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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (Orig) 13029 on 13/12/1927
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 2729   14/12/1934
British Railways 42729   09/07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Hughes
Class CRAB
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Horwich Works
Order Number 84
To Service Sat 13/12/1927
Withdrawal Sat 12/10/1963
Service Life 35 yrs, 9 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1965 at Arnott Young (Dudley Hill)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 13/12/1927
25G   Farnley Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
28B   Fleetwood w/e 10/06/1950
28B   Fleetwood 2w/e 17/06/1950
24A   Accrington w/e 14/10/1950
24A   Accrington 4w/e 04/11/1950
24D   Lower Darwen 4w/e 28/11/1953
     Withdrawn on 12/10/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 25G Farnley Junction w/e 11/10/1947
ALLOC 28B Fleetwood w/e 10/06/1950
ALLOC 24A Accrington w/e 14/10/1950
WDN   w/e 12/10/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/08/1947 Horwich Works On 10/8 the following locos. were under repair: 80, 122, 145, 2704, 2747, 2791, 2947, 2970, 5102, 9505, 9542, 9578, 9604, 9645, 9658, 9667, 10429, 10622, 10639, 10648, 10660, 10720, 10743, 10777 (with 10812's bunker), 10892, 10898, 11253, 11319, 11514, 12037, 12047, 12119, 12159, 12171, 12184, 12196, 12363, 12382, 12581, 12598 and 12870. On the same date Nos. 2722, 2729, 2918, 5340 (with a small 3500 gal. tender) 9529, 10640, 10944, 11486 an 12299 were awaiting repair. SLS/194710

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
13/12/1927 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 13029
Built at Horwich Works
   
14/12/1934 Renumbered Renumbered to 2729    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Farnley Junction (25G)    
09/07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42729    
10/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Fleetwood (28B)    
17/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Fleetwood (28B)    
14/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Accrington (24A)    
04/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Accrington (24A)    
28/11/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Lower Darwen (24D)    
12/10/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 42729    
03/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Arnott Young: Dudley Hill    

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