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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1st) 13261 on 10/01/1934
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 2961   29/10/1934
British Railways 42961   04/09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 6P5F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 129
To Service Sat 10/01/1934 to Kentish Town (14B)
Withdrawal Sat 21/08/1965 off Heaton Mersey (9F)
Service Life 31 yrs, 7 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
14B   Kentish Town (New) on 10/01/1934
5B   Crewe South w/e 13/10/1934
9A   Longsight w/e 24/11/1934
8A   Edge Hill w/e 09/03/1935
3D   Aston w/e 07/03/1936
3A   Bescot w/e 21/11/1936
3B   Bushbury w/e 27/03/1937
3D   Aston w/e 03/07/1937
10A   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 02/07/1938
4A   Shrewsbury w/e 29/10/1938
5B   Crewe South w/e 26/11/1938
5D   Stoke w/e 08/07/1939
5B   Crewe South w/e 30/09/1939
BHD   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 17/09/1949
5A   Crewe North w/e 24/04/1954
5B   Crewe South w/e 18/04/1959
5D   Stoke w/e 24/11/1962
9K   Bolton w/e 09/11/1963
8L   Aintree w/e 23/11/1963
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 07/1964
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 05/1965
     Withdrawn on 21/08/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 17/09/1949
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 4w/e 15/05/1954
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 5w/e 02/05/1959
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
ALLOC 9G Gorton 5w/e 12/06/1965
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 5w/e 12/06/1965
WDN   w/e 21/08/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
26/04/1964 Swindon Works (Works Yard) Works Yard: D3508, D3811, 1024, 1447, 1666, 2818, 3721, 4652, 4923, 6106, 6147, 6871, 6915, 6952, 7812, 8102, 8732, 8738, 9425, 9431, 9484, 9486, 9743, 9752, 42961, 42978, 42983, 43001, 43115, 43132, 73003, 73021. A Shop: D812, D831, D846, D1004, D1005, D1013, D1027, D1035, D1041, D848, D1043, D1058, D1065, D1067, D3421, D3808, D3816, D3823, D3828, D3831, D7026, D7029, D7064, D7071, D7080, D9500, D9501, D9502, D9503, D9504, D9505, D9506, D9057 motors mounted, D9508, D9509, D9510, D9511 frames only, 4144, 7019, 7915, 8486, 42954, 42958, 43002, 43044, 43056, 43075, 43090, 43109, 73053, 73066, 76077, 76081, 92225. C Shop: 6025. Dump: 1650, 4706, 5057, 6010, 6603, 6680, 6824, 9420, 9603, 47623. SLS/196406

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/01/1934 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 13261
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 129
Allocated to Kentish Town (14B)
   
13/10/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
29/10/1934 Renumbered Renumbered to 2961    
24/11/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Longsight (9A)    
09/03/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
07/03/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
21/11/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
27/03/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Bushbury (3B)    
03/07/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
02/07/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (10A)    
29/10/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (4A)    
26/11/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
08/07/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
30/09/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
04/09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42961    
17/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (BHD)    
24/04/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
18/04/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
24/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
09/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (9K)    
23/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (8L)    
07/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
05/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
21/08/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 42961 from Heaton Mersey (9F)    
11/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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