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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 15519 on 15/12/1930
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 20 on 10/05/1934
British Railways 40020 m/e 07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class 3P
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-2T
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sat 15/12/1930
Withdrawal Sat 08/07/1961 off Bedford (14E)
Service Life 30 yrs, 6 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 15/12/1930
1C   Watford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
2C   Warwick 4w/e 11/08/1956
1C   Watford 4w/e 06/10/1956
1A   Willesden 4w/e 14/06/1958
14E   Bedford w/e 31/01/1959
14B   Kentish Town w/e 24/10/1959
14E   Bedford w/e 28/11/1959
     Withdrawn on 08/07/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 2C Warwick 4w/e 11/08/1956
EXLOAN 1C Watford 4w/e 06/10/1956
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 14/06/1958
LOAN 14E Bedford 5w/e 31/01/1959
LOAN 14B Kentish Town 5w/e 31/10/1959
ALLOC 14B Kentish Town 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 14E Bedford 4w/e 28/11/1959
WDN   w/e 08/07/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
26/07/1933 Brakes removed from leading and trailing wheels
13/06/1953 Outside Steam Pipes fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1947 Watford Area Watford, having lost all the ex L.N.W.R. 0-6-2T's viz: Nos. 6869, 6871, and 6909, their miscellaneous duties are now performed by the three 2-6-2T's Nos. 10, 20, and 43. The latter have consequently been taken off their regular work on the St. Albans branch, which is now in the hands of 2-4-2T's Nos. 6686, 6725 and 6729. These are the only Webb engines still left in the London area. The Stanmore branch is operated-by the two 0-4-4T's Nos. 1908 and 1909. The two Jinty's (Nos. 7327 and 7359) which were recently at Watford for several months, have now returned to Willesden. Apart from the still numerous 0-8-0's ex L.N.W.R. engines are now extremely rare on the old L.N.W.R. main line. The last 'Claughton' No. 6004 has made two appearances in London, on 3rd February and again on 18th March. The 'Princes' at Bletchley work mainly on the Oxford and Cambridge branches and seldom come to London since their last regular turn, the 6.35 a.m. ex Bletchley returning with 5.25 p.m. ex Euston, was turned over to a class 5 working at the end of last year. The poor old 'Princes' in their present deplorable state of maintenance could not keep time with the somewhat smartly timed 5.25 p.m., invariably losing anything from 5 to 20 minutes, according to the particular engine and the enthusiasm-or lack of it-of the driver. As a regular traveller by this train one cannot really regret their replacement, apart from the sentimental aspect. SLS/194706
28/02/1962 Bedford MPD (Withdrawn) With closing of Northampton branch this shed has only one steam passenger turn (8.21 a.m. to Kettering); its only Class 5 (45238) is rostered to the pick-up goods to Northampton and back and then stand-by engine on shed. Withdrawn engines still here are 40020/53 an 43474. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
15/12/1930 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 15519
Built at Derby Works
   
26/07/1933 Modification Modification: Brakes removed from leading and trailing wheels    
10/05/1934 Renumbered Renumbered to 20    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Watford (1C)    
07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 40020    
13/06/1953 Modification Modification: Outside Steam Pipes fitted    
11/08/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Warwick (2C)    
06/10/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Watford (1C)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
31/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Bedford (14E)    
24/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Kentish Town (14B)    
28/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Bedford (14E)    
08/07/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 40020 from Bedford (14E)    
02/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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