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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (Orig) 13001 on 08/07/1926
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 2701   13/06/1934
British Railways 42701   12/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Hughes
Class CRAB
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Horwich Works
Order Number 84
To Service Sat 08/07/1926
Withdrawal Sat 12/12/1964
Service Life 38 yrs, 5 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 08/07/1926
26A   Newton Heath on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
9G   Gorton w/e 27/07/1963
     Withdrawn on 12/12/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 9G Gorton 4w/e 03/08/1963
WDN   w/e 12/12/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
21/04/1948 Horwich Works On 21/4 the following locomotives were in the Erecting Shop: Nos. 133/49, 205, 2701/82/86, 2958, 3841, 4060, 4220, 4307/68, 4497, 4517/48, 5079, 8751/61, 9501/08/20/37, 10630, 10953, 11313/20, 11425, 12089, 12133/71, 12268, 12399, 12411, 12522, 12615 an 12870, while awaiting Works were the following: Nos. 131, 2646, 2796, 2964, 9545, 9607, 10852, 11410, 12152/60, 12397, 12438/67, 12582, 12821/39. Nos. 10429, 10717, 10901, 12247/56, 12422, 12824/37/61 an 12902 were on the scrap road; the boiler of No. 11116 is still there. Nos. R10600 an R10617 are still standing between the Erecting and Paint Shops-the glass having been removed from the coach windows. The only renumbered locomotive seen here with a new cast smoke-box numberplate was No. 45220, the rest not having received them yet. SLS/194806
10/12/1960 Horwich Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard: 40173, 43023, 44125, 44262, 44602, 48084/9, 48130/88/97, 48249/54, 48457/69, 48664, 48747, 49505, 51498, 52305. Cutting-up Yard: 51227, 52139/79, 52445/52. Erecting Shop: Frames for three new diesel shunters, 12010, 40089, 40120/48, 42649, 42701/59/60/71/85, 42859, 43047, 43122, 43931, 44018 (marked to be cut-up), 44292, 44309/41, 44458, 48082, 48152/9/63, 48247/74, 48340, 48709/21, 76078/85. Paint Shop: uM28341/83M, F.R.3, L.Y.R. 1008. Works Shunters: 11304/5/24/68, 47402, 51429. SLS/196102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/07/1926 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 13001
Built at Horwich Works
   
13/06/1934 Renumbered Renumbered to 2701    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newton Heath (26A)    
12/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42701    
27/07/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
12/12/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 42701    
03/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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