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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 259   02/1906
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5259   19/04/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2896   23/06/1946

Names Carried
Date From Name
11/1906 KING EDWARD VII

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class C5
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 4-4-2
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
To Service During 02/1906
Withdrawal Fri 11/04/1947
Service Life 41 yrs, 2 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 12/4/47

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1906
LEI   Leicester (G.C.) on 04/03/1921
LIN   Lincoln on 28/11/1932
IMM   Immingham on 28/12/1932
     Withdrawn on 11/04/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN IMM Immingham on 11/04/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1906 Diagram 15 boiler fitted
18/01/1913 Diagram 15 boiler fitted
22/10/1921 Ross Pop


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 23/11/1912 18/01/1913 57 days General Boiler number 1175 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 24/09/1921 22/10/1921 29 days General Ross Pop
 
Gorton Works 02/02/1924 19/04/1924 78 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5259
 
Gorton Works 13/09/1924 11/10/1924 29 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 05/12/1925 20/02/1926 78 days General    
Gorton Works 01/05/1926 28/08/1926 120 days General After casualty
 
Gorton Works 14/05/1927 23/07/1927 71 days General    
Gorton Works 29/11/1928 23/03/1929 115 days General    
Gorton Works 09/11/1929 18/01/1930 71 days General    
Gorton Works 13/02/1932 05/03/1932 22 days General    
Gorton Works 10/03/1934 14/04/1934 36 days General    
Gorton Works 07/03/1936 04/04/1936 29 days General Chimney change
 
Gorton Works 15/01/1938 12/02/1938 29 days General    
Gorton Works 14/12/1940 08/03/1941 85 days General    
Gorton Works 13/08/1943 02/10/1943 51 days General    
Gorton Works 06/10/1945 10/11/1945 36 days General    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
06/04/1946 Market Harborough On 6/4/46 the three parts of the 12 noon ex St. Pancras were hauled by 5279 (14B); 5259 (10C); and 5715 (12A), respectively. In the up direction, the 2.40 p.m. ex Leicester was behind 4808 (5A), whilst of the two portions of the 4.50 p.m. ex Leicester (nominally a 19G duty) were worked by 5105 (26A), and 4815 (17A). SLS/194605
30/03/1946 Crewe/Horwich - Class 5 builds Further class 5 4-6-0 will be built during 1946 a follows: 4932-66/82-96 or Horwich, 4967-81 at Crewe. SLS/194605

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1906 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 259
Built at Gorton Works
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
11/1906 Naming Named 'KING EDWARD VII'    
23/11/1912 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/11/1912. Dep: 18/01/1913.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1175 (Diagram 15)
   
04/03/1921 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (LEI)    
24/09/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/09/1921. Dep: 22/10/1921.
Work undertaken:
Ross Pop
   
02/02/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/02/1924. Dep: 19/04/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5259
   
13/09/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 13/09/1924. Dep: 11/10/1924.    
05/12/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/12/1925. Dep: 20/02/1926.    
01/05/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/05/1926. Dep: 28/08/1926.
Work undertaken:
After casualty
   
14/05/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/05/1927. Dep: 23/07/1927.    
29/11/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/11/1928. Dep: 23/03/1929.    
09/11/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/11/1929. Dep: 18/01/1930.    
13/02/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/02/1932. Dep: 05/03/1932.    
28/11/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (LIN)    
28/12/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
10/03/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/03/1934. Dep: 14/04/1934.    
07/03/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/03/1936. Dep: 04/04/1936.
Work undertaken:
Chimney change
   
15/01/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/01/1938. Dep: 12/02/1938.    
14/12/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/12/1940. Dep: 08/03/1941.    
13/08/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/08/1943. Dep: 02/10/1943.    
06/10/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/10/1945. Dep: 10/11/1945.    
23/06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2896    
11/04/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 2896    

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