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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1st) 13276 on 24/01/1934
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 2976   01/08/1934
British Railways 42976   05/03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 6P5F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 144
To Service Sat 24/01/1934 to Crewe South (5B)
Withdrawal Sat 20/07/1963 off Nuneaton (2B)
Service Life 29 yrs, 5 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
5B   Crewe South (New) on 24/01/1934
26A   Newton Heath by 31/12/1934
7C   Holyhead w/e 25/05/1935
BHD   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 01/06/1935
8A   Edge Hill w/e 03/07/1937
BHD   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 25/09/1937
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 12/10/1940
BHD   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 22/02/1941
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 05/04/1941
6B   Mold Junction w/e 30/01/1943
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 28/08/1943
7A   Llandudno Junction w/e 14/07/1945
8C   Speke Junction w/e 13/09/1947
6B   Mold Junction w/e 25/10/1947
3A   Bescot (on loan) w/e 03/08/1957
6B   Mold Junction w/e 17/08/1957
24K   Preston w/e 23/04/1960
2B   Nuneaton w/e 09/09/1961
     Withdrawn on 20/07/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction w/e 13/09/1947
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction w/e 25/10/1947
LOAN 3A Bescot 4w/e 10/08/1957
LOAN 3A Bescot 2w/e 12/08/1957
EXLOAN 6B Mold Junction 2w/e 12/08/1957
EXLOAN 6B Mold Junction 4w/e 07/09/1957
ALLOC 24K Preston 5w/e 30/04/1960
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 4w/e 30/09/1961
WDN   w/e 20/07/1963

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
24/01/1934 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 13276
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 144
Allocated to Crewe South (5B)		    
01/08/1934 Renumbered Renumbered to 2976    
31/12/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
25/05/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Holyhead (7C)    
01/06/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (BHD)    
03/07/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
25/09/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (BHD)    
12/10/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
22/02/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (BHD)    
05/04/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
30/01/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
28/08/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
14/07/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Llandudno Junction (7A)    
13/09/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
25/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
05/03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42976    
03/08/1957 Allocation Loaned to Bescot (3A)    
17/08/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
23/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Preston (24K)    
09/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
20/07/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 42976 from Nuneaton (2B)    
09/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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