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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1st) 13253 on 13/12/1933
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 2953   13/04/1935
British Railways 42953   26/03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 6P5F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 121
To Service Sat 13/12/1933 to Patricroft (10C)
Withdrawal Sat 15/01/1966 off Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)
Service Life 32 yrs, 1 mth , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
10C   Patricroft (New) on 13/12/1933
12B   Carlisle Upperby w/e 13/07/1935
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor w/e 01/06/1936
8C   Speke Junction w/e 22/01/1938
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 29/04/1939
5B   Crewe South w/e 21/02/1942
6B   Mold Junction w/e 24/07/1943
BHD   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 28/06/1947
5B   Crewe South w/e 20/09/1952
5B   Crewe South 4w/e 04/10/1952
5A   Crewe North w/e 17/04/1954
5B   Crewe South w/e 08/01/1955
3A   Bescot (on loan) w/e 03/08/1957
5B   Crewe South w/e 17/08/1957
2A   Rugby w/e 16/01/1960
2B   Nuneaton w/e 21/01/1961
5D   Stoke w/e 24/11/1962
27B   Aintree w/e 16/01/1963
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor w/e 09/11/1963
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 07/1964
     Withdrawn on 15/01/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 28/06/1947
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 04/10/1952
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 4w/e 17/04/1954
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 29/01/1955
LOAN 3A Bescot 4w/e 10/08/1957
LOAN 3A Bescot 2w/e 12/08/1957
EXLOAN 5B Crewe South 2w/e 12/08/1957
EXLOAN 5B Crewe South 4w/e 07/09/1957
ALLOC 2A Rugby 4w/e 30/01/1960
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 5w/e 04/02/1961
ALLOC 5D Stoke 4w/e 01/12/1962
ALLOC 9K Bolton 4w/e 09/11/1963
ALLOC 8L Aintree 4w/e 07/12/1963
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 08/08/1964
WDN   w/e 15/01/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/12/1961 Horwich Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D4112 (finished), D4113/4 (engines in), D4115/6 (frames), 12004/20/7, 42702/17, 42827, 42953/82, 43007/52, 43856, 43976, 44056/146/277, 44342/52/67/73, 44602, 48136/64, 48634, 48741, 76051/79, Wren. Car Erecting Shop: uM28219/348/590, uM29023/249/575/655/723. Casual Repair Shop: 43009, 48522/36, 48717. Diesel Test House: 12014. Works Yard: 40132, 42703/63, 42862/3, 42983, 44152, 44481, 44564, 48201, 48333/8, 48423, 48558, 48770, uM28321M, uM29555M-both damaged. Paint Shop: D4111 (new), 42799, uM28394, uM29141, uM29836, LYR 1008, FR 3. Scrap Yard: 51419, 51537 (being cut up), 42893 (remains). Works Shunters: 47402/29, 11304/5/24/68. SLS/196201

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
13/12/1933 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 13253
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 121
Allocated to Patricroft (10C)
   
13/04/1935 Renumbered Renumbered to 2953    
13/07/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12B)    
01/06/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
22/01/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
29/04/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
21/02/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
24/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
28/06/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (BHD)    
26/03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42953    
20/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
17/04/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
08/01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
03/08/1957 Allocation Loaned to Bescot (3A)    
17/08/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
16/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
21/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
24/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
16/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (27B)    
09/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
07/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
15/01/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 42953 from Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
06/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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