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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Western Railway 1663 m/e 01/1912
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 7878 m/e 11/1926

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Cooke
Class 1185
Company History LNWR/LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
118501/1912
Wheels 0-8-2T
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 5048
To Service During 01/1912
Withdrawal During 06/1947
Service Life 35 yrs , 5 mths

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1912
     Withdrawn m/e 06/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 5w/e 02/03/1946
WDN   w/e 21/06/1947

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
13/12/1947 Crewe Works Scrapyard More ex L.N.W.R. locomotives have gone to the scrap heap. They were cut up as follows:-w/e 15/11/47 Nos. 27672 an 28588 ; w/e 22/11/47 Nos. 7742 an 28204 ; w/e 29/11/47 Nos. 7717, 7834 an 28429 ; w/e 6/12/47 Nos. 7878 an 27597 ; w/e 13/12/47 Nos. 28288 an 28315 . SLS/194801

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1912 To Service To service as London and North Western Railway Number 1663    
11/1926 Renumbered Renumbered to 7878    
06/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 7878    

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