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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 156 on 06/10/1937
British Railways 40156 m/e 06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 3P
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-2T
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sat 06/10/1937
Withdrawal Sat 28/10/1961
Service Life 24 yrs , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 06/10/1937
5F   Uttoxeter on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
5F   Uttoxeter 4w/e 04/11/1950
2C   Warwick 4w/e 18/04/1953
1A   Willesden 4w/e 11/08/1956
2B   Nuneaton 4w/e 01/12/1956
1A   Willesden 4w/e 23/03/1957
8B   Warrington Dallam 8w/e 05/10/1957
16C   Mansfield w/e 17/10/1959
16B   Kirkby in Ashfield w/e 09/04/1960
     Withdrawn on 28/10/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 5F Uttoxeter 5w/e 02/03/1946
LOAN WRX Wrexham Rhosddu w/e 28/01/1950
EXLOAN 5F Uttoxeter w/e 14/10/1950
LOAN 6E Wrexham Rhosddu w/e 14/04/1951
EXLOAN 5F Uttoxeter w/e 12/05/1951
LOAN 2C Warwick 4w/e 18/04/1953
ALLOC 2C Warwick 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 14/07/1956
LOAN 2B Nuneaton 4w/e 01/12/1956
EXLOAN 1A Willesden 4w/e 23/03/1957
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam 4w/e 05/10/1957
LOAN 16C Mansfield 5w/e 31/10/1959
ALLOC 16C Mansfield 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 16B Kirkby in Ashfield 5w/e 30/04/1960
WDN   w/e 28/10/1961

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/10/1937 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 156
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Uttoxeter (5F)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 40156    
04/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Uttoxeter (5F)    
18/04/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Warwick (2C)    
11/08/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
01/12/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
23/03/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
05/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
17/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Mansfield (16C)    
09/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Kirkby in Ashfield (16B)    
28/10/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 40156    
09/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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