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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1073 m/e 07/1905
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6073   16/07/1927

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Q4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Kitson
Works Number 4335
To Service During 07/1905 to Mexborough (MEX)
Withdrawal Tue 10/12/1935 off Ardsley (ARD)
Service Life 30 yrs, 5 mths , 10 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 14/12/35

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
MEX   Mexborough (New) m/e 07/1905
ARD   Ardsley on 15/10/1927
KEA   Keadby on 16/10/1929
ARD   Ardsley on 01/04/1930
     Withdrawn on 10/12/1935

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1905 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1110)
09/03/1912 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 478)
07/04/1917 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1682)
12/1928 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
01/10/1932 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 894)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 1912 09/03/1912   General Boiler number 478 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 1917 07/04/1917   General Returned to UK 20/6/19
Boiler number 1682 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 19/07/1919 23/08/1919 36 days General    
Gorton Works 06/08/1921 08/10/1921 64 days General    
Gorton Works 15/09/1923 22/12/1923 99 days General    
Gorton Works 29/01/1927 16/07/1927 169 days General Superheater installed
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6073
 
Gorton Works 28/12/1929 01/02/1930 36 days General    
Gorton Works 17/09/1932 01/10/1932 15 days General Boiler number 894 (Diagram 17Sat)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1905 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1073
Built at Kitson, Works Number 4335
Allocated to Mexborough (MEX)
Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted
   
1912 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1912. Dep: 09/03/1912.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 478 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
1917 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1917. Dep: 07/04/1917.
Work undertaken:
Returned to UK 20/6/19
Boiler number 1682 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
19/07/1919 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/07/1919. Dep: 23/08/1919.    
06/08/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/08/1921. Dep: 08/10/1921.    
15/09/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/09/1923. Dep: 22/12/1923.    
29/01/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/01/1927. Dep: 16/07/1927.
Work undertaken:
Superheater installed
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6073
   
15/10/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
12/1928 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
16/10/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Keadby (KEA)    
28/12/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/12/1929. Dep: 01/02/1930.    
01/04/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
17/09/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/09/1932. Dep: 01/10/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 894 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
10/12/1935 Withdrawn Condemned as 6073 from Ardsley (ARD)    

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