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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Western Railway 161 m/e 09/1884
London and North Western Railway (Duplicate) 3727 m/e 04/1921
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 7700 m/e 12/1927

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Webb
Class Coal Tank
Company History LNWR/LMS
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 2787
Fittings (as built)
Boiler Diagram Precursor
Safety Valves Ramsbottom
To Service During 09/1884
Withdrawal During 03/1948
Service Life 63 yrs, 5 mths , 29 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1884
     Withdrawn m/e 03/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 4B Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) 5w/e 02/03/1946
WDN   w/e 20/03/1948

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1921 Push/Pull equipment fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/07/1948 Crewe Works (Eastern shed) Four more Class '5' 4-6-0's of Order E469 Nos. 44743 , 44744 , 44745 and 44746 were completed on 3/6, 10/6, 21/6 and 29/6 respectively, while the remaining engine of that order (No. 44747) is already in an advanced state of completion.
Two more 'Patriot' Class 4-6-0's have been rebuilt with taper boilers: No. 5532 completed on 16/6 and No. 5512 on 30/6. Nos. 5525/27 will be the next to be rebuilt, in that order.
The frames for the first three '2P' 2-6-2T's of Order E470 were noted in the Erecting Shop on 1/7; the boiler, cab and tanks had already been fitted to No. 41210. The following withdrawn locomotives were noted in the carriage sheds:-Eastern shed Nos. 6679, 6747, 7700/96, 7812/41, 8910, 28097, 28230, 28350, 28367, 28415/41, 28542/86/97; Western shed Nos. 6653/89/91/92, 6870/78, 7840, 9273, 28234. Further ex L.N.W.R. locomotives have gone to the scrap heap during the past month. They were cut-up as follows:-W/E 6/6 Nos. 7772, 7892, 7938, 9383; W/E 12/6 Nos. 6883, 6927, 25350; W/E 19/6 Nos. 6605/46, 6739; W/E 26/6 Nos. 6894, 9233, 28594; W/E 3/7 Nos. 7740, 25787.
During the W/E 26/6, W.D. 2-10-0 No. 73799 North British (12A) was on Works undergoing a minor repair. It is understood that this engine is to be used for testing the new Locomotive Testing Plant at Rugby. Class '5' No. 44826 was re-converted to coal burning during W/E 26/6.
Both Cornwall and Hardwicke have been hauled out of the Paint Shop and overhauled recently; the latter is now also lined out in accordance with ex L.N.W.R. practice.
New construction here was as follows: North Shed No. 44744; Paint Shop Nos. 44745/46, 45532 (Rebuilt); Yard Nos. 45512 (Rebuilt), 41214/15 an 44757 (frames and cylinders); Erecting Shop Nos. 44747 (complete), 41210 (frame, cylinders, boiler and tanks), 41211 (frame, cylinders, tank and boiler (not mounted)), 41212 (frame, cylinders and boiler (not mounted)), 41213 (frame and cylinders), 5525 (being rebuilt), 5527 (for rebuilding); Heavy Machine Shop Nos. 41216-18 (frames and cylinders), 41219 (frame only).
SLS/194808

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1884 To Service To service as London and North Western Railway Number 161
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 2787
   
04/1921 Renumbered Renumbered to 3727    
12/1921 Modification Modification: Push/Pull equipment fitted    
12/1927 Renumbered Renumbered to 7700    
03/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 7700    

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