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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (Orig) 13240 on 29/12/1932
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 2940   27/11/1934
British Railways 42940 w/e 09/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Hughes
Class CRAB
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number 367
To Service Sat 29/12/1932
Withdrawal Sat 25/09/1965
Service Life 32 yrs, 8 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 29/12/1932
1A   Willesden on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
6B   Mold Junction 8w/e 11/07/1953
5B   Crewe South 4w/e 06/11/1954
3D   Aston 4w/e 04/10/1958
5A   Crewe North w/e 12/09/1959
5B   Crewe South w/e 31/12/1960
9D   Buxton (LNWR) w/e 18/08/1962
24F   Fleetwood w/e 22/06/1963
10J   Lancaster Green Ayre w/e 20/06/1964
9G   Gorton w/e 25/07/1964
9B   Stockport Edgeley w/e 15/05/1965
     Withdrawn on 25/09/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 1A Willesden w/e 21/06/1947
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 30/10/1954
ALLOC 3D Aston 4w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 3w/e 26/09/1959
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 31/12/1960
ALLOC 9D Buxton (LNWR) 4w/e 01/09/1962
ALLOC 24F Fleetwood 5w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 10J Lancaster Green Ayre 5w/e 11/07/1964
ALLOC 9G Gorton 4w/e 08/08/1964
ALLOC 9B Stockport Edgeley 5w/e 12/06/1965
WDN   w/e 25/09/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/07/1961 Bescot MPD (21B) (Stored) Stored are 42421, 42940, 43963, 47296/363, 49021/77/99/126/275/343/411, 58119/204/283. Also possibly stored 40694 an 58122/3. SLS/196109

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
29/12/1932 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 13240
Built at Crewe Works 		   
27/11/1934 Renumbered Renumbered to 2940    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Willesden (1A)    
09/10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42940    
11/07/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
06/11/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
04/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
12/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
31/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
18/08/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Buxton (LNWR) (9D)    
22/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Fleetwood (24F)    
20/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Lancaster Green Ayre (10J)    
25/07/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
15/05/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Stockport Edgeley (9B)    
25/09/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 42940    
12/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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