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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Western Railway 922 m/e 04/1891
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 6620 m/e 02/1928
British Railways 46620 m/e 12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Webb
Class 1P
Company History LNWR/LMS
Wheels 2-4-2T
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 3171
To Service During 04/1891
Withdrawal During 02/1953
Service Life 61 yrs , 10 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1953

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1891
4B   Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn m/e 02/1953

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   w/e 07/03/1953

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1947 Carmarthen Carmarthen-Llandilo Section (ex L.N.W.R.): No trace now exists of the old L.N.W.R. shed at Carmarthen and the site is much overgrown. Since it was closed the ex L.N.W.R. 2-4-2T's working the branch, have been housed at the G.W.R. shed, but at the week-ended 27/12 only two were allocated: Nos. 6620 an 6740. For some time the L.M.S.R. foot-plate staff have been using G.W.R. locomotives on the branch-usually the 2200 Class or Pannier Tanks from Carmarthen shed, Thus the new era has been somewhat forestalled in this area! Undoubtedly the ex L.N.W.R. locomotives will soon depart from this one-time outpost; it is interesting to recall that before 1912, L.N.W.R. 2-4-2T's had to handle the Salop-Swansea passenger trains! SLS/194802
31/03/1948 Swansea Area During Easter L.M.S. No. 6620 (4B) ex L.N.W. 2-4-2T was noted on Pontardulais 'motor' trains prior to its return to Carmarthen: the latter shed (GW) had only L.M.S. No. 6740 for the Llandilo branch but G.W. engines were also being used by L.M.S. men. On Upper Bank shed (ex M.R.) were L.M.S. No. 28543 (4B) (ex L.N.W. 18' 0-6-0), and L.M.S. No. 22907 (2D) (ex M.R. 0-6-0)-both on loan. SLS/194805
29/11/1952 Central Wales Line Freight traffic is very heavy on this line, and the line is being worked to the limit of its capacity. An interesting variety of locomotives appears on the 8.30 a.m. local passenger train, Swansea (Victoria) to Pontardulais. The favourite class is the G.W. 0-6-OPT, with the Fowler 2-6-4T a close second. Ex G.W. 0-6-2T are frequently used, while ex L.N.W. 0-8-0, 0-6-2T, and even a Stanier 2-8-0 occasionally perform. Oddly enough, Webb 2-4-2T, No. 46620, frequently seen on the 8.18 a.m. and 5.20 p.m. ex Pontardulais, seems to take a dislike to working the train. The daily freight on the Llanmorlais branch is usually worked by a Shrewsbury 4-6-0 filling in time between main line duties. SLS/195303

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1891 To Service To service as London and North Western Railway Number 922
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 3171
   
02/1928 Renumbered Renumbered to 6620    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) (4B)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 46620    
02/1953 Withdrawn Condemned as 46620    
03/1953 Scrapped Scrapped    

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