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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1st) 13274 on 16/01/1934
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 2974   25/02/1936
British Railways 42974   01/07/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 6P5F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 142
To Service Sat 16/01/1934 to Willesden (1A)
Withdrawal Sat 25/09/1965 off Heaton Mersey (9F)
Service Life 31 yrs, 8 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
1A   Willesden (New) on 16/01/1934
28A   Motherwell w/e 08/04/1934
27A   Polmadie w/e 09/07/1934
10B   Preston w/e 13/07/1935
8B   Warrington Dallam 4w/e 02/11/1935
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 16/11/1935
10A   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 13/11/1937
BHD   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 05/03/1938
2D   Nuneaton w/e 10/05/1941
5B   Crewe South w/e 21/02/1942
8C   Speke Junction w/e 17/11/1945
5B   Crewe South w/e 24/04/1948
2D   Nuneaton w/e 19/06/1948
3D   Aston w/e 17/07/1948
21B   Bescot w/e 23/06/1962
9G   Gorton w/e 12/1964
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 05/1965
     Withdrawn on 25/09/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 4w/e 08/12/1945
ALLOC 5B Crewe South w/e 24/04/1948
ALLOC 2D Nuneaton w/e 19/06/1948
ALLOC 3D Aston w/e 17/07/1948
ALLOC 21B Bescot 4w/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 9G Gorton 5w/e 09/01/1965
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 5w/e 12/06/1965
WDN   w/e 25/09/1965

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
16/01/1934 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 13274
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 142
Allocated to Willesden (1A)
   
08/04/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (28A)    
09/07/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Polmadie (27A)    
13/07/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Preston (10B)    
02/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
16/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
25/02/1936 Renumbered Renumbered to 2974    
13/11/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (10A)    
05/03/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (BHD)    
10/05/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2D)    
21/02/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
17/11/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
24/04/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
19/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2D)    
17/07/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
01/07/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 42974    
23/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (21B)    
12/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
05/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
25/09/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 42974 from Heaton Mersey (9F)    
12/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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