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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 186 m/e 02/1904
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5186   24/10/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1311 on 31/01/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1689 on 24/03/1946
British Railways 61689 on Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B5
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B502/1904
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Order Number 9032
Works Number 4537
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 02/1904
Withdrawal Wed 19/10/1949 off Mexborough (MEX)
Service Life 45 yrs, 8 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1949 at Carriage Works (Dukinfield)

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 22/10/49 but cut up at Dukinfield

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1904
MEX   Mexborough on 15/12/1922
ARD   Ardsley on 05/01/1924
GOR   Gorton on 07/01/1924
IMM   Immingham on 04/03/1924
WFD   Woodford Halse on 07/08/1926
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 31/03/1936
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 11/04/1943
MEX   Mexborough on 31/05/1943
LIN   Lincoln on 22/12/1946
MEX   Mexborough on 14/07/1947
     Withdrawn on 19/10/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LIN Lincoln w/e 28/12/1946
ALLOC MEX Mexborough on 14/07/1947
WDN MEX Mexborough on 17/10/1949

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1904 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 831)
23/11/1907 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 339)
02/09/1911 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 831)
08/03/1913 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 829)
09/08/1919 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1796)
14/07/1923 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1777)
24/10/1925 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 165)
28/01/1928 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 893)
20/06/1931 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 916)
04/02/1933 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 901)
29/09/1934 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 47)
30/05/1936 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 894)
19/03/1938 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 525)
10/06/1944 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3728)
14/09/1946 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 869)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 19/10/1907 23/11/1907 36 days General Boiler number 339 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 24/06/1911 02/09/1911 71 days General Boiler number 831 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 08/02/1913 08/03/1913 29 days General Boiler number 829 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 25/01/1919 09/08/1919 197 days General Boiler number 1796 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 06/08/1921 22/10/1921 78 days General    
Gorton Works 05/05/1923 14/07/1923 71 days General Boiler number 1777 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 15/08/1925 24/10/1925 71 days General Boiler number 165 (Diagram 17Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5186
 
Gorton Works 05/12/1925 30/01/1926 57 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 19/11/1927 28/01/1928 71 days General Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 893 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 27/07/1929 14/09/1929 50 days General    
Gorton Works 16/05/1931 20/06/1931 36 days General Boiler number 22997 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 21/01/1933 04/02/1933 15 days General Boiler number 901 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 15/09/1934 29/09/1934 15 days General Boiler number 47 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 16/05/1936 30/05/1936 15 days General Boiler number 894 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 19/02/1938 19/03/1938 29 days General Boiler number 525 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 25/01/1941 22/02/1941 29 days General    
Gorton Works 11/06/1942 27/06/1942 17 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 13/05/1944 10/06/1944 29 days General Boiler number 3728 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 10/08/1946 14/09/1946 36 days General Boiler number 869 (Diagram 17Sup)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1904 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 186
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 4537
Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted
   
19/10/1907 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/10/1907. Dep: 23/11/1907.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 339 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
24/06/1911 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/06/1911. Dep: 02/09/1911.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 831 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
08/02/1913 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/02/1913. Dep: 08/03/1913.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 829 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
25/01/1919 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/01/1919. Dep: 09/08/1919.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1796 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
06/08/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/08/1921. Dep: 22/10/1921.    
15/12/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
05/05/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/05/1923. Dep: 14/07/1923.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1777 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
05/01/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
07/01/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
04/03/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
15/08/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/08/1925. Dep: 24/10/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 165 (Diagram 17Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5186
   
05/12/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 05/12/1925. Dep: 30/01/1926.    
07/08/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
19/11/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/11/1927. Dep: 28/01/1928.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 893 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
27/07/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/07/1929. Dep: 14/09/1929.    
16/05/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/05/1931. Dep: 20/06/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22997 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
21/01/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/01/1933. Dep: 04/02/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 901 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
15/09/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/09/1934. Dep: 29/09/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 47 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
31/03/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
16/05/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/05/1936. Dep: 30/05/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 894 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
19/02/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/02/1938. Dep: 19/03/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 525 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
25/01/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/01/1941. Dep: 22/02/1941.    
11/06/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/06/1942. Dep: 27/06/1942.    
11/04/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
31/05/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
13/05/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/05/1944. Dep: 10/06/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3728 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
31/01/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1311    
24/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1689    
10/08/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/08/1946. Dep: 14/09/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 869 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
22/12/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (LIN)    
14/07/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 61689 but not taken up    
19/10/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 1689 from Mexborough (MEX)    
12/1949 Scrapped Broken up by Carriage Works: Dukinfield    

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