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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 3977 y/e 1922
British Railways 43977 w/e 25/06/1949

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 09/11/1963
Service Life 41 yrs, 11 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) y/e 1922
15C   Leicester Midland on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
18B   Westhouses w/e 14/08/1948
15C   Leicester Midland w/e 21/08/1948
15B   Kettering 4w/e 22/03/1952
15A   Wellingborough 4w/e 06/09/1952
15F   Market Harborough w/e 02/04/1960
15C   Leicester Midland w/e 24/09/1960
2B   Nuneaton w/e 22/07/1961
18A   Toton w/e 01/06/1963
16B   Kirkby in Ashfield w/e 22/06/1963
     Withdrawn on 09/11/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 18B Westhouses w/e 14/08/1948
ALLOC 15C Leicester Midland w/e 21/08/1948
ALLOC 15B Kettering 4w/e 22/03/1952
ALLOC 15A Wellingborough 4w/e 06/09/1952
ALLOC 15F Market Harborough 5w/e 30/04/1960
ALLOC 15C Leicester Midland 4w/e 24/09/1960
ALLOC 18A Toton 4w/e 01/06/1963
ALLOC 16B Kirkby in Ashfield 5w/e 06/07/1963
WDN   w/e 09/11/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/01/1961 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop, ED2/4/6, D2508, D2902, D5086, D5705/11, D8008, 10800, 11117, 12058/89, 13126/171/5. Test House: D18, D229, D3368/568, D5146/7, D8001. New Building: D21-D28, D5085. Finishing Shop: D17, D20, D3022, D5134/49. Erecting Shop: 41537, 42067/91, 42254/388/511/8, 43969/77, 44182/209/540/51, 44843, 47164/231, 48132/41/223/61/315/83/495/766, 92091. Paint Shop: D19, M1000, 42071, 47359/92, 48007. In Works Sidings: 40028, 42076, 42300/97/439/530/9, 43194, 43572/4/954, 44167/268, 47212/347/401, 48386, 48619/89, 58850, 73045, 92129. SLS/196102
17/12/1963 Derby Works (Foundry Row) Erecting Shop: No. 1 Bay-44418 cut up, D2395, D3181, D4106/34. D5384, 12005/31/66, ED5; Erecting Shop: No. 2 Bay-D69, D75, D83, D5007/19/23/78, D5142, D5382/402, 10001; Erecting Shop: No. 3 Bay-D5244-57 new. Erecting Shop: D1, D40/4, D84/6, D93, D102/10/23/31/45, D3126. Test House: D76, D106/21/38, D150, D3082, D5236/8/40/1/2. Paint Shop: D1698, D5239, 12059. Finishing Shop: D65, D101/18, D5237/43. Klondyke: D155, D5197/235, ED4. Foundry Row: 42310, 42500, 43977, 44085, 44530, 47496, D47, D2220, D3122. Stone Pit: D5233. Stored: 10000, 10201-3. SLS/196401

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
1922 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 3977
Built at Armstrong Whitworth
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Leicester Midland (15C)    
14/08/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Westhouses (18B)    
21/08/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15C)    
25/06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 43977    
22/03/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Kettering (15B)    
06/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15A)    
02/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Market Harborough (15F)    
24/09/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15C)    
22/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
01/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
22/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Kirkby in Ashfield (16B)    
09/11/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 43977    
12/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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