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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 853 m/e 05/1898
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5853 m/e 03/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2100 m/e Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Pollitt
Class D6
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
D605/1898
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Gorton Works
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 05/1898
Withdrawal During 04/1946
Service Life 47 yrs, 11 mths , 1 dy

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1898
     Withdrawn m/e 04/1946

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN LIV Brunswick on 04/04/1946

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1914 Superheated boiler fitted
03/1925 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
08/1928 Modified to conform to GCR Gauge
02/1934 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1898 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 853
Built at Gorton Works
   
04/1914 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
03/1925 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
03/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 5853    
08/1928 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to GCR Gauge    
02/1934 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 2100 but not taken up    
04/1946 Withdrawn Condemned as 5853    

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