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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 461 m/e 05/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924 Tmp) 461N   09/05/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3461   09/03/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3921   27/07/1946
British Railways 63921   Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class O2
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 283
Works Number 1481
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum Brakes fitted
To Service During 05/1918 to New England (NWE)
Withdrawal Fri 21/05/1948 off Langwith Junction (LNG)
Service Life 30 yrs , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1948 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NWE   New England (New) m/e 05/1918
DON   Doncaster on 11/05/1943
CLK   Colwick on 23/01/1944
NWE   New England on 24/12/1944
CLK   Colwick on 25/06/1945
DON   Doncaster on 02/12/1945
LNG   Langwith Junction on 27/10/1946
     Withdrawn on 21/05/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DON Doncaster m/e 31/01/1946

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1918 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7239)
16/10/1926 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7518)
02/02/1929 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7237)
02/11/1935 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 8855)
30/03/1940 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 9164)
10/11/1945 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 8821)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 30/04/1920 03/07/1920 65 days General    
Doncaster Works 09/05/1923 10/10/1923 155 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924 Tmp) number 461N
 
Doncaster Works 07/06/1926 16/10/1926 132 days General Boiler number 7518 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 28/11/1928 02/02/1929 67 days General Double dome boiler
Boiler number 7237 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 31/12/1929 15/02/1930 47 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 06/02/1932 12/03/1932 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 14/10/1933 18/11/1933 36 days General F.W.H. in double dome
 
Doncaster Works 05/10/1935 02/11/1935 29 days General Double dome removed
Boiler number 8855 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 03/07/1937 09/10/1937 99 days General    
Doncaster Works 10/02/1940 30/03/1940 50 days General SW cab fitted
Boiler number 9164 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 31/01/1942 07/03/1942 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 22/04/1944 20/05/1944 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 13/01/1945 03/02/1945 22 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 20/10/1945 10/11/1945 22 days General Boiler number 8821 (Diagram 2)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1918 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 461
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1481
Allocated to New England (NWE)
Diagram 2 boiler fitted
   
30/04/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/04/1920. Dep: 03/07/1920.    
09/05/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/05/1923. Dep: 10/10/1923.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924 Tmp) number 461N
   
09/03/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 3461    
07/06/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/06/1926. Dep: 16/10/1926.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7518 (Diagram 2)
   
28/11/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/11/1928. Dep: 02/02/1929.
Work undertaken:
Double dome boiler
Boiler number 7237 (Diagram 2)
   
31/12/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 31/12/1929. Dep: 15/02/1930.    
06/02/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/02/1932. Dep: 12/03/1932.    
14/10/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/10/1933. Dep: 18/11/1933.
Work undertaken:
F.W.H. in double dome
   
05/10/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/10/1935. Dep: 02/11/1935.
Work undertaken:
Double dome removed
Boiler number 8855 (Diagram 2)
   
03/07/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/07/1937. Dep: 09/10/1937.    
10/02/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/02/1940. Dep: 30/03/1940.
Work undertaken:
SW cab fitted
Boiler number 9164 (Diagram 2)
   
31/01/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 31/01/1942. Dep: 07/03/1942.    
11/05/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
23/01/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
22/04/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/04/1944. Dep: 20/05/1944.    
24/12/1944 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
13/01/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 13/01/1945. Dep: 03/02/1945.    
25/06/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
20/10/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/10/1945. Dep: 10/11/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8821 (Diagram 2)
   
02/12/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
27/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3921    
27/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 63921 but not taken up    
05/1948 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    
21/05/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 3921 from Langwith Junction (LNG)    

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