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**Numbers Carried**
Company	Number		Date From
Great Central Railway	579		11/1889
London and North Eastern Railway (1924)	5579		12/1924

Locomotive Specifics

Designer

T. Parker

Class

Company History

MSLR/LNER

Rebuild History

Class	From
F1/1	11/1889
F1/2	08/1934

Wheels

2-4-2T

Builder

Gorton Works

Order Number

No Order ID issued

Fittings (as built)

Boiler	Diagram 20 (Belpaire firebox)
Train Brakes	Vacuum

To Service

During 11/1889

Withdrawal

During 06/1943

Service Life

53 yrs , 7 mths

**Allocations**
Code	Subsequent Codes	Name		From Date
		(New)	m/e	11/1889
		Withdrawn	m/e	06/1943

SLS Allocations*
Type	Code	Name		From Date

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

**Modifications**
Date Modified	Modification
05/1922	Saturated Diagram 20 Boiler Fitted

**Summary**
Date	Event	Details
11/1889	To Service	To service as Great Central Railway Number 579 Built at Gorton Works
05/1922	Modification	Modification: Saturated Diagram 20 Boiler Fitted
12/1924	Renumbered	Renumbered to 5579
06/1943	Withdrawn	Condemned as 5579

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