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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1st) 13277 on 23/01/1934
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 2977   12/03/1936
British Railways 42977   16/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 6P5F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 145
To Service Sat 23/01/1934 to Crewe South (5B)
Withdrawal Sat 18/06/1966 off Heaton Mersey (9F)
Service Life 32 yrs, 4 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
5B   Crewe South (New) on 23/01/1934
26A   Newton Heath by 31/12/1934
7C   Holyhead w/e 25/05/1935
BHD   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 01/06/1935
12B   Carlisle Upperby w/e 01/04/1936
2D   Nuneaton w/e 25/09/1937
5B   Crewe South w/e 05/07/1947
8C   Speke Junction w/e 27/11/1948
6C   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 20/10/1951
2A   Rugby w/e 03/12/1960
2B   Nuneaton w/e 21/01/1961
5B   Crewe South w/e 04/03/1961
21C   Bushbury w/e 18/08/1962
5D   Stoke w/e 15/12/1962
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 14/12/1963
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 05/1965
     Withdrawn on 18/06/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 5B Crewe South w/e 05/07/1947
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction w/e 27/11/1948
ALLOC 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 20/10/1951
ALLOC 1A Willesden 5w/e 03/12/1960
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 5w/e 04/02/1961
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 04/03/1961
ALLOC 21C Bushbury 4w/e 01/09/1962
ALLOC 5D Stoke 4w/e 29/12/1962
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 5w/e 11/01/1964
ALLOC 9G Gorton 5w/e 12/06/1965
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 5w/e 12/06/1965
WDN   w/e 18/06/1966

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
23/01/1934 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 13277
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 145
Allocated to Crewe South (5B)
   
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)    
12/03/1936 Renumbered Renumbered to 2977    
01/04/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12B)    
25/09/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2D)    
05/07/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
16/10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42977    
27/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
20/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (6C)    
03/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
21/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
04/03/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
18/08/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Bushbury (21C)    
15/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
14/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
05/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
18/06/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 42977 from Heaton Mersey (9F)    
09/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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