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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1st) 13283 on 09/03/1934
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 2983   01/07/1935
British Railways 42983   25/09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 6P5F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 151
To Service Sat 09/03/1934 to Newton Heath (26A)
Withdrawal Sat 15/01/1966 off Heaton Mersey (9F)
Service Life 31 yrs, 10 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
26A   Newton Heath (New) on 09/03/1934
5B   Crewe South w/e 12/05/1934
3D   Aston w/e 06/06/1936
1A   Willesden w/e 17/11/1936
3A   Bescot w/e 09/01/1937
3D   Aston w/e 03/07/1937
4D   Abergavenny w/e 24/09/1938
4A   Shrewsbury w/e 08/10/1938
5B   Crewe South w/e 26/11/1938
9A   Longsight w/e 04/10/1941
5B   Crewe South w/e 29/08/1942
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     Withdrawn on 15/01/1966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 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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/12/1961 Horwich Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: D4112 (finished), D4113/4 (engines in), D4115/6 (frames), 12004/20/7, 42702/17, 42827, 42953/82, 43007/52, 43856, 43976, 44056/146/277, 44342/52/67/73, 44602, 48136/64, 48634, 48741, 76051/79, Wren. Car Erecting Shop: uM28219/348/590, uM29023/249/575/655/723. Casual Repair Shop: 43009, 48522/36, 48717. Diesel Test House: 12014. Works Yard: 40132, 42703/63, 42862/3, 42983, 44152, 44481, 44564, 48201, 48333/8, 48423, 48558, 48770, uM28321M, uM29555M-both damaged. Paint Shop: D4111 (new), 42799, uM28394, uM29141, uM29836, LYR 1008, FR 3. Scrap Yard: 51419, 51537 (being cut up), 42893 (remains). Works Shunters: 47402/29, 11304/5/24/68. SLS/196201
26/04/1964 Swindon Works (Works Yard) Works Yard: D3508, D3811, 1024, 1447, 1666, 2818, 3721, 4652, 4923, 6106, 6147, 6871, 6915, 6952, 7812, 8102, 8732, 8738, 9425, 9431, 9484, 9486, 9743, 9752, 42961, 42978, 42983, 43001, 43115, 43132, 73003, 73021. A Shop: D812, D831, D846, D1004, D1005, D1013, D1027, D1035, D1041, D848, D1043, D1058, D1065, D1067, D3421, D3808, D3816, D3823, D3828, D3831, D7026, D7029, D7064, D7071, D7080, D9500, D9501, D9502, D9503, D9504, D9505, D9506, D9057 motors mounted, D9508, D9509, D9510, D9511 frames only, 4144, 7019, 7915, 8486, 42954, 42958, 43002, 43044, 43056, 43075, 43090, 43109, 73053, 73066, 76077, 76081, 92225. C Shop: 6025. Dump: 1650, 4706, 5057, 6010, 6603, 6680, 6824, 9420, 9603, 47623. SLS/196406

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/03/1934 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 13283
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 151
Allocated to Newton Heath (26A)
   
12/05/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
01/07/1935 Renumbered Renumbered to 2983    
06/06/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
17/11/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
09/01/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
03/07/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
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)    
04/10/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Longsight (9A)    
29/08/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
25/09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42983    
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 42983 from Heaton Mersey (9F)    
04/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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