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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1962 m/e 01/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6610   03/12/1927
War Dept. 729   20/09/1941

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 22020
To Service During 01/1919
Taken into Stock 30/11/1927
Withdrawal Sat 20/09/1941 off Heaton (HTN)
Service Life 22 yrs, 8 mths , 20 dys
Information Queen's Park Works

Disposal

Notes
Notes Renumbered 729 and sent to the Middle East via Greenock, 8/10/41

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1919
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 30/11/1927
YK   York (North) on 15/06/1928
HLS   Hull Springhead on 04/11/1929
HLS   Hull Springhead S 01/1936
HTN   Heaton on 24/02/1940
     Withdrawn on 20/09/1941

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1919 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1852)
14/01/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1142)
15/12/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1107)
31/12/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3271)
01/04/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3267)
13/09/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3234)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 27/08/1927 03/12/1927 99 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6610
 
Darlington Works 18/08/1930 17/10/1930 61 days General    
Gorton Works 31/12/1932 14/01/1933 15 days General Boiler number 1142 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 01/12/1934 15/12/1934 15 days General Boiler number 1107 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 12/12/1936 31/12/1936 20 days General Boiler number 3271 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 18/03/1939 01/04/1939 15 days General Boiler number 3267 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 01/09/1941 13/09/1941 13 days General Boiler number 3234 (Diagram 15)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1919 To Service To service as ROD Number 1962
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22020
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
27/08/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/08/1927. Dep: 03/12/1927.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6610
   
30/11/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
30/11/1927 To Stock To ROD stock    
15/06/1928 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
04/11/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (HLS)    
18/08/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/08/1930. Dep: 17/10/1930.    
31/12/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/12/1932. Dep: 14/01/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1142 (Diagram 15)
   
01/12/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/12/1934. Dep: 15/12/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1107 (Diagram 15)
   
01/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (HLS)    
12/12/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/12/1936. Dep: 31/12/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3271 (Diagram 15)
   
18/03/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/03/1939. Dep: 01/04/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3267 (Diagram 15)
   
24/02/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
01/09/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/09/1941. Dep: 13/09/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3234 (Diagram 15)
   
20/09/1941 Withdrawn Condemned as 729 from Heaton (HTN)    
20/09/1941 Renumbered Renumbered to 729    

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