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Record: 71951 (21/04/2026)
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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 |
|
| 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 |
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Allocations
| Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
Reference |
| |
|
(New) |
m/e |
08/1896 |
|
| 3C |
|
Ryecroft (Walsall) |
on |
01/01/1948 (Snapshot) |
|
| |
|
Withdrawn |
m/e |
04/1949 |
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SLS Allocations*
| Type |
Code |
Name |
|
From Date |
| WDN |
|
|
w/e |
23/04/1949 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
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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Withdrawn |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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