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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 770 m/e 07/1898
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5770 m/e 02/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9310 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 69310 m/e 01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer T. Parker
Class N5
Company History MLSR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
N5/107/1898
N5/2 (0-6-2T)10/1938
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Works Number 3974
To Service During 07/1898
Withdrawal Fri 18/11/1955
Service Life 57 yrs, 4 mths , 19 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1898
WFD   Woodford Halse on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
38A   Colwick 4w/e 19/12/1953
     Withdrawn on 18/11/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 26/12/1953
WDN   on 18/11/1955

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1938 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
07/1898 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 770
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 3974
   
02/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 5770    
10/1938 Modification Modification: Converted to N5/2    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9310    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Woodford Halse (WFD)    
01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 69310    
19/12/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
18/11/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 69310    

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