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Record: 71951 (21/04/2026)
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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Western Railway 2541 m/e 08/1896
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8953 m/e 10/1923
British Railways 48953 w/e 13/11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Webb
Class A Compound
Company History LNWR/LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
A08/1896
C11/1904
G1 (0-8-0)12/1926
G2A (0-8-0)12/1939
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 3666
To Service During 08/1896
Withdrawal w/e Sat 07/10/1961
Service Life 65 yrs, 2 mths , 6 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date Reference
    (New) m/e 08/1896  
1A   Willesden on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)  
2D   Nuneaton w/e 09/07/1949  
2D   Nuneaton 5w/e 16/07/1949  
2B   Bletchley w/e 15/10/1949  
3A   Bescot 4w/e 02/12/1950  
4A   Bletchley 4w/e 24/02/1951  
4A   Bletchley m/e 28/02/1951  
     Withdrawn w/e 07/10/1961  

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 2D Nuneaton w/e 09/07/1949
ALLOC 2B Bletchley w/e 15/10/1949
LOAN 3A Bescot m/e 31/12/1950
ALLOC 4A Bletchley m/e 28/02/1951
WDN   w/e 07/10/1961

* 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 2541
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 3666		    
10/1923 Renumbered Renumbered to 8953    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Willesden (1A)    
13/11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48953    
09/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2D)    
16/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2D)    
15/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (2B)    
02/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
24/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (4A)    
28/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (4A)    
07/10/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 48953    

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