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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1215 m/e 09/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6215   02/02/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3562   16/12/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3778 on 04/02/1947
British Railways 63778 w/e 06/08/1949
War Dept. 042   22/02/1952

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L496
Works Number 19871
To Service During 09/1912
Withdrawal Fri 22/02/1952 off Frodingham (36C)
Service Life 39 yrs, 5 mths , 22 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal

Notes
Notes Renumbered 042 and sold to WD 22/2/52. Sent to Egypt to replace Stanier 8F

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1912
ANN   Annesley on 23/09/1912
IMM   Immingham on 04/06/1929
KEA   Keadby on 23/07/1931
FRO   Frodingham on 12/06/1932
     Withdrawn on 22/02/1952

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/1912 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1481)
30/09/1916 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1527)
04/06/1921 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1883)
04/06/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1881)
28/03/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1494)
06/05/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1150)
30/11/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 946)
26/03/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 927)
29/06/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1267)
20/02/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3318)
28/07/1945 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3225)
21/12/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1245)
06/08/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3274)
23/02/1952 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22243)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 12/08/1916 30/09/1916 50 days General Boiler number 1527 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 30/04/1921 04/06/1921 36 days General Boiler number 1883 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 24/11/1923 02/02/1924 71 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6215
  
Gorton Works 13/11/1926 22/01/1927 71 days General    
Gorton Works 09/03/1929 01/06/1929 85 days General    
Gorton Works 14/03/1931 28/03/1931 15 days General Boiler number 1494 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 22/04/1933 06/05/1933 15 days General Boiler number 1150 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 23/11/1935 30/11/1935 8 days General Boiler number 946 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 12/03/1938 26/03/1938 15 days General Boiler number 927 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 15/06/1940 29/06/1940 15 days General Boiler number 1267 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 10/02/1943 20/02/1943 11 days General Boiler number 3318 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 23/06/1945 28/07/1945 36 days General Boiler number 3225 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 23/11/1946 21/12/1946 29 days General Boiler number 1245 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3562
  
Gorton Works 02/07/1949 06/08/1949 36 days General Boiler number 3274 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63778
  
Gorton Works 02/02/1952 23/02/1952 22 days General Converted to oil fuel
Boiler number 22243 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 042
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1215
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 19871
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
23/09/1912 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
12/08/1916 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/08/1916. Dep: 30/09/1916.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1527 (Diagram 15)
    
30/04/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/04/1921. Dep: 04/06/1921.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1883 (Diagram 15)
    
24/11/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/11/1923. Dep: 02/02/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6215
    
13/11/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/11/1926. Dep: 22/01/1927.    
09/03/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/03/1929. Dep: 01/06/1929.    
04/06/1929 Modification Diagram 15 number 1881 boiler fitted    
04/06/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
14/03/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/03/1931. Dep: 28/03/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1494 (Diagram 15)
    
23/07/1931 Allocation Reallocated to Keadby (KEA)    
12/06/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
22/04/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/04/1933. Dep: 06/05/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1150 (Diagram 15)
    
23/11/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/11/1935. Dep: 30/11/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 946 (Diagram 15)
    
12/03/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/03/1938. Dep: 26/03/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 927 (Diagram 15)
    
15/06/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/06/1940. Dep: 29/06/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1267 (Diagram 15)
    
10/02/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/02/1943. Dep: 20/02/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3318 (Diagram 15)
    
23/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/06/1945. Dep: 28/07/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3225 (Diagram 15)
    
23/11/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/11/1946. Dep: 21/12/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1245 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3562
    
04/02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3778    
02/07/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/07/1949. Dep: 06/08/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3274 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63778
    
02/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/02/1952. Dep: 23/02/1952.
Work undertaken:
Converted to oil fuel
Boiler number 22243 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 042
    
22/02/1952 Withdrawn Condemned as 042 from Frodingham (36C)    

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