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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1st) 13273 on 20/01/1934
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 2973   11/04/1936
British Railways 42973   19/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 6P5F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 141
To Service Sat 20/01/1934 to Willesden (1A)
Withdrawal Sat 09/11/1963 off Oxley (2B)
Service Life 29 yrs, 9 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
1A   Willesden (New) on 20/01/1934
28A   Motherwell w/e 08/04/1934
27A   Polmadie w/e 09/07/1934
10B   Preston w/e 15/06/1935
3D   Aston w/e 16/11/1935
3E   Monument Lane w/e 21/11/1936
3D   Aston w/e 20/03/1937
3E   Monument Lane w/e 12/06/1937
3A   Bescot w/e 25/09/1937
3D   Aston w/e 28/01/1939
2D   Nuneaton w/e 29/04/1939
8C   Speke Junction w/e 15/01/1949
3D   Aston w/e 27/08/1949
6C   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 30/09/1950
6B   Mold Junction w/e 20/06/1953
6C   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 06/02/1960
2B   Nuneaton w/e 16/06/1962
     Withdrawn on 09/11/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction w/e 15/01/1949
ALLOC 3D Aston w/e 27/08/1949
ALLOC 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 30/09/1950
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 27/02/1960
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 4w/e 30/06/1962
WDN   w/e 09/11/1963

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
20/01/1934 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 13273
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 141
Allocated to Willesden (1A)
   
08/04/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (28A)    
09/07/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Polmadie (27A)    
15/06/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Preston (10B)    
16/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
11/04/1936 Renumbered Renumbered to 2973    
21/11/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Monument Lane (3E)    
20/03/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
12/06/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Monument Lane (3E)    
25/09/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
28/01/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
29/04/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2D)    
19/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42973    
15/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
27/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
30/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (6C)    
20/06/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
06/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (6C)    
16/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
09/11/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 42973 from Oxley (2B)    
12/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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