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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1st) 13269 on 12/01/1934
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 2969   21/08/1935
British Railways 42969   24/09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 6P5F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 137
To Service Sat 12/01/1934 to Willesden (1A)
Withdrawal Sat 14/11/1964 off Crewe South (5B)
Service Life 30 yrs, 10 mths , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
1A   Willesden (New) on 12/01/1934
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 20/10/1934
5B   Crewe South w/e 20/04/1935
3D   Aston 4w/e 02/11/1935
3D   Aston w/e 30/11/1935
1A   Willesden w/e 14/11/1936
3B   Bushbury w/e 27/03/1937
BHD   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 17/02/1940
2B   Nuneaton w/e 16/06/1962
5B   Crewe South w/e 22/06/1963
1F   Rugby w/e 09/11/1963
5B   Crewe South w/e 11/1964
     Withdrawn on 14/11/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 4w/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 5w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 1F Rugby 4w/e 09/11/1963
WDN   w/e 14/11/1964
EXLOAN 5B Crewe South 4w/e 05/12/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/03/1961 Horwich Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard: D3925, 40146, 42723/79, 42890, 43880, 44126, 44455, 44512/44, 48118/64, 48507, 48608, 48742/56, 51229, 51441/96, 52270, 52415. Scrap Yard: 50746, 52201/44, 52355. Erecting Shop: D3932-6, D4011/2, 12004/5/46, 42822/4/67/70, 42959/69/75/84, 43000/19, 44099, 44113/97, 44446, 44595, 48056, 48113, 48332, 48454, 48513, 48640/76, 48708, 76077/83, Car Shop: uM28306/81M, uM28586M. Paint Shop: 13247, uM28330M, and the usual preserved engines; Works Shunters: 11304/5/24/68, 47402, 51429. SLS/196105

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/01/1934 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 13269
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 137
Allocated to Willesden (1A)
   
20/10/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
20/04/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
21/08/1935 Renumbered Renumbered to 2969    
02/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
30/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
14/11/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
27/03/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Bushbury (3B)    
17/02/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (BHD)    
24/09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42969    
16/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
22/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
09/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (1F)    
11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
14/11/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 42969 from Crewe South (5B)    
03/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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