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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Western Railway 826 m/e 04/1902
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8905 m/e 01/1927
British Railways 48905 m/e 04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Webb
Class 4 Cylinder Compound
Company History LNWR/LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B04/1902
G1 (0-8-0)01/1927
G2A (0-8-0)12/1938
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 4238
To Service During 04/1902
Withdrawal Sat 06/06/1959
Service Life 57 yrs, 2 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1902
3A   Bescot on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
3C   Ryecroft (Walsall) w/e 13/10/1951
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 14/06/1958
     Withdrawn on 06/06/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 11E Tebay w/e 23/11/1946
ALLOC 3C Ryecroft (Walsall) w/e 13/10/1951
ALLOC 10A Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 14/06/1958
WDN   on 06/06/1959

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1902 To Service To service as London and North Western Railway Number 826
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 4238
   
01/1927 Renumbered Renumbered to 8905    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bescot (3A)    
04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48905    
13/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Ryecroft (Walsall) (3C)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
06/06/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 48905    

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