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Record: 71951 (21/04/2026)
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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Western Railway 1788 m/e 09/1910
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 9143 m/e 09/1926
British Railways 49143 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Whale
Class 2 Cylinder Rebuilds + New
Company History LNWR/LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
G09/1910
G1 (0-8-0)10/1931
G2A (0-8-0)01/1947
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 4948
To Service During 09/1910
Withdrawal w/e Sat 24/10/1959
Service Life 49 yrs, 1 mth , 23 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date Reference
    (New) m/e 09/1910  
6B   Mold Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)  
8C   Speke Junction 3w/e 11/12/1948  
11A   Carnforth m/e 31/01/1951  
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 15/08/1959  
     Withdrawn w/e 24/10/1959  

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction w/e 23/08/1947
ALLOC 11A Carnforth m/e 31/01/1951
ALLOC 10A Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 02/10/1954
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 4w/e 05/10/1957
LOAN 9A Longsight 4w/e 28/12/1957
EXLOAN 2B Nuneaton 4w/e 25/01/1958
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 30/01/1960
WDN   w/e 10/11/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1910 To Service To service as London and North Western Railway Number 1788
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 4948		    
09/1926 Renumbered Renumbered to 9143    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Mold Junction (6B)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 49143    
11/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Carnforth (11A)    
15/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
24/10/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 49143    

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