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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 6153 m/e 07/1930
British Railways 46153 m/e 08/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
06/1930 THE ROYAL DRAGOON

Locomotive Specifics
Class 7P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Royal Scot (Scot)07/1930
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service During 07/1930
Withdrawal w/e Sat 22/12/1962
Service Life 32 yrs, 5 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1930
1B   Camden on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
5A   Crewe North w/e 22/05/1948
12B   Carlisle Upperby w/e 12/06/1948
8A   Edge Hill w/e 15/10/1949
5A   Crewe North 4w/e 24/02/1951
5A   Crewe North m/e 28/02/1951
8A   Edge Hill 4w/e 24/03/1951
9A   Longsight 8w/e 16/07/1955
3B   Bushbury w/e 07/11/1959
9E   Trafford Park (LMS) w/e 07/01/1961
16D   Annesley w/e 29/09/1962
     Withdrawn w/e 22/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 1B Camden w/e 21/06/1947
ALLOC 5A Crewe North w/e 22/05/1948
ALLOC 12B Carlisle Upperby w/e 12/06/1948
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill w/e 15/10/1949
ALLOC 5A Crewe North m/e 28/02/1951
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill w/e 24/03/1951
ALLOC 9A Longsight 4w/e 16/07/1955
ALLOC 3B Bushbury 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 9E Trafford Park (LMS) 5w/e 04/02/1961
ALLOC 16D Annesley 5w/e 06/10/1962
WDN   w/e 22/12/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
21/08/1949 Crewe Works 21/8: New construction here was as follows: North Shed Nos. 41230/31/33; all have the crest (a smaller version than hitherto) on the tank sides. Nos. 41230/31 were due to go 'light' on 22/8 to Bangor and Denbigh respectively (No. 41231 had been working in and around the Birmingham area the previous week); Paint Shop Nos. 41234/35 and 41236 outside; Erecting Shop Nos. 41237 (complete), 41238 (almost complete with tanks), 41239 (frames and cylinders set up, boiler in separate bay, not yet mounted); Yard No. 41240 (frames and cylinders only). No. 48288 (ex W.D. 70403) was being repaired while W.D. Nos. 70438, 70584/99 were in the Works' yard. Locomotives in the new green livery included Nos. 45566/78/89, 45615, 46153/61. Scrap Road: On the cutting up road were Nos. 8948 an 9597, while No. 6004 was actually being cut up. Nos. 25297 an 25752 were over in the Carriage Shed marked 'Not to be cut up' SLS/194909
28/11/1959 Bushbury MPD To work the remaining Wolverhampton-B'ham-London trains (via Northampton) Royal Scots 46122/41/3/53/8 and Patriot 45540 have been allocated in place of the Jubilees (transferred to Carlisle). SLS/196001
07/01/1961 Trafford Park MPD 70004/14/5/7/21/32/3/42 have been transferred to Willesden and replaced by 45540, 46106/22/37/41/3/53/8. On Saturday, 7th January, 70004 worked the 12-34 p.m. Watford-New St. Birmingham and returned on the 7-37 p.m. New St.-Euston. SLS/196102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1930 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 6153
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Camden (1B)    
22/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
12/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12B)    
08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 46153    
15/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
24/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
28/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
24/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
16/07/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Longsight (9A)    
07/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Bushbury (3B)    
07/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LMS) (9E)    
29/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (16D)    
22/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 46153    
05/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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