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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 161 on 04/11/1937
British Railways 40161 m/e 09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 3P
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-2T
Builder Derby Works
To Service Wed 04/11/1937
Withdrawal Wed 28/12/1960 (At Derby Works)
Withdrawal Notes At Derby Works
Service Life 23 yrs, 1 mth , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Thu 19/01/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 04/11/1937
14B   Kentish Town on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
14B   Kentish Town w/e 03/01/1948
82E   Bristol Barrow Road 4w/e 16/07/1960
82G   Templecombe (S&D) 4w/e 05/11/1960
     Withdrawn on 28/12/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 14B Kentish Town w/e 03/01/1948
LOAN 86K Abergavenny w/e 16/02/1952
ALLOC 86K Tredegar 4w/e 18/06/1955
ALLOC 86K Tredegar 4w/e 16/07/1955
ALLOC 86K Tredegar 4w/e 10/09/1955
ALLOC 82E Bristol Barrow Road 4w/e 16/07/1960
ALLOC 82G Templecombe (S&D) 4w/e 05/11/1960
WDN   m/e 31/12/1960

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
21/06/1959 Tredegar MPD The Barry Island Sunday excursions, for so long worked by ex-L.N.W. 0-8-0s from this shed are now worked by 66XX tanks. On shed at Tredegar, 21st June were-3700 (86K), 5727, 5768 (86B), 6439 (86A), 6600, 9662, 40098 (86K), 40161 (stored), 40171 (86K), 41201/4. SLS/195907
22/08/1959 Tredegar MPD (in store at Newport Pill) Following the allocation of 3712, 7736/87, 8711 an 9662 (w.e. 22/8) the former LMS engines are now in store at Newport Pill viz. 40098/161/71, 41201/4. 40091/145, formerly stored at Pontypool Road, have been returned to the LMR and are at Blackpool and Southport. SLS/195910
08/01/1961 Crewe Works (Works Sidings) Paint Shop: D77/8, D83/5, D3921, 42179, 45063/8, 45646/95, 48755, L.N.W.R. 1054 and the usual preserved engines. Outside Paint Shop: D74/5/9, D80/2/4, 44767, 45132, 45201, 45348, 45667, 46457, 48529, 48600, 70032, 90346. Works Sidings: 40161, 44697, 44734/82, 44867, 44936, 45336, 45428, 46235, 46430, 49158/99, 49270, 49432, 70021, 84015, 92092, 92160/7. Erecting Shop: D90-6, 42476, 42580, 44869, 45037/48, 45197, 45219/40/50/77/94, 45302/44, 45411/9, 45506/78/82, 45616/38/54/75/80, 46203/9/47/50/5, 46410/36, 48054, 48120/73, 48255, 48438, 48635/68, 48898, 49281, 70033, 90137/8/57/97, 90203/33/51, 90316, 90509, 92018/33/43, 92134/55/65. Outside Erecting Shop: 42295, 45515/60, 46103/36/7, 48508, 49034, 90297, 92048. New Erecting Shop: D76, D81/6-9, D97-102. Cutting-up Shop: Nil. SLS/196102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/11/1937 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 161
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kentish Town (14B)    
03/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Kentish Town (14B)    
09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 40161    
16/07/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Barrow Road (82E)    
05/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Templecombe (S&D) (82G)    
28/12/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 40161    
19/01/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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