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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1943 m/e 10/1918
London and North Western Railway 2888 m/e 09/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6521   31/10/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3821   03/11/1946
British Railways 63821 w/e 14/01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L703
Works Number 22001
To Service During 10/1918
Taken into Stock 31/10/1925
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962 off Sheffield Darnall (41A)
Service Life 44 yrs, 2 mths , 29 dys
Information Queen's Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Horwich)

Notes
Notes Into Horwich for cut up 6/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1918
91LNWR   (on loan)   09/1919
ROD       08/1921
GOR   Gorton on 29/10/1925
WFD   Woodford Halse on 07/11/1925
CLK   Colwick on 04/02/1926
DON   Doncaster on 23/01/1944
WFD   Woodford Halse on 07/09/1944
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 03/02/1946
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall m/e 28/02/1946
WDN   on 29/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1053)
24/10/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1855)
12/05/1934 Empire twin plunger Lubricator fitted to axles
12/05/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1957)
05/09/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1869)
22/04/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1965)
29/11/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3299)
11/03/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3243)
04/10/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1256)
14/01/1950 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3214)
07/06/1952 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22273)
21/05/1955 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22114)
13/09/1958 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22273)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 08/08/1925 31/10/1925 85 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6521
 
Gorton Works 24/11/1928 22/12/1928 29 days General    
Gorton Works 03/10/1931 24/10/1931 22 days General Boiler number 1855 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 28/04/1934 12/05/1934 15 days General Boiler number 1957 (Diagram 15)
Empire twin plunger Lubricator fitted to axles
 
Gorton Works 22/08/1936 05/09/1936 15 days General Boiler number 1869 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 01/04/1939 22/04/1939 22 days General Boiler number 1965 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 16/03/1940 13/04/1940 29 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 19/11/1941 29/11/1941 11 days General Boiler number 3299 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 22/02/1944 11/03/1944 19 days General Boiler number 3243 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 13/09/1947 04/10/1947 22 days General Boiler number 1256 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 24/12/1949 14/01/1950 22 days General Boiler number 3214 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63821
 
Gorton Works 17/01/1950 19/01/1950 3 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 24/05/1952 07/06/1952 15 days General Boiler number 22273 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 17/06/1952 19/06/1952 3 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 23/04/1955 21/05/1955 29 days General Boiler number 22114 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 23/05/1955 24/05/1955 2 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 16/08/1958 13/09/1958 29 days General Boiler number 22273 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 23/09/1958 17/10/1958 25 days Unclassified    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1943
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22001
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
09/1919 Allocation      
09/1919 Renumbered Renumbered to 2888    
08/1921 Allocation      
08/08/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/08/1925. Dep: 31/10/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6521
   
29/10/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
31/10/1925 To Stock To LNER stock    
07/11/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
04/02/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
24/11/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/11/1928. Dep: 22/12/1928.    
03/10/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/10/1931. Dep: 24/10/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1855 (Diagram 15)
   
28/04/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/04/1934. Dep: 12/05/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1957 (Diagram 15)
Empire twin plunger Lubricator fitted to axles
   
22/08/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/08/1936. Dep: 05/09/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1869 (Diagram 15)
   
01/04/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/04/1939. Dep: 22/04/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1965 (Diagram 15)
   
16/03/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 16/03/1940. Dep: 13/04/1940.    
19/11/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/11/1941. Dep: 29/11/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3299 (Diagram 15)
   
23/01/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
22/02/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/02/1944. Dep: 11/03/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3243 (Diagram 15)
   
07/09/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
03/02/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
03/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3821    
13/09/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/09/1947. Dep: 04/10/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1256 (Diagram 15)
   
24/12/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/12/1949. Dep: 14/01/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3214 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63821
   
17/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/01/1950. Dep: 19/01/1950.    
24/05/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/05/1952. Dep: 07/06/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22273 (Diagram 15)
   
17/06/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/06/1952. Dep: 19/06/1952.    
23/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/04/1955. Dep: 21/05/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22114 (Diagram 15)
   
23/05/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 23/05/1955. Dep: 24/05/1955.    
16/08/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/08/1958. Dep: 13/09/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22273 (Diagram 15)
   
23/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 23/09/1958. Dep: 17/10/1958.    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63821 from Sheffield Darnall (41A)    

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