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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 9637 on 05/01/1932
British Railways 49637 m/e 06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class 7F
Company History LMS
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
To Service Sat 05/01/1932
Withdrawal Sat 03/06/1961
Service Life 29 yrs, 4 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 05/01/1932
26A   Newton Heath on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
27D   Wigan Central (L&Y) 4w/e 24/02/1951
27D   Wigan Central (L&Y) m/e 28/02/1951
27B   Aintree 4w/e 28/11/1953
27B   Aintree 4w/e 09/10/1954
26B   Agecroft w/e 06/02/1960
     Withdrawn on 03/06/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 27D Wigan Central (L&Y) m/e 28/02/1951
ALLOC 27B Aintree 4w/e 28/11/1953
ALLOC 27D Wigan Central (L&Y) 4w/e 02/10/1954
ALLOC 26B Agecroft 4w/e 27/02/1960
WDN   w/e 03/06/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1960 Fowler 7F 0-8-0 By late March, six Fowler ex-L.M.S.R. Class 7F 0-8-0 locomotives survived in stock, divided between Newton Heath 49508 an 49618(26A), and Agecroft 49505, 49627, 49637 an 49668 (26B). SLS/196006
09/07/1961 Horwich Works (Works Yard) Paint Shop: uM28360M, uM28673M, 48341. Car Shop: uM28311, uM28387M, uM28584M. Works Yard: 12032, 40075/7, 42721/4, 42941/60/2, 44477, 49637, 52182: Moss Side: D4025, 42747, 42839/71/95, 43045, 43920, 44098, 44141, 44242, 47520, 48084, 48268, 48641. Scrap Yard: 51429 intact. Erecting Shop: D4026/7/95-9, 12003, 42774/8/87, 42829/43/97, 43115/39, 44007/60, 44104, 44339, 44432, 44567/82, 48060, 48155, 48200/9/50, 48329/70, 48464/72, 48501, 48615/98, 48740, Wren. Works Shunters: 11304/24/68, 47402/29. SLS/196108

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/01/1932 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 9637
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newton Heath (26A)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 49637    
24/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Wigan Central (L&Y) (27D)    
28/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Wigan Central (L&Y) (27D)    
28/11/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (27B)    
09/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (27B)    
06/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Agecroft (26B)    
03/06/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 49637    
10/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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