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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
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Date From |
London and North Western Railway |
323 |
m/e |
02/1905 |
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1st) |
5303 |
m/e |
02/1927 |
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (Dup.) |
25303 |
m/e |
Not applied |
Names Carried
Date From |
Name |
02/1905 |
ARGUS |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
G. Whale |
Class |
Precursor |
Company History |
LNWR/LMS |
Wheels |
4-4-0 |
Builder |
Crewe Works |
Works Number |
4465 |
To Service |
During 02/1905 |
Withdrawal |
During 10/1936 |
Service Life |
31 yrs, 7 mths , 30 dys |
Disposal
Scrapping |
During y/e 1936 |
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Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
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From Date |
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(New) |
m/e |
02/1905 |
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Withdrawn |
m/e |
10/1936 |
Modifications
Date Modified |
Modification |
06/1917 |
Superheated boiler fitted |
01/1923 |
Rebuilt with Piston Valves |
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Mentions ...
Report Date |
Title |
Report |
Source |
31/10/1945 |
Belle Vue MPD |
Locos seen during October included: 1097 22B, 3173 20G, 6272 22A, 5303 8A, 5364 12A, 5590 22A, 8908 5B, 9029 10A, 12336 23E, 12562 24D, 12857 23B, 12861 23B. 8037 18A was noted on a troop train on 4/10. |
SLS/194601 |
Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
02/1905 |
To Service |
To service as London and North Western Railway Number 323, name: ARGUS Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 4465 |
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06/1917 |
Modification |
Modification: Superheated boiler fitted |
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01/1923 |
Modification |
Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves |
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02/1927 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 5303 |
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1936 |
Number Allocated |
Allocated number 25303 but not taken up |
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1936 |
Scrapped |
Scrapped |
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10/1936 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 5303 |
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