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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1st) 13263 on 18/12/1933
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 2963 y/e 1935
British Railways 42963   15/10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 6P5F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 131
To Service Sat 18/12/1933 to Holbeck (MR) (20A)
Withdrawal Sat 16/07/1966 off Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)
Service Life 32 yrs, 6 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
20A   Holbeck (MR) (New) on 18/12/1933
12B   Carlisle Upperby w/e 13/10/1934
3A   Bescot w/e 26/09/1936
3B   Bushbury w/e 27/03/1937
4D   Abergavenny w/e 24/09/1938
4A   Shrewsbury w/e 08/10/1938
5B   Crewe South w/e 26/11/1938
3A   Bescot w/e 17/07/1943
3D   Aston w/e 02/10/1943
5A   Crewe North w/e 18/09/1954
26A   Newton Heath (on loan) w/e 27/06/1959
5A   Crewe North w/e 19/09/1959
5B   Crewe South w/e 16/09/1961
5D   Stoke w/e 24/11/1962
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 05/1964
     Withdrawn on 16/07/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 4w/e 02/10/1954
LOAN 26A Newton Heath 6w/e 11/07/1959
EXLOAN 5A Crewe North 3w/e 26/09/1959
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 30/09/1961
ALLOC 5D Stoke 4w/e 01/12/1962
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 5w/e 06/06/1964
WDN   w/e 16/07/1966

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
18/12/1933 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 13263
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 131
Allocated to Holbeck (MR) (20A)
   
13/10/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12B)    
1935 Renumbered Renumbered to 2963    
26/09/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
27/03/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Bushbury (3B)    
24/09/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Abergavenny (4D)    
08/10/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (4A)    
26/11/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
17/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
02/10/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
15/10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42963    
18/09/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
27/06/1959 Allocation Loaned to Newton Heath (26A)    
19/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
16/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
24/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
16/07/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 42963 from Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
01/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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