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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 696 m/e 10/1895
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5696 m/e 06/1924

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Pollitt
Class D5
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
D510/1895
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 10/1895 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal During 07/1930 off Trafford Park (LNER) (TFD)
Service Life 34 yrs , 9 mths

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GOR   Gorton (New) m/e 10/1895
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend by 1910
TFD   Trafford Park (LNER) by 1921
WAL     by 1925
TFD   Trafford Park (LNER) m/e 02/1928
     Withdrawn m/e 07/1930
SKN   Stockton on 25/01/1948
AUK   West Auckland w/e 14/02/1948
51A   Darlington on 30/07/1950

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
EXLOAN YK York (North) on 09/11/1946
ALLOC AUK West Auckland on 09/03/1947
ALLOC SKN Stockton on 25/01/1948
ALLOC AUK West Auckland w/e 14/02/1948
ALLOC 51A Darlington on 30/07/1950

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
07/02/1948 Darlington Works On 7/2 new 'L.1's' up to No. 9006 were complete and painted in North Road yard, Nos. 9001/2 are Darlington 2020/1 of 1948. Nos. 9001-3 are painted green and lettered L.N.E.R., while 9004 and upwards have 'BRITISH RAILWAYS' on the tank sides and the numbers on the bunkers; it is understood that they will be fitted with electric light and Westinghouse brakes. Nos. 9001/2 are at present working from Darlington on Saltburn turns. 'B.1' No. 1062 has been painted green and it is understood that 'B.1's' as they come in for shops will be dealt with in a similar manner. Locomotives awaiting Shops or scrapping during January included: 819, 958, 1881, 2111/2, 2361, 2713/8, 2939/41, 3124, 3252, 3339, 3404, 4756, 4860, 5030/44/98, 5639/45/46, 5769, 5804/31/49/78, 7266/74, 7608/43, 8308, 8402, 8725/27, 9379/86, 9422, 9775 an 9835, and Rail Cars Recovery and Hope. Locomotives ex Shops included: Nos. 1068, 1466, 2354/60/74/95, 3408/39/60, 5037, 5705/13/36/73, 7309/21, 7625/57, 8230/98, 8304, 8702/48, 9117, 9431, 9778/95/99, 9835/39/41/79/86/90. It is believed that the first two locomotives to be painted here with the words 'BRITISH RAILWAYS' and to have the number prefixed with an 'E' were Nos. E5696 and E5663, during W/E 31/1; all locomotives off North Road are now appearing in a similar manner. 'B.1's' Nos. 1273-6 have arrived at Bank Top shed, the first lot of a further ten to be allocated here; these will replace 'J.39's' which are going elsewhere SLS/194803

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1895 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 696
Built at Gorton Works
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
   
1910 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
1921 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LNER) (TFD)    
06/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 5696    
1925 Allocation      
02/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LNER) (TFD)    
07/1930 Withdrawn Condemned as 5696 from Trafford Park (LNER) (TFD)    
25/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (SKN)    
14/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (AUK)    
30/07/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    

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