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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1st) 13271 on 10/01/1934
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 2971 4w/e 31/12/1935
British Railways 42971   17/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 6P5F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 139
To Service Sat 10/01/1934 to Edge Hill (8A)
Withdrawal Sat 19/12/1964 off Nuneaton (5E)
Service Life 30 yrs, 11 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1965 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
8A   Edge Hill (New) on 10/01/1934
1A   Willesden w/e 27/01/1934
28C   Grangemouth w/e 08/04/1934
10C   Patricroft w/e 1935
5B   Crewe South w/e 01/06/1935
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 03/10/1936
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 25/09/1937
BHD   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 25/11/1939
7A   Llandudno Junction w/e 12/10/1946
8C   Speke Junction w/e 01/10/1949
6B   Mold Junction w/e 09/02/1952
6B   Mold Junction 4w/e 23/02/1952
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 10/06/1961
6C   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 14/10/1961
2B   Nuneaton w/e 16/06/1962
5B   Crewe South w/e 22/06/1963
5E   Nuneaton w/e 09/11/1963
     Withdrawn on 19/12/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 4w/e 01/07/1961
ALLOC 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 04/11/1961
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 4w/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 5w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 5E Nuneaton 4w/e 09/11/1963
ALLOC 5E Nuneaton 5w/e 07/03/1964
WDN   w/e 19/12/1964

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/01/1934 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 13271
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 139
Allocated to Edge Hill (8A)
   
27/01/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
08/04/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Grangemouth (28C)    
1935 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (10C)    
01/06/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
31/12/1935 Renumbered Renumbered to 2971    
03/10/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
25/09/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
25/11/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (BHD)    
12/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Llandudno Junction (7A)    
17/01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42971    
01/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
09/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
10/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
14/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (6C)    
16/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
22/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
09/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (5E)    
19/12/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 42971 from Nuneaton (5E)    
03/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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