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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 205A m/e 02/1898
Great Central Railway (Renum) 173 m/e 08/1900
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5251 m/e 07/1925

Locomotive Specifics
Designer T. Parker
Class N5
Company History MLSR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
N5/102/1898
N5/2 (0-6-2T)09/1932
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Gorton Works
To Service During 02/1898
Withdrawal During 03/1943
Service Life 45 yrs , 28 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1898
     Withdrawn m/e 03/1943

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/1932 Converted to N5/2


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
20/08/1947 Inverurie Works On 20/8 the following locos. were in the Works yard: 'D31' 2071, 'J36' (Number painted out but carrying plate 9653 - identified as 5229), old No. 'D41' 6879 (old No.), 'J36' 5251/72/87/91, 5302/32/36 (the latter marked 'scrap') 'G10' 7505, all complete; whilst those stripped were: 'D40' 2266/80, 'D31' (bearing plate 9765, old No.), 2067, 'J36' 5212/19. Locos. in the Works were 'D40' 2262/75, 'D41' 2234/42/44, 'J35' 4463/82/84, 'J36' 5257/69/84, 5325, while 'D41' 2256 and 'G5' 7287 were ex Works freshly painted. SLS/194710
30/11/1949 Inverurie Works Locomotives entering Works during November: These included Nos. 62247, 4509/73, 65214, 5251/61, 65305/14, 68710, ex-L.M.S. 15215/27, 56240, 17362, 57432, 17565. SLS/195001

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1898 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 205
Built at Gorton Works
   
08/1900 Renumbered Renumbered to 173    
07/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 5251    
09/1932 Modification Modification: Converted to N5/2    
03/1943 Withdrawn Condemned as 5251    

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