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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 653 m/e 09/1931
British Railways 40653 m/e 06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class 2P
Company History LMS
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Crewe Works
To Service During 09/1931
Withdrawal w/e Sat 28/11/1959
Service Life 28 yrs, 2 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1961 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1931
2C   Northampton 4w/e 22/06/1946
2C   Northampton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
5A   Crewe North 4w/e 23/03/1957
     Withdrawn w/e 28/11/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 10/11/1945
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 4w/e 23/03/1957
TOSTORE   4w/e 09/08/1958
TOSTORE   4w/e 24/01/1959
TOSTORE   4w/e 21/03/1959
WDN   w/e 28/11/1959

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1931 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 653
Built at Crewe Works
   
22/06/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Northampton (2C)    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Northampton (2C)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 40653    
23/03/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
28/11/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 40653    
07/1961 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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