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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 6163 on 15/09/1930
British Railways 46163 m/e 11/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
15/09/1930 CIVIL SERVICE RIFLEMAN

Locomotive Specifics
Class 7P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Royal Scot (Scot)15/09/1930
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sat 15/09/1930
Withdrawal Sat 29/08/1964
Service Life 33 yrs, 11 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 15/09/1930
8A   Edge Hill 4w/e 22/06/1946
5A   Crewe North on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
12A   Carlisle Upperby w/e 10/06/1950
12A   Carlisle Upperby 2w/e 17/06/1950
3B   Bushbury w/e 30/09/1950
3B   Bushbury 4w/e 07/10/1950
12A   Carlisle Upperby w/e 07/07/1951
12A   Carlisle Upperby 4w/e 17/07/1951
5A   Crewe North 4w/e 12/07/1952
1B   Camden 8w/e 19/06/1954
5A   Crewe North 4w/e 09/10/1954
1B   Camden w/e 20/06/1959
24K   Preston w/e 12/09/1959
6J   Holyhead w/e 02/04/1960
5A   Crewe North w/e 30/04/1960
6J   Holyhead w/e 11/06/1960
6G   Llandudno Junction w/e 17/09/1960
6J   Holyhead w/e 11/04/1961
1A   Willesden w/e 23/06/1962
16D   Annesley w/e 12/01/1963
     Withdrawn on 29/08/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Upperby w/e 10/06/1950
ALLOC 3B Bushbury w/e 30/09/1950
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Upperby w/e 07/07/1951
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 4w/e 12/07/1952
ALLOC 1B Camden 4w/e 12/06/1954
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 4w/e 02/10/1954
ALLOC 1B Camden 6w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 24K Preston 3w/e 26/09/1959
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 5w/e 30/04/1960
ALLOC 6J Holyhead 5w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 6G Llandudno Junction 4w/e 24/09/1960
ALLOC 6J Holyhead 4w/e 01/04/1961
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 16D Annesley 4w/e 02/02/1963
WDN   w/e 29/08/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
31/10/1953 Rebuilt with Taper Boiler


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/11/1943 Crewe Works Engines in shops on 2/11: 2587, 3891, 4220, 4464/99, 5026/76/94, 5109/31/89, 5201/33/96, 5357, 5423/33/56, 5526/41/2/54/63/91/6, 5605/19/56/62, 6117/34/9/42/8/63, 6200/2/9/31/5/40, 6931, 7340, 7408/68, 7674, 7772, 7898,.7978/9, 8598, 8962, 9057/83, 9103/23, 9305/40/1/66, 9529, 9605/6/20/32, 28245, 28423, 28616. W.D. 7057 (V.F.4873/43), W.D. 7161 (N.B.L. 25032/43). U.S.A. 1681 (Baldwin 67665, 1/43); U.S.A. 2400 (A.L.Co. 70749, 4/43), U.S.A. 2428 (A.L.Co. 70777, 5/43). The next 'Scot' to be 'rebuilt' is No, 6124. No. 6117 should be out 1/12/43. New 8.F. No. 8310 left the erecting shop 30/11/43. The W.D. (Austerity) 2-8-0's are having their cast-iron tender wheels re-placed by steel castings at Crewe. W.D. Nos. 551, 559, 571 are being returned to L.M.S. service, and the following running numbers have been allocated:-551/8266, NBL 24746/42, Tender No. 9993/43; 559/8272, NBL 24770J42; 571/8284 NBL 24806/42. Allocation of some '8.F's'-12A, Nos. 8302/3/32, 8644/51; 16C, Nos. 8616/41; 18B, Nos. 8304/33, 8620/1/50; 18D, No. 8642; 20A, Nos. 8305, 8618/39/40; 20B, No. 8619; 28C, Nos. 8617/43/52-4. SLS/194401
31/03/1949 Crewe Works During the past month a further seven Class '5' 4-6-0's-Nos. 44718-24 inclusive-have been put into traffic, painted black with red, cream and grey lining but carrying neither lettering nor crests on the tender sides. No. 46202 recently returned to traffic. The engine was run in on trips from Crewe to Shrewsbury during W/E 19/3, and returned to the regular London-Liverpool working the following week. Since then, however, it is reported to have failed again at Camden, details are not known.
Dynamometer car trials were carried out with Class '4' 2-6-0 No. 43027 on the Crewe-Holyhead line during W/E 9/4; the dynamometer car used was No. 1. Locomotives entering Works during March included:-Nos. 42227/52, 2263/66, 2432/54/80, 2541/44/63, 2611/13/42/50/57/60/73, 44745, 4775, 4819/72/97, 4911/39/63, 44984, 5046/54/88, 45091, 5110/45, 45195, 45229/34, 5244, 45264, 5269/96/7/8, 45326, 5343/82/84, 5408, 5501, 45520, 5556, 45568, 5591, 45597, 5659/70, 45676/90/99, 5703/35, 6004, 46100, 6103/10/13/21, 46134, 6155/56, 46160/63, 6169, 6206/27, 46231, 6235/50/1/2/5, 7972, 47982, 7994/95, 8026/75, 8112/50/57, 8206/70, 8301/2/3/17/24/31/50/61/67, 8495, 8522, 8610/45/91, 48696, 8770, 8906/18, 9042/52/74, 9110/11/66/85, 9210/59/63/89/96/97, 9305/29/40/63/81, 9419/27/29, 28619, 58889 and 2-10-0 73788 (65F).
SLS/194905

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
15/09/1930 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 6163, name: CIVIL SERVICE RIFLEMAN
Built at Derby Works
   
22/06/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Crewe North (5A)    
11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 46163    
10/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12A)    
17/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12A)    
30/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bushbury (3B)    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bushbury (3B)    
07/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12A)    
17/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12A)    
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
31/10/1953 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Taper Boiler    
19/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Camden (1B)    
09/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Camden (1B)    
12/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Preston (24K)    
02/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Holyhead (6J)    
30/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
11/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Holyhead (6J)    
17/09/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Llandudno Junction (6G)    
11/04/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Holyhead (6J)    
23/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
12/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (16D)    
29/08/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 46163    
02/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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