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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1st) 13272 on 15/01/1934
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 2972   05/02/1936
British Railways 42972   09/04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 6P5F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 140
To Service Sat 15/01/1934 to Willesden (1A)
Withdrawal Sat 17/04/1965 off Gorton (9G)
Service Life 31 yrs, 3 mths , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
1A   Willesden (New) on 15/01/1934
28C   Grangemouth w/e 08/04/1934
28A   Motherwell (on loan) w/e 27/04/1935
10B   Preston w/e 06/07/1935
3D   Aston w/e 16/11/1935
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 21/11/1936
5B   Crewe South w/e 21/02/1942
8A   Edge Hill w/e 28/08/1943
8C   Speke Junction w/e 27/10/1945
8A   Edge Hill w/e 22/06/1946
8C   Speke Junction w/e 20/07/1946
5B   Crewe South w/e 24/04/1948
5D   Stoke w/e 24/11/1962
21B   Bescot w/e 09/03/1963
9G   Gorton w/e 12/1964
     Withdrawn on 17/04/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 4w/e 10/11/1945
ALLOC 5B Crewe South w/e 24/04/1948
ALLOC 5D Stoke 4w/e 01/12/1962
ALLOC 21B Bescot 4w/e 30/03/1963
ALLOC 9G Gorton 5w/e 09/01/1965
WDN   w/e 17/04/1965

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
15/01/1934 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 13272
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 140
Allocated to Willesden (1A)
   
08/04/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Grangemouth (28C)    
27/04/1935 Allocation Loaned to Motherwell (28A)    
06/07/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Preston (10B)    
16/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
05/02/1936 Renumbered Renumbered to 2972    
21/11/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
21/02/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
28/08/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
27/10/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
22/06/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
20/07/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
24/04/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
09/04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42972    
24/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
09/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (21B)    
12/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
17/04/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 42972 from Gorton (9G)    
08/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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