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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4968 m/e 08/1930
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1938) 7968 y/e 1938
British Railways 47968 m/e 11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Class Garratt
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-6-2T
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Works Number 6649
Fittings (as built)
Train Brakes Steam
To Service During 08/1930
Withdrawal w/e Sat 07/09/1957
Service Life 27 yrs, 1 mth , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1957

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1930
18C   Hasland on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn w/e 07/09/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   w/e 07/09/1957

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1930 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4968
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 6649
   
1938 Renumbered Renumbered to 7968    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Hasland (18C)    
11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 47968    
07/09/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 47968    
10/1957 Scrapped Scrapped    

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