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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Western Railway 2544 m/e 08/1896
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 9040 m/e 12/1927
British Railways 49040 m/e Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Webb
Class A Compound
Company History LNWR/LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
A08/1896
D02/1908
G1 (0-8-0)06/1937
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 3669
To Service During 08/1896
Withdrawal During 04/1949 off Ryecroft (Walsall) (3C)
Service Life 52 yrs , 8 mths

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1896
3C   Ryecroft (Walsall) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn m/e 04/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   w/e 23/04/1949

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1896 To Service To service as London and North Western Railway Number 2544
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 3669		    
12/1927 Renumbered Renumbered to 9040    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ryecroft (Walsall) (3C)    
1949 Number Allocated Allocated number 49040 but not taken up    
04/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 9040 from Ryecroft (Walsall) (3C)    

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