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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 280 m/e 01/1915
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5280   19/07/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1341   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1359   24/11/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B8
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B801/1915
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 01/1915
Withdrawal Tue 25/03/1947 off Annesley (ANN)
Service Life 32 yrs, 2 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 29/3/47

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1915
GOR   Gorton on 17/12/1922
MAR   March on 04/10/1924
GOR   Gorton on 21/05/1926
CLK   Colwick on 10/06/1926
ANN   Annesley on 31/03/1927
CLK   Colwick on 02/04/1928
WFD   Woodford Halse on 08/06/1928
MAR   March on 13/07/1928
ANN   Annesley on 17/11/1928
     Withdrawn on 25/03/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN ANN Annesley on 25/03/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1915 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 631)
25/02/1922 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 309)
19/07/1924 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1546)
12/03/1927 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 626)
29/08/1931 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 309)
10/02/1934 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 388)
25/01/1936 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 274)
06/05/1939 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 763)
30/08/1941 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 781)
07/08/1943 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3028)
23/06/1945 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3007)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 07/01/1922 25/02/1922 50 days General Boiler number 309 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 17/05/1924 19/07/1924 64 days General Boiler number 1546 (Diagram 13)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5280
 
Gorton Works 31/12/1926 12/03/1927 72 days General Boiler number 626 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 10/08/1929 21/09/1929 43 days General    
Gorton Works 18/07/1931 29/08/1931 43 days General Boiler number 309 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 20/01/1934 10/02/1934 22 days General Boiler number 388 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 28/12/1935 25/01/1936 29 days General Boiler number 274 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 13/03/1937 17/04/1937 36 days General    
Gorton Works 08/04/1939 06/05/1939 29 days General Boiler number 763 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 04/08/1941 30/08/1941 27 days General Boiler number 781 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 03/07/1943 07/08/1943 36 days General New cylinders fitted
Boiler number 3028 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 19/05/1945 23/06/1945 36 days General Boiler number 3007 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 26/10/1946 26/10/1946 1 day Light Repair Firehole ring fracture
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1915 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 280
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 13 boiler fitted
   
07/01/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/01/1922. Dep: 25/02/1922.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 309 (Diagram 13)
   
17/12/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
17/05/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/05/1924. Dep: 19/07/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1546 (Diagram 13)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5280
   
04/10/1924 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
21/05/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
10/06/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
31/12/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/12/1926. Dep: 12/03/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 626 (Diagram 13)
   
31/03/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
02/04/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
08/06/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
13/07/1928 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
17/11/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
10/08/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/08/1929. Dep: 21/09/1929.    
18/07/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/07/1931. Dep: 29/08/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 309 (Diagram 13)
   
20/01/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/01/1934. Dep: 10/02/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 388 (Diagram 13)
   
28/12/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/12/1935. Dep: 25/01/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 274 (Diagram 13)
   
13/03/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/03/1937. Dep: 17/04/1937.    
08/04/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/04/1939. Dep: 06/05/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 763 (Diagram 13)
   
04/08/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/08/1941. Dep: 30/08/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 781 (Diagram 13)
   
03/07/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/07/1943. Dep: 07/08/1943.
Work undertaken:
New cylinders fitted
Boiler number 3028 (Diagram 13)
   
19/05/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/05/1945. Dep: 23/06/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3007 (Diagram 13)
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1341 but not taken up    
26/10/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 26/10/1946. Dep: 26/10/1946.
Work undertaken:
Firehole ring fracture
   
24/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1359    
25/03/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 1359 from Annesley (ANN)    

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