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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1st) 13270 on 11/01/1934
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 2970   13/06/1935
British Railways 42970 w/e 16/12/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 6P5F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 138
To Service Sat 11/01/1934 to Aston (3D)
Withdrawal Sat 24/10/1964 off Nuneaton (5E)
Service Life 30 yrs, 9 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1965 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
3D   Aston (New) on 11/01/1934
1A   Willesden w/e 27/01/1934
8A   Edge Hill w/e 20/10/1934
5B   Crewe South w/e 15/06/1935
BHD   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 09/05/1936
12B   Carlisle Upperby w/e 09/10/1936
BHD   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 19/06/1937
11B   Barrow in Furness w/e 03/07/1937
9B   Stockport Edgeley w/e 25/09/1937
3B   Bushbury w/e 02/10/1937
BHD   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 17/02/1940
26A   Newton Heath (on loan) w/e 04/07/1959
6C   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 12/09/1959
2B   Nuneaton w/e 16/06/1962
6B   Mold Junction w/e 22/06/1963
8H   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 05/10/1963
5E   Nuneaton w/e 26/10/1963
     Withdrawn on 24/10/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 26A Newton Heath 6w/e 11/07/1959
EXLOAN 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street 3w/e 26/09/1959
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 4w/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction 5w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 8H Birkenhead Mollington Street 5w/e 12/10/1963
ALLOC 5E Nuneaton 4w/e 09/11/1963
WDN   w/e 24/10/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/08/1947 Horwich Works On 10/8 the following locos. were under repair: 80, 122, 145, 2704, 2747, 2791, 2947, 2970, 5102, 9505, 9542, 9578, 9604, 9645, 9658, 9667, 10429, 10622, 10639, 10648, 10660, 10720, 10743, 10777 (with 10812's bunker), 10892, 10898, 11253, 11319, 11514, 12037, 12047, 12119, 12159, 12171, 12184, 12196, 12363, 12382, 12581, 12598 and 12870. On the same date Nos. 2722, 2729, 2918, 5340 (with a small 3500 gal. tender) 9529, 10640, 10944, 11486 an 12299 were awaiting repair. SLS/194710

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/01/1934 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 13270
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 138
Allocated to Aston (3D)
   
27/01/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
20/10/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
13/06/1935 Renumbered Renumbered to 2970    
15/06/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
09/05/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (BHD)    
09/10/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12B)    
19/06/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (BHD)    
03/07/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Barrow in Furness (11B)    
25/09/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Stockport Edgeley (9B)    
02/10/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Bushbury (3B)    
17/02/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (BHD)    
16/12/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 42970    
04/07/1959 Allocation Loaned to Newton Heath (26A)    
12/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (6C)    
16/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
22/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
05/10/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (8H)    
26/10/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (5E)    
24/10/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 42970 from Nuneaton (5E)    
02/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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