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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 16562 m/e 01/1928
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 7479 y/e 1934
British Railways 47479 m/e 01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class 3F
Company History LMS
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 50
Works Number 4181
To Service During 01/1928
Withdrawal w/e Sat 04/08/1962
Service Life 34 yrs, 7 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1963 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1928
4C   Swansea (Upper Bank) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
5B   Crewe South w/e 25/12/1948
87D   Swansea East Dock 4w/e 05/09/1959
  Wolverton Works w/e 03/10/1959
5B   Crewe South w/e 24/02/1962
  Wolverton Works w/e 17/03/1962
2B   Nuneaton w/e 07/07/1962
     Withdrawn w/e 04/08/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 5B Crewe South w/e 25/12/1948
ALLOC 87D Swansea East Dock 4w/e 05/09/1959
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region m/e 31/10/1959
ALLOC WW   5w/e 31/10/1959
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 5w/e 03/03/1962
ALLOC 99W Wolverton Works 4w/e 31/03/1962
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 5w/e 04/08/1962
WDN   w/e 04/08/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1928 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 16562
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4181		    
1934 Renumbered Renumbered to 7479    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Swansea (Upper Bank) (4C)    
25/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 47479    
05/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea East Dock (87D)    
03/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Wolverton Works ()    
24/02/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
17/03/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Wolverton Works ()    
07/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
04/08/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 47479    
04/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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