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**Numbers Carried**
Company	Number		Date From
Great Central Railway	876	m/e	03/1899
London and North Eastern Railway (1924)	5876	m/e	03/1924

Locomotive Specifics

Designer

H. Pollitt

Class

Company History

GCR/LNER

Rebuild History

Class	From
D6	03/1899

Wheels

4-4-0

Builder

Beyer Peacock Ltd.

Works Number

3994

Fittings (as built)

Engine Brakes

Vacuum

To Service

During 03/1899

Withdrawal

During 05/1939

Service Life

40 yrs, 2 mths , 1 dy

**Allocations**
Code	Subsequent Codes	Name		From Date
		(New)	m/e	03/1899
		Withdrawn	m/e	05/1939

SLS Allocations*
Type	Code	Name		From Date

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

**Modifications**
Date Modified	Modification
1903	Westinghouse Brake fitted
03/1913	Superheated boiler fitted
01/1928	Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
10/1932	Westinghouse Brake removed

**Summary**
Date	Event	Details
03/1899	To Service	To service as Great Central Railway Number 876 Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 3994
1903	Modification	Modification: Westinghouse Brake fitted
03/1913	Modification	Modification: Superheated boiler fitted
03/1924	Renumbered	Renumbered to 5876
01/1928	Modification	Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
10/1932	Modification	Modification: Westinghouse Brake removed
05/1939	Withdrawn	Condemned as 5876

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