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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1st) 13255 on 28/12/1933
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 2955   15/04/1935
British Railways 42955   12/02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 6P5F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 123
To Service Sat 28/12/1933 to Kentish Town (14B)
Withdrawal Sat 16/04/1966 off Heaton Mersey (9F)
Service Life 32 yrs, 3 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
14B   Kentish Town (New) on 28/12/1933
8A   Edge Hill w/e 13/10/1934
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 21/09/1935
12B   Carlisle Upperby w/e 05/03/1937
8C   Speke Junction w/e 22/01/1938
8A   Edge Hill w/e 29/04/1939
5B   Crewe South w/e 10/02/1940
8C   Speke Junction w/e 17/11/1945
8A   Edge Hill w/e 22/06/1946
5B   Crewe South w/e 26/04/1947
5A   Crewe North w/e 08/01/1955
5B   Crewe South w/e 18/04/1959
2A   Rugby w/e 31/12/1960
2B   Nuneaton w/e 21/01/1961
9G   Gorton w/e 11/1964
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 05/1965
     Withdrawn on 16/04/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 4w/e 08/12/1945
ALLOC 5B Crewe South w/e 26/04/1947
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 4w/e 29/01/1955
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 5w/e 02/05/1959
ALLOC 2A Rugby 4w/e 31/12/1960
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 5w/e 04/02/1961
ALLOC 9G Gorton 4w/e 05/12/1964
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 5w/e 12/06/1965
WDN   w/e 16/04/1966

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
28/12/1933 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 13255
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 123
Allocated to Kentish Town (14B)
   
13/10/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
15/04/1935 Renumbered Renumbered to 2955    
21/09/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
05/03/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12B)    
22/01/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
29/04/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
10/02/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
17/11/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
22/06/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
26/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
12/02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42955    
08/01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
18/04/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
31/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
21/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
05/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
16/04/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 42955 from Heaton Mersey (9F)    
07/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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