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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Western Railway 303 m/e 01/1905
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1st) 5305 m/e 06/1928
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (Dup.) 25305 m/e Not applied

Names Carried
Date From Name
01/1905 HIMALAYA

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Whale
Class Precursor
Company History LNWR/LMS
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 4460
To Service During 01/1905
Withdrawal During 01/1936
Service Life 31 yrs

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1936

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1905
     Withdrawn m/e 01/1936

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 5A Crewe North w/e 26/04/1947
ALLOC 1A Willesden w/e 26/07/1947
ALLOC 5A Crewe North w/e 02/08/1947
ALLOC 5B Crewe South w/e 11/10/1947
LOAN 2C Northampton w/e 28/08/1948

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1919 Superheated boiler fitted
06/1928 Rebuilt with Piston Valves


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1905 To Service To service as London and North Western Railway Number 303, name: HIMALAYA
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 4460
   
01/1919 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
06/1928 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
06/1928 Renumbered Renumbered to 5305    
1936 Number Allocated Allocated number 25305 but not taken up    
1936 Scrapped Scrapped    
01/1936 Withdrawn Condemned as 5305    

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