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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 160 m/e 11/1909
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5160   01/11/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3232 on 20/01/1946
British Railways 63232 w/e 07/08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Q4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q4/111/1909
Q4/2 (0-8-0)22/10/1927
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
To Service During 11/1909
Withdrawal Mon 05/06/1950 off Ardsley (37A)
Service Life 40 yrs, 7 mths , 5 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 10/6/50

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1909
MEX   Mexborough on 11/01/1913
KEA   Keadby on 23/02/1920
ARD   Ardsley on 01/11/1927
     Withdrawn on 05/06/1950

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN 37A Ardsley on 05/06/1950

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1909 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1374)
23/10/1915 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 869)
22/01/1921 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 47)
22/10/1927 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 836)
27/09/1930 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
25/06/1932 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 468)
26/10/1935 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 874)
25/06/1938 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 833)
12/04/1941 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3725)
03/07/1943 Diagram 19A boiler fitted (number 903)
24/02/1945 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3736)
15/11/1947 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 874)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 1915 23/10/1915   General Boiler number 869 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 18/12/1920 22/01/1921 36 days General Boiler number 47 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 17/02/1923 02/06/1923 106 days General    
Gorton Works 16/08/1924 01/11/1924 78 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5160
 
Gorton Works 16/07/1927 22/10/1927 99 days General Boiler number 836 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 16/08/1930 27/09/1930 43 days General Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
 
Gorton Works 21/05/1932 25/06/1932 36 days General New 21 inch cylinders and piston valves
Boiler number 468 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 12/10/1935 26/10/1935 15 days General Boiler number 874 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 11/06/1938 25/06/1938 15 days General Boiler number 833 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 29/03/1941 12/04/1941 15 days General Boiler number 3725 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 26/06/1943 03/07/1943 8 days General Boiler number 903 (Diagram 19A)
 
Gorton Works 27/01/1945 24/02/1945 29 days Heavy Boiler number 3736 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 06/07/1946 27/07/1946 22 days Light Repair Broken L.H. cylinder
 
Gorton Works 25/10/1947 15/11/1947 22 days General Boiler number 874 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 07/08/1948 1 day Light Repair Tender only
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1909 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 160
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted
   
11/01/1913 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
1915 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1915. Dep: 23/10/1915.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 869 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
23/02/1920 Allocation Reallocated to Keadby (KEA)    
18/12/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/12/1920. Dep: 22/01/1921.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 47 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
17/02/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/02/1923. Dep: 02/06/1923.    
16/08/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/08/1924. Dep: 01/11/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5160
   
16/07/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/07/1927. Dep: 22/10/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 836 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
01/11/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
16/08/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/08/1930. Dep: 27/09/1930.
Work undertaken:
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
   
21/05/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/05/1932. Dep: 25/06/1932.
Work undertaken:
New 21 inch cylinders and piston valves
Boiler number 468 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
12/10/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/10/1935. Dep: 26/10/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 874 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
11/06/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/06/1938. Dep: 25/06/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 833 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
29/03/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/03/1941. Dep: 12/04/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3725 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
26/06/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/06/1943. Dep: 03/07/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 903 (Diagram 19A)
   
27/01/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 27/01/1945. Dep: 24/02/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3736 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
20/01/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3232    
06/07/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/07/1946. Dep: 27/07/1946.
Work undertaken:
Broken L.H. cylinder
   
25/10/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/10/1947. Dep: 15/11/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 874 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
07/08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 63232    
07/08/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 07/08/1948.
Work undertaken:
Tender only
   
05/06/1950 Withdrawn Condemned as 63232 from Ardsley (37A)    

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