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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1st) 13254 on 06/12/1933
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 2954 4w/e 31/12/1935
British Railways 42954   22/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 6P5F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 122
To Service Sat 06/12/1933 to Patricroft (10C)
Withdrawal Sat 11/02/1967 off Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)
Service Life 33 yrs, 2 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
10C   Patricroft (New) on 06/12/1933
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor w/e 01/06/1935
12B   Carlisle Upperby w/e 13/07/1935
BHD   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 28/12/1935
7A   Llandudno Junction w/e 20/04/1940
7B   Bangor w/e 26/10/1940
6B   Mold Junction w/e 12/06/1943
7B   Bangor (on loan) w/e 02/02/1946
7A   Llandudno Junction w/e 28/06/1947
5B   Crewe South w/e 01/10/1949
3D   Aston w/e 12/11/1949
5A   Crewe North w/e 20/09/1958
2B   Nuneaton w/e 16/09/1961
5B   Crewe South w/e 22/06/1963
5E   Nuneaton w/e 02/1964
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 08/1964
     Withdrawn on 11/02/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 7B Bangor m/e 31/01/1946
LOAN 7B Bangor 5w/e 02/03/1946
EXLOAN 7A Llandudno Junction w/e 28/06/1947
ALLOC 5B Crewe South w/e 01/10/1949
ALLOC 3D Aston w/e 12/11/1949
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 4w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 4w/e 30/09/1961
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 5w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 05/09/1964
WDN   w/e 11/02/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
14/05/1946 Radlett Sightings 1287 (20F) was seen running light at Radlett, going north, recently. The following strangers were also seen here:-437 (22B) , 486 (21A) , 2954 (7B) , and 562 (20A) . The latter was working a short freight train. SLS/194606
26/04/1964 Swindon Works (A Shop) Works Yard: D3508, D3811, 1024, 1447, 1666, 2818, 3721, 4652, 4923, 6106, 6147, 6871, 6915, 6952, 7812, 8102, 8732, 8738, 9425, 9431, 9484, 9486, 9743, 9752, 42961, 42978, 42983, 43001, 43115, 43132, 73003, 73021. A Shop: D812, D831, D846, D1004, D1005, D1013, D1027, D1035, D1041, D848, D1043, D1058, D1065, D1067, D3421, D3808, D3816, D3823, D3828, D3831, D7026, D7029, D7064, D7071, D7080, D9500, D9501, D9502, D9503, D9504, D9505, D9506, D9057 motors mounted, D9508, D9509, D9510, D9511 frames only, 4144, 7019, 7915, 8486, 42954, 42958, 43002, 43044, 43056, 43075, 43090, 43109, 73053, 73066, 76077, 76081, 92225. C Shop: 6025. Dump: 1650, 4706, 5057, 6010, 6603, 6680, 6824, 9420, 9603, 47623. SLS/196406
20/09/1964 Swindon Works (Outside in works yard) On the occasion of the Society farewell to the last G.W.R. County class tour, the following were on works:- Erecting Shop: D602, D806/19/37/43/9, D1001/6/9/14/15/28/32/43/58, D6335/57, D7009/73, 2210, 6862, 6951, 7803, 7924, 43001/137, 73034 an 92223. New Construction: D9512 complete and painted, D9513-6 almost complete, D9517-24 under construction. Top end of shop, PWM653, D3026/32/190/807/14/24. Weighing shed: D850, D1049, Outside in works yard: 4659, 8405/9, 8732, 9425/27, 42954/78, 43115/20, 60941/45, D1016/24, D6352, D7048, N.C.B. 0-6-2T (ex T.V.R.) and King 6000 (for movement to Stratford). Scrap yard: 2818, 5698, 6010, 6824/7/73, 7929, 8418, 9484, 60809/12/33/6/87, 60916/22/5/32/64/75, 43012/112. Stock shed: D3352, D6826, D9510/11. SLS/196410
11/10/1964 Swindon Works (Turntable area) Erecting shop: D602, D806/15/7/32/7/43/9, D1006/16/24/32/58/60/72, D3025/32/190/807/20/966, D6335/52/6, D7017/46/63, 2210, 6823/7, 6951, 7924/9, 42945/75, 43001/112/20/37, 73034, 92223, D9515/6 Painted, D9517-20 Cabs, D9521-7 Motors, D9528/9 Frames; PWM653; C shop area: NCB 67 (ex-TVR) and 6000 still awaiting movement to Stratford; 2818, 3748, 4626, 5264, 5602, 6010, 6824/73, 8401/18, 9484, 9752, 43003, 60809/12/56/87/916/22/32/41/5, 78009; Outside Erecting shop: 7803, 43012; Turntable area: D830/60, D1010/20, D3437, D7022/7/64, 4659, 8405/9, 9425, 9454, 42954; Stored Stock shed: 1010/2/4, 3702, 4569, 4916, 5963/75, 6804, 73012 SLS/196411

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/12/1933 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 13254
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 122
Allocated to Patricroft (10C)		    
01/06/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
13/07/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12B)    
28/12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (BHD)    
31/12/1935 Renumbered Renumbered to 2954    
20/04/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Llandudno Junction (7A)    
26/10/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Bangor (7B)    
12/06/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
02/02/1946 Allocation Loaned to Bangor (7B)    
28/06/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Llandudno Junction (7A)    
22/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42954    
01/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
12/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
20/09/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
16/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
22/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
02/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (5E)    
08/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
11/02/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 42954 from Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
08/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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