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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 15507 on 12/04/1930
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 8 on 01/05/1934
British Railways 40008 m/e 12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class 3P
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-2T
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sat 12/04/1930
Withdrawal Sat 14/11/1959 off Llandudno Junction (6G)
Service Life 29 yrs, 7 mths , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Sun 28/02/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 12/04/1930
4A   Shrewsbury on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
84K   Wrexham Rhosddu 4w/e 29/11/1958
6G   Llandudno Junction w/e 10/01/1959
     Withdrawn on 14/11/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 4A Shrewsbury w/e 06/12/1947
ALLOC 84K Wrexham Rhosddu 4w/e 29/11/1958
LOAN 6G Llandudno Junction 5w/e 31/01/1959
ALLOC 6G Llandudno Junction 4w/e 28/03/1959
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region m/e 31/03/1959
WDN   w/e 14/11/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/08/1934 Brakes removed from leading and trailing wheels
03/12/1949 Outside Steam Pipes fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/04/1930 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 15507
Built at Derby Works
   
01/05/1934 Renumbered Renumbered to 8    
02/08/1934 Modification Modification: Brakes removed from leading and trailing wheels    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Shrewsbury (4A)    
12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 40008    
03/12/1949 Modification Modification: Outside Steam Pipes fitted    
29/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Wrexham Rhosddu (84K)    
10/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Llandudno Junction (6G)    
14/11/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 40008 from Llandudno Junction (6G)    
28/02/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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