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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Western Railway 1114 m/e 09/1905
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1st) 5217 m/e 11/1926

Names Carried
Date From Name
09/1905 KNOWSLEY

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Whale
Class Precursor
Company History LNWR/LMS
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 4499
To Service During 09/1905
Withdrawal During 02/1933
Service Life 27 yrs , 5 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1933

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1905
     Withdrawn m/e 02/1933

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 24E Blackpool Central w/e 10/05/1947
EXLOAN 23A Bank Hall w/e 31/05/1947

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/12/1945 Manchester Victoria Station A rare visitor on the Manchester (Victoria)-Preston line via Bolton and,Chorley was 6147, which hauled the 9.00 p.m; ex. Victoria, on 16/12. It is a 5A or 5B turn and is the Sunday version of the 8.35 p.m. Manchester-Heysham, boat train, on which 10B or 11A locos usually appear, though 5217 (24E) hauled it on 26/12. SLS/194602

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1905 To Service To service as London and North Western Railway Number 1114, name: KNOWSLEY
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 4499
   
11/1926 Renumbered Renumbered to 5217    
1933 Scrapped Scrapped    
02/1933 Withdrawn Condemned as 5217    

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