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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 2063 m/e 07/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6618   10/03/1928
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3857   04/08/1946
British Railways 63857 w/e 18/06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/307/1919
O4/7 (2-8-0)15/05/1943
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L712
Works Number 22154
To Service During 07/1919
Taken into Stock 10/03/1928
Withdrawal Wed 08/08/1962 off Ardsley (56B)
Service Life 43 yrs, 1 mth , 9 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 10/62

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1919
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 10/03/1928
HLS   Hull Springhead on 18/11/1929
HLS   Hull Springhead S 01/1936
DAR   Darlington on 06/01/1940
HTN   Heaton on 24/02/1940
TDK   Tyne Dock on 23/07/1945
HTN   Heaton on 22/07/1946
TDK   Tyne Dock on 08/09/1946
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 06/02/1949
HLD   Hull Dairycoates w/e 12/02/1949
53E   Cudworth on 12/11/1950
53E   Cudworth m/e 30/11/1950
20C   Royston on 12/08/1951
38A   Colwick on 02/09/1951
38A   Colwick w/e 08/09/1951
37A   Ardsley on 22/09/1952
37A   Ardsley 4w/e 04/10/1952
56A   Wakefield on 22/02/1959
56B   Ardsley on 11/06/1961
     Withdrawn on 08/08/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC 53E Cudworth m/e 30/11/1950
LOAN 20C Royston w/e 28/07/1951
ALLOC 20C Royston on 12/08/1951
ALLOC 38A Colwick w/e 08/09/1951
ALLOC 37A Ardsley 4w/e 04/10/1952
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 4w/e 21/03/1959
ALLOC 56B Ardsley 5w/e 08/07/1961
WDN   on 08/08/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1919 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 858)
05/12/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1016)
23/07/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1286)
03/11/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1176)
27/06/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 548)
29/10/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1075)
14/06/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 929)
15/05/1943 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3692)
12/01/1946 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3662)
18/06/1949 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3670)
15/03/1952 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22329)
06/11/1954 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22332)
02/08/1958 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22310)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 26/11/1927 10/03/1928 106 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6618
 
Darlington Works 20/10/1930 05/12/1930 47 days General Boiler number 1016 (Diagram 15)
 
Darlington Works 24/05/1932 24/05/1932 1 day No repairs Sent to Gorton
 
Gorton Works 18/06/1932 23/07/1932 36 days General Boiler number 1286 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/10/1934 03/11/1934 15 days General Boiler number 1176 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 13/06/1936 27/06/1936 15 days General Boiler number 548 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 08/10/1938 29/10/1938 22 days General Boiler number 1075 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 31/05/1941 14/06/1941 15 days General Boiler number 929 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 22/04/1943 15/05/1943 24 days General Rebuilt to class O4/7
Boiler number 3692 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 22/12/1945 12/01/1946 22 days General Boiler number 3662 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 26/04/1947 17/05/1947 22 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 21/05/1949 18/06/1949 29 days General After collision
Boiler number 3670 (Diagram 15D)
Renumbered to BR 63857
 
Gorton Works 23/02/1952 15/03/1952 22 days General Boiler number 22329 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 02/10/1954 06/11/1954 36 days General Boiler number 22332 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 31/05/1958 02/08/1958 64 days General Boiler number 22310 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 01/10/1960 19/11/1960 50 days Light Casual    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1919 To Service To service as ROD Number 2063
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22154
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
26/11/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/11/1927. Dep: 10/03/1928.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6618
   
10/03/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
10/03/1928 To Stock To LNER stock    
18/11/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (HLS)    
20/10/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 20/10/1930. Dep: 05/12/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1016 (Diagram 15)
   
24/05/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (No repairs) - Arr: 24/05/1932. Dep: 24/05/1932.
Work undertaken:
Sent to Gorton
   
18/06/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/06/1932. Dep: 23/07/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1286 (Diagram 15)
   
20/10/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/10/1934. Dep: 03/11/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1176 (Diagram 15)
   
01/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (HLS)    
13/06/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/06/1936. Dep: 27/06/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 548 (Diagram 15)
   
08/10/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/10/1938. Dep: 29/10/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1075 (Diagram 15)
   
06/01/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
24/02/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
31/05/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/05/1941. Dep: 14/06/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 929 (Diagram 15)
   
22/04/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/04/1943. Dep: 15/05/1943.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/7
Boiler number 3692 (Diagram 15D)
   
23/07/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (TDK)    
22/12/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/12/1945. Dep: 12/01/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3662 (Diagram 15D)
   
22/07/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
04/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3857    
08/09/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (TDK)    
26/04/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 26/04/1947. Dep: 17/05/1947.    
06/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
21/05/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/05/1949. Dep: 18/06/1949.
Work undertaken:
After collision
Boiler number 3670 (Diagram 15D)
Renumbered to BR 63857
   
12/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Cudworth (53E)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Cudworth (53E)    
12/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Royston (20C)    
02/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
23/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1952. Dep: 15/03/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22329 (Diagram 15D)
   
22/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
02/10/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/10/1954. Dep: 06/11/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22332 (Diagram 15D)
   
31/05/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/05/1958. Dep: 02/08/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22310 (Diagram 15D)
   
22/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
01/10/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 01/10/1960. Dep: 19/11/1960.    
11/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (56B)    
08/08/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63857 from Ardsley (56B)    

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