Menu

Quick Search

Enter locomotive number in the box below and press 'Go'!

Content is coming here as you probably can see. Content is coming here as you probably can see.


?

In Touch

Donations

Counter

Ad Visitor Statistics
» 15 Online
» 4359 Today
» 4163 Yesterday
» 17765 Week
» 70781 Month
» 190308 Year
» 3217161 Total
Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
(Free MySQL Counter)
prev prev
Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Western Railway 1448 m/e 11/1903
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 9273 m/e 08/1927
British Railways 49273 m/e Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Webb
Class 4 Cylinder Compound
Company History LNWR/LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B11/1903
G1 (0-8-0)12/1917
G2A (0-8-0)12/1939
G1 (0-8-0)12/1941
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 4373
To Service During 11/1903
Withdrawal During 02/1948
Service Life 44 yrs , 3 mths

Disposal
Scrapping w/e Sat 14/08/1948 at Locomotive Works (Crewe, Cheshire)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1903
10C   Patricroft 4w/e 30/11/1935
10C   Patricroft on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn m/e 02/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN 10C Patricroft w/e 07/02/1948

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/07/1948 Crewe Works (Western shed) Four more Class '5' 4-6-0's of Order E469 Nos. 44743 , 44744 , 44745 and 44746 were completed on 3/6, 10/6, 21/6 and 29/6 respectively, while the remaining engine of that order (No. 44747) is already in an advanced state of completion.
Two more 'Patriot' Class 4-6-0's have been rebuilt with taper boilers: No. 5532 completed on 16/6 and No. 5512 on 30/6. Nos. 5525/27 will be the next to be rebuilt, in that order.
The frames for the first three '2P' 2-6-2T's of Order E470 were noted in the Erecting Shop on 1/7; the boiler, cab and tanks had already been fitted to No. 41210. The following withdrawn locomotives were noted in the carriage sheds:-Eastern shed Nos. 6679, 6747, 7700/96, 7812/41, 8910, 28097, 28230, 28350, 28367, 28415/41, 28542/86/97; Western shed Nos. 6653/89/91/92, 6870/78, 7840, 9273, 28234. Further ex L.N.W.R. locomotives have gone to the scrap heap during the past month. They were cut-up as follows:-W/E 6/6 Nos. 7772, 7892, 7938, 9383; W/E 12/6 Nos. 6883, 6927, 25350; W/E 19/6 Nos. 6605/46, 6739; W/E 26/6 Nos. 6894, 9233, 28594; W/E 3/7 Nos. 7740, 25787.
During the W/E 26/6, W.D. 2-10-0 No. 73799 North British (12A) was on Works undergoing a minor repair. It is understood that this engine is to be used for testing the new Locomotive Testing Plant at Rugby. Class '5' No. 44826 was re-converted to coal burning during W/E 26/6.
Both Cornwall and Hardwicke have been hauled out of the Paint Shop and overhauled recently; the latter is now also lined out in accordance with ex L.N.W.R. practice.
New construction here was as follows: North Shed No. 44744; Paint Shop Nos. 44745/46, 45532 (Rebuilt); Yard Nos. 45512 (Rebuilt), 41214/15 an 44757 (frames and cylinders); Erecting Shop Nos. 44747 (complete), 41210 (frame, cylinders, boiler and tanks), 41211 (frame, cylinders, tank and boiler (not mounted)), 41212 (frame, cylinders and boiler (not mounted)), 41213 (frame and cylinders), 5525 (being rebuilt), 5527 (for rebuilding); Heavy Machine Shop Nos. 41216-18 (frames and cylinders), 41219 (frame only).
SLS/194808

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1903 To Service To service as London and North Western Railway Number 1448
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 4373
   
08/1927 Renumbered Renumbered to 9273    
30/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (10C)    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Patricroft (10C)    
02/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 9273    
14/08/1948 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Crewe, Cheshire    
1949 Number Allocated Allocated number 49273 but not taken up    

prev prev