/1916.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1214 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
14/01/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/01/1922. Dep: 10/06/1922.
Work undertaken:
Ross Pop
   
06/10/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
01/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
02/06/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
30/08/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/08/1924. Dep: 03/01/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1333 (Diagram 16Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6098
   
10/01/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
11/07/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/07/1925. Dep: 05/09/1925.    
20/11/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/11/1926. Dep: 05/02/1927.    
18/08/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/08/1928. Dep: 06/10/1928.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 922 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
11/10/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/10/1930. Dep: 15/11/1930.    
18/06/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/06/1932. Dep: 09/07/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 801 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
07/07/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/07/1934. Dep: 18/08/1934.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class B4/3
   
28/11/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/11/1936. Dep: 19/12/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 132 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
08/01/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/01/1938. Dep: 29/01/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 55 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
25/01/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
21/08/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/08/1941. Dep: 20/09/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 922 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
21/09/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/09/1943. Dep: 09/10/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 128 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
27/09/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 27/09/1944. Dep: 07/10/1944.    
19/05/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 19/05/1945. Dep: 26/05/1945.    
25/08/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/08/1945. Dep: 29/09/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 127 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
22/12/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/12/1945. Dep: 19/01/1946.
Work undertaken:
After derailment
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1493 but not taken up    
03/11/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
12/01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 1483    
16/02/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 61483 but not taken up    
26/09/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 1483 from Ardsley (ARD)    
26/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 26/09/1949. Dep: 26/09/1949.    

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