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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Western Railway 2017 m/e 03/1906
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1st) 5244 m/e 11/1926
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (Dup.) 25244 m/e Not applied

Names Carried
Date From Name
03/1906 TUBAL

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Whale
Class Precursor
Company History LNWR/LMS
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 4539
To Service During 03/1906
Withdrawal During 11/1935
Service Life 29 yrs, 8 mths , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1935

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1906
     Withdrawn m/e 11/1935

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1926 Rebuilt with Piston Valves
11/1926 Superheated boiler fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1949 Crewe Works During the past month a further seven Class '5' 4-6-0's-Nos. 44718-24 inclusive-have been put into traffic, painted black with red, cream and grey lining but carrying neither lettering nor crests on the tender sides. No. 46202 recently returned to traffic. The engine was run in on trips from Crewe to Shrewsbury during W/E 19/3, and returned to the regular London-Liverpool working the following week. Since then, however, it is reported to have failed again at Camden, details are not known.
Dynamometer car trials were carried out with Class '4' 2-6-0 No. 43027 on the Crewe-Holyhead line during W/E 9/4; the dynamometer car used was No. 1. Locomotives entering Works during March included:-Nos. 42227/52, 2263/66, 2432/54/80, 2541/44/63, 2611/13/42/50/57/60/73, 44745, 4775, 4819/72/97, 4911/39/63, 44984, 5046/54/88, 45091, 5110/45, 45195, 45229/34, 5244, 45264, 5269/96/7/8, 45326, 5343/82/84, 5408, 5501, 45520, 5556, 45568, 5591, 45597, 5659/70, 45676/90/99, 5703/35, 6004, 46100, 6103/10/13/21, 46134, 6155/56, 46160/63, 6169, 6206/27, 46231, 6235/50/1/2/5, 7972, 47982, 7994/95, 8026/75, 8112/50/57, 8206/70, 8301/2/3/17/24/31/50/61/67, 8495, 8522, 8610/45/91, 48696, 8770, 8906/18, 9042/52/74, 9110/11/66/85, 9210/59/63/89/96/97, 9305/29/40/63/81, 9419/27/29, 28619, 58889 and 2-10-0 73788 (65F).
SLS/194905

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1906 To Service To service as London and North Western Railway Number 2017, name: TUBAL
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 4539
   
11/1926 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
11/1926 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
11/1926 Renumbered Renumbered to 5244    
11/1935 Withdrawn Condemned as 5244    
11/1935 Scrapped Scrapped    
1936 Number Allocated Allocated number 25244 but not taken up    

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