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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway 545 m/e 03/1894
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5545 m/e 12/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9278 m/e 08/1946
British Railways 69278 m/e 04/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer T. Parker
Class N5
Company History MLSR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
N5/103/1894
N5/2 (0-6-2T)08/1932
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Works Number 3578
To Service During 03/1894
Withdrawal Sat 19/11/1955
Service Life 61 yrs, 8 mths , 21 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1894
GOR   Gorton m/e 01/1936
BRN   Barnsley on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 19/11/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 19/11/1955

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1932 Converted to N5/2


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/10/1955 York An unusual visitor to York in October was 73051 (71G) which worked the 4.15 p.m. stopping passenger train from York to Sheffield (Midland) on 11/10/55. (This is normally a Saltley or Bournville Stanier Class 5 turn.) On 19/10/55 ex-works (Darlington) B1s at York shed were 61110 (37A) and 61229 (37C). On 7/11/55 42860 (26B) worked the 10.10 a.m. York to Manchester (Victoria) and 5.10 p.m. Manchester (Victoria) to York instead of the usual York B1. N5 No. 69357 (36B) was in York shed on 9/11/55, and on 15/11/55 A7 No. 69785 (53C) was in the shed yard en route for Darlington works. On 17/11/55 York had quite a Great Central appearance with 69275 (40A) in the shed and 69256 (40F), 69278 (36D), 69303 (36D), and 69310 (38A) in the shed yard, all in steam, and some marked in chalk 'For Darlington plant'. Another most unusual visitor, both as regards type and shed, on the same day was 7F 0-8-0 49648 (25E). SLS/195512

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1894 To Service To service as Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Number 545
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 3578
   
12/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 5545    
08/1932 Modification Modification: Converted to N5/2    
01/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9278    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Barnsley (BRN)    
04/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 69278    
19/11/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 69278    

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