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**Numbers Carried**
Company	Number		Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway	2130	m/e	06/1927
British Railways	41948	m/e	05/1949

**Locomotive Specifics**
Designer	R. Whitelegg
Class	79
Company History	LTSR/LMS
Wheels	4-4-2T
Builder	Derby Works
To Service	During 06/1927
Withdrawal	Tue 17/02/1959
Service Life	31 yrs, 8 mths , 17 dys

**Disposal**
Scrapping	During 02/1960 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

**Allocations**
Code	Name		From Date
	(New)	m/e	06/1927
13A	Plaistow	on	01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
	Withdrawn	on	17/02/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type	Code	Name		From Date
WDN			on	17/02/1959

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

**Mentions ...**
Report Date	Title	Report	Source
04/10/1958	Plaistow Goods yard - stored locomotives	41928/39/41/5/6/8/50/77/8/81/2/4/5/6/7/90/1/2/3.	SLS/195811
06/03/1959	Over and Wharton branch	One track of this short branch from Acton Bridge contains the LTS locos. shown as transferred to Spital Bridge (Peterboro') on 6th March 'condemned' in official lists viz. 41928/39/41/5/6/8/50/77/8/81-7/90-3, also ex LNWR 0-8-0s 48945, 49109/13/17/57/80, 49226/330/68. Another LTS loco, is at Badnall Wharf (between Norton Bridge and Standon Bridge) viz. 41936 along with 41078/156/724, 43419/631, 50646/725/57/77/818/31/55/65, 51424/53, 52399/517, 58066/196.	SLS/195904

**Summary**
Date	Event	Details
06/1927	To Service	To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2130 Built at Derby Works
01/01/1948	Allocation	Allocation Snapshot - Plaistow (13A)
05/1949	Renumbered	Renumbered to 41948
17/02/1959	Withdrawn	Condemned as 41948
02/1960	Scrapped	Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge

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