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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 3973 y/e 1922
British Railways 43973 w/e 13/11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class 4F
Company History LMS
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
To Service During y/e 1922
Withdrawal Sat 09/07/1960
Service Life 38 yrs, 7 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) y/e 1922
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
3E   Monument Lane w/e 24/01/1959
5E   Alsager w/e 20/06/1959
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 09/01/1960
     Withdrawn on 09/07/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 12A Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 10/11/1945
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 08/12/1945
ALLOC 3E Monument Lane 5w/e 31/01/1959
ALLOC 5E Alsager 6w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 30/01/1960
WDN   w/e 09/07/1960

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1950 St. Rollox Works Locomotives entering Works during March: These included Nos. 595, 612, 40907/11, 42208, 42415, 42738/44/57, 42805, 42916, 43973, 4183, 44801, 44956, 45085/86, 45100/16/17/56/61/64/68/92, 45356, 45458/75/80/83/89/99, 45646, 46121, 14443, 54460, 54649, 56153, 16230/33, 56240, 16241, 56263, 16288, 16322/30/47, 17265, 57272, 57311/35, 17410/44/46, 57566, 17628, 57652. SLS/195005

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
1922 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 3973
Built at Armstrong Whitworth
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
13/11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 43973    
24/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Monument Lane (3E)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Alsager (5E)    
09/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
09/07/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 43973    
10/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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