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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 9620 on 30/10/1931
British Railways 49620 m/e 06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class 7F
Company History LMS
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
To Service Sat 30/10/1931
Withdrawal Sat 28/01/1956
Service Life 24 yrs, 2 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Sat 25/02/1956

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 30/10/1931
25D   Mirfield on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
25E   Sowerby Bridge w/e 31/03/1951
25E   Sowerby Bridge 4w/e 19/05/1951
27B   Aintree 4w/e 05/09/1953
     Withdrawn on 28/01/1956

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 25E Sowerby Bridge w/e 31/03/1951
ALLOC 27B Aintree 4w/e 05/09/1953
WDN   w/e 28/01/1956

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/11/1943 Crewe Works Engines in shops on 2/11: 2587, 3891, 4220, 4464/99, 5026/76/94, 5109/31/89, 5201/33/96, 5357, 5423/33/56, 5526/41/2/54/63/91/6, 5605/19/56/62, 6117/34/9/42/8/63, 6200/2/9/31/5/40, 6931, 7340, 7408/68, 7674, 7772, 7898,.7978/9, 8598, 8962, 9057/83, 9103/23, 9305/40/1/66, 9529, 9605/6/20/32, 28245, 28423, 28616. W.D. 7057 (V.F.4873/43), W.D. 7161 (N.B.L. 25032/43). U.S.A. 1681 (Baldwin 67665, 1/43); U.S.A. 2400 (A.L.Co. 70749, 4/43), U.S.A. 2428 (A.L.Co. 70777, 5/43). The next 'Scot' to be 'rebuilt' is No, 6124. No. 6117 should be out 1/12/43. New 8.F. No. 8310 left the erecting shop 30/11/43. The W.D. (Austerity) 2-8-0's are having their cast-iron tender wheels re-placed by steel castings at Crewe. W.D. Nos. 551, 559, 571 are being returned to L.M.S. service, and the following running numbers have been allocated:-551/8266, NBL 24746/42, Tender No. 9993/43; 559/8272, NBL 24770J42; 571/8284 NBL 24806/42. Allocation of some '8.F's'-12A, Nos. 8302/3/32, 8644/51; 16C, Nos. 8616/41; 18B, Nos. 8304/33, 8620/1/50; 18D, No. 8642; 20A, Nos. 8305, 8618/39/40; 20B, No. 8619; 28C, Nos. 8617/43/52-4. SLS/194401

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
30/10/1931 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 9620
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Mirfield (25D)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 49620    
31/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Sowerby Bridge (25E)    
19/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Sowerby Bridge (25E)    
05/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (27B)    
28/01/1956 Withdrawn Condemned as 49620    
25/02/1956 Scrapped Scrapped    

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