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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 427 m/e 03/1913
London and North Eastern Railway (1924 Tmp) 427C   04/09/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5427   07/03/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1476   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1492   19/08/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B19
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B1903/1913
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number GO615
To Service During 03/1913 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Fri 14/11/1947 off Immingham (IMM)
Service Life 34 yrs, 8 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1947 at Carriage Works (Dukinfield)

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 15/11/47 - sent to Dukinfield Works instead

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GOR   Gorton (New) m/e 03/1913
IMM   Immingham on 25/04/1928
GOR   Gorton on 15/12/1928
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 24/11/1929
GOR   Gorton on 24/11/1930
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 02/05/1933
GOR   Gorton on 26/06/1933
LIN   Lincoln on 22/06/1939
IMM   Immingham on 21/11/1942
     Withdrawn on 14/11/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN IMM Immingham on 14/11/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1913 Diagram GC56a boiler fitted (number 1549)
13/04/1918 Diagram GC56a boiler fitted (number 1550)
26/02/1921 Ross Pop
18/11/1922 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1698)
07/03/1925 Diagram GC56a boiler fitted (number 1547)
28/08/1926 Diagram GC56b boiler fitted (number 303)
22/11/1930 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 610)
09/04/1932 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 8)
23/09/1933 Diagram GC56b boiler fitted (number 599)
02/03/1935 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3001)
21/03/1936 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 576)
30/07/1938 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3023)
12/10/1940 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 571)
06/02/1943 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3036)
26/08/1944 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3021)
14/12/1946 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3002)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 22/12/1917 13/04/1918 113 days General Boiler number 1550 (Diagram GC56a)
 
Gorton Works 04/12/1920 26/02/1921 85 days General Ross Pop
 
Gorton Works 22/04/1921 22/04/1921 1 day Light Repair Cylinders bushed to 20"
 
Gorton Works 23/09/1922 18/11/1922 57 days General Boiler number 1698 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 03/01/1925 07/03/1925 64 days General Boiler number 1547 (Diagram GC56a)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5427
 
Gorton Works 12/06/1926 28/08/1926 78 days General Boiler number 303 (Diagram GC56b)
 
Gorton Works 26/11/1928 04/02/1928 -295 days General    
Gorton Works 02/03/1929 20/04/1929 50 days General    
Gorton Works 18/10/1930 22/11/1930 36 days General Boiler number 610 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 12/03/1932 09/04/1932 29 days General Boiler number 8 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 12/11/1932 07/01/1933 57 days General    
Gorton Works 05/08/1933 23/09/1933 50 days General Boiler number 599 (Diagram GC56b)
 
Gorton Works 19/01/1935 02/03/1935 43 days General Boiler number 3001 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 29/02/1936 21/03/1936 22 days General Boiler number 576 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 13/03/1937 17/04/1937 36 days General    
Gorton Works 19/03/1938 19/03/1938 1 day Light Repair    
Gorton Works 02/07/1938 30/07/1938 29 days General Boiler number 3023 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 24/08/1940 12/10/1940 50 days General Boiler number 571 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 30/12/1942 06/02/1943 39 days General Boiler number 3036 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 22/07/1944 26/08/1944 36 days General Boiler number 3021 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 02/11/1946 14/12/1946 43 days General Boiler number 3002 (Diagram 13)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1913 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 427
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram GC56a boiler fitted
   
22/12/1917 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/12/1917. Dep: 13/04/1918.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1550 (Diagram GC56a)
   
04/12/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/12/1920. Dep: 26/02/1921.
Work undertaken:
Ross Pop
   
22/04/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/04/1921. Dep: 22/04/1921.
Work undertaken:
Cylinders bushed to 20"
   
23/09/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/09/1922. Dep: 18/11/1922.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1698 (Diagram 13)
   
04/09/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 427C    
03/01/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/01/1925. Dep: 07/03/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1547 (Diagram GC56a)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5427
   
12/06/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/06/1926. Dep: 28/08/1926.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 303 (Diagram GC56b)
   
25/04/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
26/11/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/11/1928. Dep: 04/02/1928.    
15/12/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
02/03/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/03/1929. Dep: 20/04/1929.    
24/11/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
18/10/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/10/1930. Dep: 22/11/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 610 (Diagram 13)
   
24/11/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
12/03/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/03/1932. Dep: 09/04/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8 (Diagram 13)
   
12/11/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/11/1932. Dep: 07/01/1933.    
02/05/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
26/06/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
05/08/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/08/1933. Dep: 23/09/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 599 (Diagram GC56b)
   
19/01/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/01/1935. Dep: 02/03/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3001 (Diagram 13)
   
29/02/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/02/1936. Dep: 21/03/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 576 (Diagram 13)
   
13/03/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/03/1937. Dep: 17/04/1937.    
19/03/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 19/03/1938. Dep: 19/03/1938.    
02/07/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/07/1938. Dep: 30/07/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3023 (Diagram 13)
   
22/06/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (LIN)    
24/08/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/08/1940. Dep: 12/10/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 571 (Diagram 13)
   
21/11/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
30/12/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/12/1942. Dep: 06/02/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3036 (Diagram 13)
   
22/07/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/07/1944. Dep: 26/08/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3021 (Diagram 13)
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1476 but not taken up    
19/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1492    
02/11/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/11/1946. Dep: 14/12/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3002 (Diagram 13)
   
14/11/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 1492 from Immingham (IMM)    
12/1947 Scrapped Broken up by Carriage Works: Dukinfield    

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