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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1848 m/e 12/1917
Great Central Railway 1282c   19/01/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6282   07/02/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3759   26/05/1946
British Railways 63759 w/e 28/08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L692
Works Number 21825
To Service During 12/1917
Taken into Stock 19/01/1924
Withdrawal Sun 23/09/1962 off Immingham (40B)
Service Life 44 yrs, 9 mths , 24 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Round Oak Steelworks (Brierly Hill)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Round Oak Steel, Brierley Hill, 8/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1917
GOR   Gorton on 01/02/1924
ANN   Annesley on 31/03/1924
STV   Staveley (G.C.) on 24/03/1932
ANN   Annesley on 12/10/1947
LNG   Langwith Junction on 23/02/1949
LNG   Langwith Junction w/e 26/02/1949
40B   Immingham on 24/07/1955
     Withdrawn on 23/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC ANN Annesley on 12/10/1947
ALLOC LNG Langwith Junction w/e 26/02/1949
ALLOC 40B Immingham 4w/e 13/08/1955
WDN   on 23/09/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1917 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1151)
07/02/1925 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1336)
15/02/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1863)
06/02/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1461)
09/06/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1445)
30/05/1936 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
30/05/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3241)
26/10/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1131)
13/02/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3310)
06/01/1945 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3206)
26/07/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3279)
02/04/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1235)
17/11/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22227)
19/12/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22206)
08/09/1956 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22895)
26/09/1959 Water Treatment apparatus fitted


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 29/12/1923 19/01/1924 22 days Light Repair Renumbered to GCR 1282c
 
Gorton Works 22/11/1924 07/02/1925 78 days General Boiler number 1336 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6282
 
Gorton Works 08/10/1927 12/11/1927 36 days General    
Gorton Works 25/01/1930 15/02/1930 22 days General Boiler number 1863 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 23/01/1932 06/02/1932 15 days General Boiler number 1461 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 26/05/1934 09/06/1934 15 days General Boiler number 1445 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 23/05/1936 30/05/1936 8 days General Boiler number 3241 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
 
Gorton Works 02/07/1938 16/07/1938 15 days General    
Gorton Works 19/10/1940 26/10/1940 8 days General Boiler number 1131 (Diagram 15)
 
Stratford Works 08/01/1943 13/02/1943 37 days General Boiler number 3310 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 23/12/1944 06/01/1945 15 days General Boiler number 3206 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/06/1947 26/07/1947 36 days General Boiler number 3279 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/07/1948 28/08/1948 40 days Heavy Renumbered to BR 63759
 
Gorton Works 12/03/1949 02/04/1949 22 days General Boiler number 1235 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 03/11/1951 17/11/1951 15 days General Boiler number 22227 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/11/1951 30/11/1951 11 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 05/12/1953 19/12/1953 15 days General Boiler number 22206 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/12/1953 20/12/1953 1 day Unclassified    
Gorton Works 03/07/1955 08/07/1955 6 days Light Casual Tender changed
 
Gorton Works 04/08/1956 08/09/1956 36 days General Boiler number 22895 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 22/08/1959 26/09/1959 36 days Heavy Intermediate Water Treatment apparatus fitted
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1917 To Service To service as ROD Number 1848
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21825
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
29/12/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 29/12/1923. Dep: 19/01/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to GCR 1282c
   
19/01/1924 To Stock To GCR stock    
01/02/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
31/03/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
22/11/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/11/1924. Dep: 07/02/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1336 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6282
   
08/10/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/10/1927. Dep: 12/11/1927.    
25/01/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/01/1930. Dep: 15/02/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1863 (Diagram 15)
   
23/01/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/01/1932. Dep: 06/02/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1461 (Diagram 15)
   
24/03/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (STV)    
26/05/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/05/1934. Dep: 09/06/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1445 (Diagram 15)
   
23/05/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/05/1936. Dep: 30/05/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3241 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
   
02/07/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/07/1938. Dep: 16/07/1938.    
19/10/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/10/1940. Dep: 26/10/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1131 (Diagram 15)
   
08/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 08/01/1943. Dep: 13/02/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3310 (Diagram 15)
   
23/12/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/12/1944. Dep: 06/01/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3206 (Diagram 15)
   
26/05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3759    
21/06/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/06/1947. Dep: 26/07/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3279 (Diagram 15)
   
12/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
20/07/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 20/07/1948. Dep: 28/08/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 63759
   
23/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
26/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
12/03/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/03/1949. Dep: 02/04/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1235 (Diagram 15)
   
03/11/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/11/1951. Dep: 17/11/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22227 (Diagram 15)
   
20/11/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/11/1951. Dep: 30/11/1951.    
05/12/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/12/1953. Dep: 19/12/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22206 (Diagram 15)
   
20/12/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/12/1953. Dep: 20/12/1953.    
03/07/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 03/07/1955. Dep: 08/07/1955.
Work undertaken:
Tender changed
   
24/07/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
04/08/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/08/1956. Dep: 08/09/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22895 (Diagram 15)
   
22/08/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 22/08/1959. Dep: 26/09/1959.
Work undertaken:
Water Treatment apparatus fitted
   
23/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63759 from Immingham (40B)    

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