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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 131 on 26/09/1935
British Railways 40131 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 3P
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-2T
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sat 26/09/1935 to Hamilton (West) (28B)
Withdrawal Sat 21/10/1961
Service Life 26 yrs , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
28B   Hamilton (West) (New) on 26/09/1935
6C   Birkenhead Mollington Street on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 21/10/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   w/e 21/10/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
21/04/1948 Horwich Works On 21/4 the following locomotives were in the Erecting Shop: Nos. 133/49, 205, 2701/82/86, 2958, 3841, 4060, 4220, 4307/68, 4497, 4517/48, 5079, 8751/61, 9501/08/20/37, 10630, 10953, 11313/20, 11425, 12089, 12133/71, 12268, 12399, 12411, 12522, 12615 an 12870, while awaiting Works were the following: Nos. 131, 2646, 2796, 2964, 9545, 9607, 10852, 11410, 12152/60, 12397, 12438/67, 12582, 12821/39. Nos. 10429, 10717, 10901, 12247/56, 12422, 12824/37/61 an 12902 were on the scrap road; the boiler of No. 11116 is still there. Nos. R10600 an R10617 are still standing between the Erecting and Paint Shops-the glass having been removed from the coach windows. The only renumbered locomotive seen here with a new cast smoke-box numberplate was No. 45220, the rest not having received them yet. SLS/194806

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
26/09/1935 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 131
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Birkenhead Mollington Street (6C)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 40131    
21/10/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 40131    
03/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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