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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1st) 13268 on 24/01/1934
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 2968   20/09/1935
British Railways 42968   18/12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 6P5F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 136
To Service Sat 24/01/1934 to Willesden (1A)
Withdrawal Sat 31/12/1966 off Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)
Service Life 32 yrs, 11 mths , 7 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
1A   Willesden (New) on 24/01/1934
8A   Edge Hill w/e 20/04/1935
5B   Crewe South w/e 13/07/1935
3D   Aston 4w/e 30/11/1935
3D   Aston w/e 14/12/1935
3A   Bescot w/e 21/11/1936
BHD   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 12/06/1937
8A   Edge Hill w/e 26/11/1938
1A   Willesden w/e 10/05/1941
2D   Nuneaton w/e 22/11/1941
5B   Crewe South w/e 21/02/1942
5A   Crewe North w/e 03/05/1958
6C   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 10/06/1961
2B   Nuneaton w/e 16/06/1962
6B   Mold Junction w/e 22/06/1963
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 05/1964
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 05/1965
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 12/1965
     Withdrawn on 31/12/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 4w/e 17/05/1958
ALLOC 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 01/07/1961
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 4w/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction 5w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 5w/e 06/06/1964
ALLOC 9G Gorton 5w/e 12/06/1965
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 5w/e 12/06/1965
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 5w/e 08/01/1966
WDN   w/e 31/12/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Preservation
Current Status Unknown
Status Date 17/09/2018


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
07/07/1968 Locos. at Messrs. Woodhams, Barry Docks Locomotives awaiting scrapping at Woodhams yard, Barry: GWR2807/57/59/61/73/4/85, GWR3612, GWR3738, GWR3802/3/14/17/22/45/50/55/62, GWR4110/5/21/41, GWR4150/6/60, GWR4247/8/53/70/7, GWR4561/6/88, GWR4612/68, GWR4920/30/42/53/64/79/83, GWR5029/43/51/80, GWR5164/93/9, GWR5224/7/39, GWR5322, GWR5521/6/32/8/9, GWR5541/2/52/3/62/72, GWR5619/37/68, GWR5900/52/67/94, GWR6023/4, GWR6619/34/88/95, GWR6960/84/9/90, GWR7027, GWR7200/2/29, GWR7325, GWR7802/12/9/20/1/2/7/8, GWR7903/27, GWR9466, GWR9629/81/82, 30499, 30506/41, 30825/8/30/41/7, 31618/25/38, 31806/74, 34007/10/6/27/8/39/46/53/8/9/67/70/2/3/81/92, 34101/5, 35001/5/6/9/10/1/8/22/5/7/9, 41312/3, 42765, 42859, 42968, 43924, 44123, 44422, 44901, 45163, 45293, 45337/79, 45491, 45690/9, 46428/47, 46512/21, 47279/98, 47324/57, 47406/93, 48173, 48431, 48518, 48624, 53808/9, 71000, 73082/96, 73129/56, 75014/69/78/9, 76017, 78018/9/22/59, 80064/72/8/9/80/97/8, 80100/4/5/35/6/50/1, 92085, 92134, 92207/14/9/40/5. A total of 209. 31618 and 43924 are scheduled for private preservation providing sufficient donations are received. SLS/196810

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
24/01/1934 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 13268
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 136
Allocated to Willesden (1A)
   
20/04/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
13/07/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
20/09/1935 Renumbered Renumbered to 2968    
30/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
14/12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
21/11/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
12/06/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (BHD)    
26/11/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
10/05/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
22/11/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2D)    
21/02/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
18/12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42968    
03/05/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
10/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (6C)    
16/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
22/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
05/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
12/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
31/12/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 42968 from Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    

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