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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (Orig) 13111 on 08/05/1929
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 2811   23/05/1935
British Railways 42811   11/09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Hughes
Class CRAB
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Horwich Works
Order Number 87
To Service Sat 08/05/1929
Withdrawal w/e Sat 14/07/1962
Service Life 33 yrs, 2 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Sat 01/12/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 08/05/1929
3D   Aston on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
8C   Speke Junction w/e 27/08/1949
5B   Crewe South w/e 06/05/1950
2B   Nuneaton w/e 15/08/1959
5D   Stoke w/e 13/06/1960
2A   Rugby w/e 19/11/1960
2B   Nuneaton w/e 26/11/1960
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 16/06/1962
     Withdrawn w/e 14/07/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 3D Aston w/e 21/06/1947
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction w/e 27/08/1949
ALLOC 5B Crewe South w/e 06/05/1950
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 8w/e 05/09/1959
ALLOC 5D Stoke 4w/e 27/02/1960
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 5w/e 03/12/1960
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 4w/e 30/06/1962
WDN   w/e 14/07/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/05/1929 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 13111
Built at Horwich Works 		   
23/05/1935 Renumbered Renumbered to 2811    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Aston (3D)    
11/09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42811    
27/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
06/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
15/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
13/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
19/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
26/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
16/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
14/07/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 42811    
01/12/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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