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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924 Tmp) 491N on 05/12/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3491 m/e by 01/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3936   07/10/1946
British Railways 63936 w/e 21/05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class O2
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number -
Works Number 1578
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum Brakes fitted
To Service Sun 05/12/1923 to New England (NWE)
Withdrawal Sun 22/09/1963 off Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)
Service Life 39 yrs, 9 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1964 at Rigleys (Bulwell Forest)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NWE   New England (New) on 05/12/1923
GRA   Grantham on 25/06/1945
36E   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 11/06/1961
     Withdrawn on 22/09/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 36E Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) 4w/e 08/07/1961
WDN   on 22/09/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/12/1923 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7692)
25/11/1933 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 4408)
20/06/1942 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 8182)
12/10/1946 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 8856)
20/05/1949 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 9242)
15/01/1952 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 21046)
03/08/1954 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 21045)
18/04/1957 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 21004)
02/10/1959 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 21047)
05/12/1961 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 21003)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 20/03/1926 17/07/1926 120 days General    
Doncaster Works 16/02/1929 30/03/1929 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 08/08/1931 03/10/1931 57 days General    
Doncaster Works 04/11/1933 25/11/1933 22 days General Boiler number 4408 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 01/06/1935 29/06/1935 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 17/07/1937 14/08/1937 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 28/10/1939 25/11/1939 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 24/02/1940 13/04/1940 50 days General    
Doncaster Works 16/05/1942 20/06/1942 36 days General Boiler number 8182 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 11/09/1943 25/09/1943 15 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 01/04/1944 29/04/1944 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 21/09/1946 12/10/1946 22 days General Boiler number 8856 (Diagram 2)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3936
 
Doncaster Works 21/04/1949 20/05/1949 30 days General Boiler number 9242 (Diagram 2)
Renumbered to BR 63936
 
Doncaster Works 19/12/1951 15/01/1952 28 days General Boiler number 21046 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 25/05/1954 03/08/1954 71 days General Boiler number 21045 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 22/03/1957 18/04/1957 28 days General Boiler number 21004 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 27/08/1959 02/10/1959 37 days General Boiler number 21047 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 04/10/1961 05/12/1961 63 days General Boiler number 21003 (Diagram 2)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1949 Doncaster Works Locomotives in Works at the end of January, included Nos. 53, 88, 90, 95, 110, 800/59/84/93, 922/30/44/67, 3491, 3959/75/85, 4200/68, 5005/08/14 an 60045. 884, 930 and 3959 were in for light repairs. The following are ex Works painted green:-Nos. 60514 an 60524, while those painted black and fully lined are: Nos. 1904/14, 61139/44/93, 61805 an 61883. New 'A.1' No. 60123 was ready for trial, but the next batch of six were held up awaiting materials. SLS/194903
29/10/1961 Doncaster Works (Stripping Road) New Erecting Shop: D3254, E3069-74. Stripping Road: D5802, 43151, 60003, 60108, 63936/60/81, 73000. Crimpsal: 60046, 60127. Outside Crimpsal: 61107, 63969, 70008/44. Scrap Yard: 60055, 61866, 64646, 65450/78 intact, 61979 being cut up. Boiler Park: 60025, 63980. Erecting Shop: D2021, D3153, D3447/8/76-8, D3646, D5520/83, D5600/6/9/66, D5805, D9004, 13166, 60021/65/89, 60162, 60525/38, 61003/89, 61143/62, 61389, 63927/73, 70000/13. Weigh House: D9016. Outside Weigh House: 60071/80. Paint Shop: D364, D5050/4, D5358, D5820, E3067/8, 43159, 61207, 61367. Paint Shop Yard : Nil. Works Shunters: Dpt10/1. SLS/196112

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/12/1923 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 491
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1578
Allocated to New England (NWE)
Diagram 2 boiler fitted
   
01/1926 Renumbered Renumbered to 3491    
20/03/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/03/1926. Dep: 17/07/1926.    
16/02/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/02/1929. Dep: 30/03/1929.    
08/08/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 08/08/1931. Dep: 03/10/1931.    
04/11/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/11/1933. Dep: 25/11/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4408 (Diagram 2)
   
01/06/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/06/1935. Dep: 29/06/1935.    
17/07/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/07/1937. Dep: 14/08/1937.    
28/10/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1939. Dep: 25/11/1939.    
24/02/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/02/1940. Dep: 13/04/1940.    
16/05/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/05/1942. Dep: 20/06/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8182 (Diagram 2)
   
11/09/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/09/1943. Dep: 25/09/1943.    
01/04/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/04/1944. Dep: 29/04/1944.    
25/06/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
21/09/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/09/1946. Dep: 12/10/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8856 (Diagram 2)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3936
   
21/04/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/04/1949. Dep: 20/05/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9242 (Diagram 2)
Renumbered to BR 63936
   
19/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/12/1951. Dep: 15/01/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21046 (Diagram 2)
   
25/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/05/1954. Dep: 03/08/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21045 (Diagram 2)
   
22/03/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/03/1957. Dep: 18/04/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21004 (Diagram 2)
   
27/08/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/08/1959. Dep: 02/10/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21047 (Diagram 2)
   
11/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    
04/10/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/10/1961. Dep: 05/12/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21003 (Diagram 2)
   
22/09/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 63936 from Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    
03/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Rigleys: Bulwell Forest    

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