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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1099 m/e 06/1906
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6099   26/04/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1494   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1484   31/08/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B4/206/1906
B4/4 (4-6-0)27/04/1940
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Order Number 9458
Works Number 4820
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 06/1906
Withdrawal Thu 20/11/1947 off Ardsley (ARD)
Service Life 41 yrs, 5 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Carriage Works (Dukinfield)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1906
GOR   Gorton on 30/09/1921
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend m/e 01/1925
NWE   New England on 30/05/1925
ARD   Ardsley on 02/01/1926
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) m/e 01/1935
GOR   Gorton on 25/01/1940
ARD   Ardsley on 27/04/1940
DON   Doncaster on 21/11/1942
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 25/06/1945
BFD   Bradford Hammerton Street on 02/12/1945
ARD   Ardsley on 19/05/1946
     Withdrawn on 20/11/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BFD Bradford Hammerton Street m/e 31/01/1946
WDN ARD Ardsley on 20/11/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1906 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1209)
26/11/1910 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1208)
14/06/1913 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 834)
31/10/1914 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1211)
30/04/1921 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1149)
26/04/1924 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1210)
11/12/1926 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 784)
02/05/1931 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 684)
08/04/1933 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 923)
11/05/1935 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 797)
31/12/1936 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 801)
27/04/1940 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 122)
12/06/1943 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 801)
09/12/1944 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 684)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 14/10/1910 26/11/1910 44 days General Boiler number 1208 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 03/05/1913 14/06/1913 43 days General Boiler number 834 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 12/09/1914 31/10/1914 50 days General Boiler number 1211 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 12/02/1921 30/04/1921 78 days General Boiler number 1149 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 12/08/1922 14/10/1922 64 days General    
Gorton Works 01/03/1924 26/04/1924 57 days General Boiler number 1210 (Diagram 16Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6099
 
Gorton Works 12/06/1926 11/12/1926 183 days General Superheated boiler & new slide valve cylinders fitted
Boiler number 784 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 27/04/1929 15/06/1929 50 days General    
Gorton Works 12/04/1930 19/04/1930 8 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 28/03/1931 02/05/1931 36 days General Boiler number 684 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 25/03/1933 08/04/1933 15 days General Boiler number 923 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 27/04/1935 11/05/1935 15 days General Boiler number 797 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 12/12/1936 31/12/1936 20 days General Boiler number 801 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 30/03/1940 27/04/1940 29 days General Rebuilt to class B4/4
Boiler number 122 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 25/01/1941 08/02/1941 15 days Light Repair New right hand cylinder
 
Gorton Works 01/06/1943 12/06/1943 12 days General Boiler number 801 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 11/11/1944 09/12/1944 29 days General Boiler number 684 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 31/08/1946 31/08/1946 1 day Light Repair Renumbered to LNER (1946 2nd) number 1484
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1906 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1099
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 4820
Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted
   
14/10/1910 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/10/1910. Dep: 26/11/1910.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1208 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
03/05/1913 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/05/1913. Dep: 14/06/1913.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 834 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
12/09/1914 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/09/1914. Dep: 31/10/1914.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1211 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
12/02/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/02/1921. Dep: 30/04/1921.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1149 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
30/09/1921 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
12/08/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/08/1922. Dep: 14/10/1922.    
01/03/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/03/1924. Dep: 26/04/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1210 (Diagram 16Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6099
   
01/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
30/05/1925 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
02/01/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
12/06/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/06/1926. Dep: 11/12/1926.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler & new slide valve cylinders fitted
Boiler number 784 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
27/04/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/04/1929. Dep: 15/06/1929.    
12/04/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/04/1930. Dep: 19/04/1930.    
28/03/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/03/1931. Dep: 02/05/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 684 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
25/03/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/03/1933. Dep: 08/04/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 923 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
01/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
27/04/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/04/1935. Dep: 11/05/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 797 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
12/12/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/12/1936. Dep: 31/12/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 801 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
25/01/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
30/03/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/03/1940. Dep: 27/04/1940.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class B4/4
Boiler number 122 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
27/04/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
25/01/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 25/01/1941. Dep: 08/02/1941.
Work undertaken:
New right hand cylinder
   
21/11/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
01/06/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/06/1943. Dep: 12/06/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 801 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
11/11/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/11/1944. Dep: 09/12/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 684 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
25/06/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
02/12/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Bradford Hammerton Street (BFD)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1494 but not taken up    
19/05/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
31/08/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 31/08/1946. Dep: 31/08/1946.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1946 2nd) number 1484
   
20/11/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 1484 from Ardsley (ARD)    

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