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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1626 m/e 08/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6541   22/08/1925
War Dept. 751   19/09/1941

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Kitson
Order Number 479C
Works Number 5212
To Service During 08/1918
Taken into Stock 22/08/1925
Withdrawal Fri 19/09/1941 off Colwick (CLK)
Service Life 23 yrs, 1 mth , 19 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Renumbered 751 and sent to the Middle East

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1918
GOR   Gorton on 20/08/1925
NWE   New England on 02/09/1925
CLK   Colwick on 19/10/1932
     Withdrawn on 19/09/1941

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1206)
21/06/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1417)
12/11/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1493)
16/02/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 940)
15/05/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1478)
30/09/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3379)
27/09/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 820)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 30/05/1925 22/08/1925 85 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6541
 
Gorton Works 24/12/1927 11/02/1928 50 days General    
Gorton Works 24/05/1930 21/06/1930 29 days General Boiler number 1417 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 29/10/1932 12/11/1932 15 days General Boiler number 1493 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 02/02/1935 16/02/1935 15 days General Boiler number 940 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 01/05/1937 15/05/1937 15 days General Boiler number 1478 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 16/09/1939 30/09/1939 15 days General Boiler number 3379 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 13/09/1941 27/09/1941 15 days General Boiler number 820 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 751
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1626
Built at Kitson, Works Number 5212
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
30/05/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/05/1925. Dep: 22/08/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6541
   
20/08/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
22/08/1925 To Stock To LNER stock    
02/09/1925 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
24/12/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/12/1927. Dep: 11/02/1928.    
24/05/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/05/1930. Dep: 21/06/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1417 (Diagram 15)
   
19/10/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
29/10/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/10/1932. Dep: 12/11/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1493 (Diagram 15)
   
02/02/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/02/1935. Dep: 16/02/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 940 (Diagram 15)
   
01/05/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/05/1937. Dep: 15/05/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1478 (Diagram 15)
   
16/09/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/09/1939. Dep: 30/09/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3379 (Diagram 15)
   
13/09/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/09/1941. Dep: 27/09/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 820 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 751
   
19/09/1941 Withdrawn Condemned as 751 from Colwick (CLK)    

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