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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 2000 m/e 02/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6612   11/08/1928
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3843   24/11/1946
British Railways (BR Tmp) E3843   24/01/1948
British Railways 63843 w/e 05/11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/302/1919
O4/7 (2-8-0)03/02/1940
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L704
Works Number 22058
To Service During 02/1919
Taken into Stock 11/08/1928
Withdrawal w/e Sun 07/11/1965 off Langwith Junction (41J)
Service Life 46 yrs, 9 mths , 7 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Cox and Danks (Wadsley Bridge)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Cox and Danks, Wadsley Bridge, 12/65

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1919
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 11/08/1928
HLS   Hull Springhead on 23/10/1929
HLS   Hull Springhead S 01/1936
WHL   West Hartlepool on 11/05/1940
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 05/03/1945
53E   Cudworth on 20/08/1950
53A   Hull Dairycoates on 01/01/1951
53A   Hull Dairycoates m/e 31/01/1951
36A   Doncaster on 02/09/1951
36A   Doncaster w/e 08/09/1951
36B   Mexborough on 28/10/1951
36B   Mexborough w/e 03/11/1951
41J   Langwith Junction on 01/03/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 07/11/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 53E Cudworth w/e 20/08/1950
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates m/e 31/01/1951
LOAN 36A Doncaster on 02/09/1951
ALLOC 36A Doncaster w/e 08/09/1951
ALLOC 36B Mexborough w/e 03/11/1951
ALLOC 41J Langwith Junction 4w/e 07/03/1964
WDN   w/e 07/11/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1919 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1064)
24/01/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1188)
03/11/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1301)
27/02/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1286)
03/02/1940 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3660)
28/03/1942 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3663)
21/08/1943 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3696)
01/06/1946 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3671)
24/01/1948 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3682)
05/11/1949 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3662)
10/01/1953 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22302)
23/06/1956 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22300)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 12/05/1928 11/08/1928 92 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6612
 
Darlington Works 30/08/1930 25/10/1930 57 days General    
Gorton Works 10/12/1932 24/01/1933 46 days General Boiler number 1188 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 13/10/1934 03/11/1934 22 days General Boiler number 1301 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 06/02/1937 27/02/1937 22 days General Boiler number 1286 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 13/12/1939 03/02/1940 53 days General Rebuilt to class O4/7
Boiler number 3660 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 21/02/1942 28/03/1942 36 days General Boiler number 3663 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 07/08/1943 21/08/1943 15 days Heavy Boiler number 3696 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 29/03/1946 01/06/1946 65 days General Boiler number 3671 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 09/12/1947 21/01/1948 44 days Heavy    
Gorton Works 15/09/1949 05/11/1949 52 days General Boiler number 3662 (Diagram 15D)
Renumbered to BR 63843
 
Gorton Works 16/12/1952 10/01/1953 26 days General Boiler number 22302 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 02/05/1956 23/06/1956 53 days General Boiler number 22300 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 14/12/1960 21/01/1961 39 days Heavy Intermediate    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1919 To Service To service as ROD Number 2000
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22058
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
12/05/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/05/1928. Dep: 11/08/1928.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6612
   
11/08/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
11/08/1928 To Stock To LNER stock    
23/10/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (HLS)    
30/08/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/08/1930. Dep: 25/10/1930.    
10/12/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/12/1932. Dep: 24/01/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1188 (Diagram 15)
   
13/10/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/10/1934. Dep: 03/11/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1301 (Diagram 15)
   
01/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (HLS)    
06/02/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/02/1937. Dep: 27/02/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1286 (Diagram 15)
   
13/12/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/12/1939. Dep: 03/02/1940.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/7
Boiler number 3660 (Diagram 15D)
   
11/05/1940 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
21/02/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/02/1942. Dep: 28/03/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3663 (Diagram 15D)
   
07/08/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 07/08/1943. Dep: 21/08/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3696 (Diagram 15D)
   
05/03/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
29/03/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/03/1946. Dep: 01/06/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3671 (Diagram 15D)
   
24/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3843    
09/12/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 09/12/1947. Dep: 21/01/1948.    
24/01/1948 Modification Diagram 15D number 3682 boiler fitted    
24/01/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to E3843    
15/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/09/1949. Dep: 05/11/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3662 (Diagram 15D)
Renumbered to BR 63843
   
20/08/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Cudworth (53E)    
01/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
02/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
28/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
03/11/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
16/12/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/12/1952. Dep: 10/01/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22302 (Diagram 15D)
   
02/05/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/05/1956. Dep: 23/06/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22300 (Diagram 15D)
   
14/12/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 14/12/1960. Dep: 21/01/1961.    
01/03/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (41J)    
07/11/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 63843 from Langwith Junction (41J)    

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