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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (Orig) 13081 on 17/09/1927
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 2781   25/10/1934
British Railways 42781   09/09/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Hughes
Class CRAB
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number 325
To Service Sat 17/09/1927
Withdrawal w/e Sat 01/12/1962
Service Life 35 yrs, 2 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Sat 12/01/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 17/09/1927
2D   Nuneaton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
5A   Crewe North w/e 16/09/1961
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 05/05/1962
     Withdrawn w/e 01/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 4w/e 30/09/1961
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 5w/e 05/05/1962
WDN   w/e 01/12/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
17/09/1927 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 13081
Built at Crewe Works
   
25/10/1934 Renumbered Renumbered to 2781    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Nuneaton (2D)    
09/09/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 42781    
16/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
05/05/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
01/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 42781    
12/01/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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