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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Western Railway 1557 m/e 11/1919
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1st) 5752 m/e 05/1927
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (Dup.) 25752 m/e 06/1934
British Railways 58002 m/e Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Cooke
Class Prince of Wales
Company History LNWR/LMS
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 5499
To Service During 11/1919
Withdrawal During 06/1948
Service Life 28 yrs , 7 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1949

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1919
5C   Stafford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn m/e 06/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   w/e 07/05/1949

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
07/08/1947 Stafford Station On 7/8 'Prince of Wales' No. 25752 was noted here repainted, whilst L.N.E.R. No. 5013 was on the shed. SLS/194709
11/06/1949 The last ex L. & N.W.R. passenger tender locomotive withdrawn The withdrawal of 'Precursor' Class 4-4-0 No. 25297 Sirocco during W/E 11/6/49 has rendered the passenger tender locomotives of the former L. & N.W.R. extinct. The two other recent survivors, 'Prince of Wales' Class No. 25752 and 'Claughton' Class No. 6004 were withdrawn during W/E 7/5/49 and 23/4/49 respectively. No. 25297 ran 1,496,387 miles during her working career; No. 6004 893,534 miles and No. 25752 855,602 miles. All three are to be broken up. SLS/194908
21/08/1949 Crewe Works (Scrap Road) 21/8: New construction here was as follows: North Shed Nos. 41230/31/33; all have the crest (a smaller version than hitherto) on the tank sides. Nos. 41230/31 were due to go 'light' on 22/8 to Bangor and Denbigh respectively (No. 41231 had been working in and around the Birmingham area the previous week); Paint Shop Nos. 41234/35 and 41236 outside; Erecting Shop Nos. 41237 (complete), 41238 (almost complete with tanks), 41239 (frames and cylinders set up, boiler in separate bay, not yet mounted); Yard No. 41240 (frames and cylinders only). No. 48288 (ex W.D. 70403) was being repaired while W.D. Nos. 70438, 70584/99 were in the Works' yard. Locomotives in the new green livery included Nos. 45566/78/89, 45615, 46153/61. Scrap Road: On the cutting up road were Nos. 8948 an 9597, while No. 6004 was actually being cut up. Nos. 25297 an 25752 were over in the Carriage Shed marked 'Not to be cut up' SLS/194909

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1919 To Service To service as London and North Western Railway Number 1557
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 5499
   
05/1927 Renumbered Renumbered to 5752    
06/1934 Renumbered Renumbered to 25752    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stafford (5C)    
06/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 25752    
1949 Number Allocated Allocated number 58002 but not taken up    
11/1949 Scrapped Scrapped    

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