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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 774 m/e 08/1898
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5774 m/e 04/1924

Locomotive Specifics
Designer T. Parker
Class N5
Company History MLSR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
N5/108/1898
N5/2 (0-6-2T)04/1933
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Works Number 3978
To Service During 08/1898
Withdrawal During 01/1939
Service Life 40 yrs , 5 mths

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1898
LEI   Leicester (G.C.) m/e 11/1935
     Withdrawn m/e 01/1939

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1933 Converted to N5/2


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/07/1948 Darlington Works 'L.1's' are completed up to No. 67727 and the last three are almost finished. The paint dates of Nos. 67719-21 are May, Nos. 67722-26 June and No. 67727 July. The Works' Nos. are 2037-2045, in order.
Frames are laid down for the first two 'Pacifics' and it is understood that at least twelve are expected to be completed by the end of the year.
No. 7306 the first 'G.5' to be withdrawn is in the scrap yard, together with No. 5115. A start was made on cutting-up 'C.7's' Nos. 2973 an 2982 during W/E 3/7/48 and these will be followed by No. 2954. Further engines of this class have arrived in the Works' road at the shed, and it is expected they will all be scrapped, they are as follows:-Nos. 2975, 2981, 2983, 2988 an 2995. 'J.93' No. 8488 arrived on a truck and was cut-up W/E 29/5/48. Easingwold Rly. No. 2 is still in the Works' yard in a very forlorn condition. The North Sunderland Rly. diesel Lady Armstrong has also been there for a considerable time; No. 8089 is at present working on the N.S. Rly. The frames of two ex G.N.R. 'Atlantic's' (still complete with cylinders) have been shortened and are being used back to back as a boiler wagon. 'B.1' No. 61014 is ex works painted black and fully lined, but minus name plates-the name being chalked on one side of the smokebox. Other locomotives noted painted black and fully lined include Nos. 60834, 60942, 61019 an 62751.
Locomotives ex works to July 3rd, include:-Nos. 60919, 61410, 62724, 63282/90, 63345, 65024/64, 65575, 65673, 65708/54/62/75, 65816/41, 67613/29, 68245, 68307/58/91, 68706/61, 69771/98, 69833/37, 69854/66 an 69917. Locomotives for works during the same period include:-Nos. 509, 824/98, 920, 1012/19, 2375/79, 2706/61/68, 3250/64, 5099, 5670/92, 5774, 7246/95, 7305/06, 7603/05/10/16/30/35/61/78/90, 8262/91, 8358/60/93, 8434, 9781/82, 9832/52/57/82/85/93 an 61420.
SLS/194808

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1898 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 774
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 3978
   
04/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 5774    
04/1933 Modification Modification: Converted to N5/2    
11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (LEI)    
01/1939 Withdrawn Condemned as 5774    

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