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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 763 m/e 03/1898
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5763 m/e 05/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9303 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 69303 m/e 04/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer T. Parker
Class N5
Company History MLSR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
N5/103/1898
N5/2 (0-6-2T)12/1934
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Works Number 3967
To Service During 03/1898
Withdrawal Sat 19/11/1955
Service Life 57 yrs, 8 mths , 21 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1898
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) 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     Withdrawn on 19/11/1955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
12/1934 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
03/1898 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 763
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 3967
   
05/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 5763    
12/1934 Modification Modification: Converted to N5/2    
01/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9303    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Barnsley (BRN)    
04/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 69303    
19/11/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 69303    

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