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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1st) 13257 on 23/12/1933
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 2957   29/03/1935
British Railways 42957   12/02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 6P5F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 125
To Service Sat 23/12/1933 to Kentish Town (14B)
Withdrawal Sat 15/01/1966 off Heaton Mersey (9F)
Service Life 32 yrs , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
14B   Kentish Town (New) on 23/12/1933
8A   Edge Hill w/e 13/10/1934
5B   Crewe South w/e 26/04/1947
2B   Bletchley w/e 13/12/1947
3D   Aston w/e 06/03/1948
21B   Bescot w/e 23/06/1962
2K   Bushbury w/e 07/1964
2B   Oxley w/e 04/1965
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 12/1965
     Withdrawn on 15/01/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 5B Crewe South w/e 26/04/1947
ALLOC 2B Bletchley w/e 13/12/1947
ALLOC 3D Aston w/e 06/03/1948
ALLOC 21B Bescot 4w/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 2K Bushbury 4w/e 08/08/1964
ALLOC 2B Oxley 4w/e 08/05/1965
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 5w/e 08/01/1966
WDN   w/e 15/01/1966

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
23/12/1933 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 13257
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 125
Allocated to Kentish Town (14B)
   
13/10/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
29/03/1935 Renumbered Renumbered to 2957    
26/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
13/12/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (2B)    
06/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
12/02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42957    
23/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (21B)    
07/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bushbury (2K)    
04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (2B)    
12/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
15/01/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 42957 from Heaton Mersey (9F)    
04/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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