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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 855 m/e 07/1898
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5855 m/e 02/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2101 m/e 05/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Pollitt
Class D6
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
D607/1898
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Gorton Works
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 07/1898
Withdrawal During 12/1947
Service Life 49 yrs , 5 mths

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 07/1898
   Withdrawn m/e 12/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN NTH Northwich on 16/12/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1914 Superheated boiler fitted
02/1925 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
12/1927 Modified to conform to GCR Gauge
03/1934 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1898 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 855
Built at Gorton Works 		   
06/1914 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
02/1925 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
02/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 5855    
12/1927 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to GCR Gauge    
03/1934 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2101    
12/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 2101    

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