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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
Great Central Railway |
879 |
m/e |
04/1899 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) |
5879 |
m/e |
04/1926 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) |
2107 |
m/e |
Not applied |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
H. Pollitt |
Class |
D6 |
Company History |
GCR/LNER |
Rebuild History |
|
Wheels |
4-4-0 |
Builder |
Beyer Peacock Ltd. |
Works Number |
3997 |
Fittings (as built) |
|
To Service |
During 04/1899 |
Withdrawal |
During 11/1943 |
Service Life |
44 yrs , 7 mths |
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Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
|
|
(New) |
m/e |
04/1899 |
|
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Withdrawn |
m/e |
11/1943 |
Modifications
Date Modified |
Modification |
05/1919 |
Superheated boiler fitted |
12/1930 |
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge |
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
04/1899 |
To Service |
To service as Great Central Railway Number 879 Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 3997 |
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05/1919 |
Modification |
Modification: Superheated boiler fitted |
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04/1926 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 5879 |
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12/1930 |
Modification |
Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge |
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11/1943 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 5879 |
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1946 |
Number Allocated |
Allocated number 2107 but not taken up |
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