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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 956 m/e 08/1910
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5956   18/04/1925

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Q4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q4/108/1910
Q4/2 (0-8-0)29/05/1915
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
To Service During 08/1910 to Keadby (KEA)
Withdrawal Tue 04/07/1939 off Immingham (IMM)
Service Life 28 yrs, 11 mths , 3 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
KEA   Keadby (New) m/e 08/1910
IMM   Immingham on 07/11/1931
     Withdrawn on 04/07/1939

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1910 Diagram 4Sat boiler fitted (number 1404)
29/05/1915 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1271)
31/07/1920 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1903)
31/03/1928 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1920)
31/10/1931 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
31/10/1931 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1916)
14/07/1934 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 842)
20/03/1937 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1920)
21/08/1937 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 907)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 1915 29/05/1915   General Boiler number 1271 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 1920 31/07/1920   General Boiler number 1903 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 11/11/1922 13/01/1923 64 days General    
Gorton Works 31/01/1925 18/04/1925 78 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5956
 
Gorton Works 28/01/1928 31/03/1928 64 days General Boiler number 1920 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 02/11/1929 07/12/1929 36 days General    
Gorton Works 10/10/1931 31/10/1931 22 days General Boiler number 1916 (Diagram 17Sat)
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
 
Gorton Works 30/06/1934 14/07/1934 15 days General Boiler number 842 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 06/03/1937 20/03/1937 15 days General Boiler number 1920 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 07/08/1937 21/08/1937 15 days Heavy Boiler number 907 (Diagram 17Sup)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1910 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 956
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Allocated to Keadby (KEA)
Diagram 4Sat boiler fitted
   
1915 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1915. Dep: 29/05/1915.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1271 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1920. Dep: 31/07/1920.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1903 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
11/11/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/11/1922. Dep: 13/01/1923.    
31/01/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/01/1925. Dep: 18/04/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5956
   
28/01/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/01/1928. Dep: 31/03/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1920 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
02/11/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/11/1929. Dep: 07/12/1929.    
10/10/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/10/1931. Dep: 31/10/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1916 (Diagram 17Sat)
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
   
07/11/1931 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
30/06/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/06/1934. Dep: 14/07/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 842 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
06/03/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/03/1937. Dep: 20/03/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1920 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
07/08/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 07/08/1937. Dep: 21/08/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 907 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
04/07/1939 Withdrawn Condemned as 5956 from Immingham (IMM)    

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