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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
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Date From |
London and North Western Railway |
558 |
m/e |
02/1887 |
London and North Western Railway (Duplicate) |
3766 |
m/e |
12/1921 |
London, Midland & Scottish Railway |
7769 |
m/e |
09/1928 |
British Railways |
58918 |
m/e |
Not applied |
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 |
2943 |
Fittings (as built) |
Boiler | Diagram Precursor | Safety Valves | Ramsbottom |
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To Service |
During 02/1887 |
Withdrawal |
Sat 24/04/1948 |
Service Life |
61 yrs, 2 mths , 24 dys |
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Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
|
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(New) |
m/e |
02/1887 |
|
|
Withdrawn |
on |
24/04/1948 |
SLS Allocations*
Type |
Code |
Name |
|
From Date |
WDN |
|
|
w/e |
24/04/1948 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified |
Modification |
04/1934 |
Push/Pull equipment fitted |
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Mentions ...
Report Date |
Title |
Report |
Source |
31/05/1948 |
Crewe Works |
New construction for the past month produced only three Caprotti 4-6-0's: No. 44756 (No. 9 of Order E468) completed on 10/5, and No. 44741 and 44742 (Nos. 4 & 5 of Order E.469) completed on 18/5 and 28/5 respectively. Condemned engines cut-up during the past month were dealt with a follows: W/E 8/5 Nos. 7821, 9250; W/E 15/5 Nos. 7769, 9038; W/E 22/5 Nos. 6673, 6738, 9013; W/E 29/5 Nos. 6740, 6920, 25373 an 28484. A number of War Department 2-8-0's of the standard L.M.S. '8F' type have recently returned from the Middle East, and are at present stored in the old carriage works. They are Nos. 70300/01/11/14/18/32/63/94/95/98, 70401/2/3/13/38/43/46/49, 70504/18/76/77/79/82/88 an 70611. Several of these engines are fitted with steam turbo-generators mounted on the right-hand side of the firebox, but no electric lights are in evidence, although conduit piping still exists along the boilers of a few engines. Eight locomotives were recently painted in the new experimental liveries of the British Railways Six Class '7P' 4-6-2's Nos. 46224/27/30/1/2/41 were painted blue (the shade approaching that of Oxford blue), and lined in accordance gwith ex L.N.W.R. practice, whilst two Class '6P' 4-6-0's Nos. 45540 an 46139 were painted green (a shade closely resembling the standard L.N.E.R. green) and also lined in the ex L.N.W.R. style. All eight engines had their buffers, cylinder covers, motion, etc., scoured bright |
SLS/194807 |
Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
02/1887 |
To Service |
To service as London and North Western Railway Number 558 Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 2943 |
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12/1921 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 3766 |
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|
09/1928 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 7769 |
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04/1934 |
Modification |
Modification: Push/Pull equipment fitted |
|
|
1948 |
Number Allocated |
Allocated number 58918 but not taken up |
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24/04/1948 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 7769 |
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