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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5738 m/e 12/1936
British Railways 45738 m/e 06/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
11/1936 SAMSON

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 6P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Jubilee12/1936
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
To Service During 12/1936
Withdrawal Sat 28/12/1963
Service Life 27 yrs , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1936
3B   Bushbury on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
5A   Crewe North w/e 02/10/1948
8A   Edge Hill w/e 25/02/1950
5A   Crewe North w/e 10/06/1950
5A   Crewe North 2w/e 17/06/1950
3B   Bushbury w/e 07/07/1951
3B   Bushbury 4w/e 17/07/1951
1B   Camden 4w/e 01/12/1951
3B   Bushbury 4w/e 17/05/1952
3B   Bushbury 8w/e 14/06/1952
12B   Carlisle Upperby w/e 07/11/1959
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor w/e 07/07/1962
     Withdrawn on 28/12/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 3B Bushbury w/e 19/04/1947
ALLOC 5A Crewe North w/e 02/08/1947
LOAN 3B Bushbury w/e 23/08/1947
ALLOC 3B Bushbury w/e 11/10/1947
ALLOC 5A Crewe North w/e 02/10/1948
LOAN 8A Edge Hill w/e 03/09/1949
EXLOAN 5A Crewe North w/e 08/10/1949
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill w/e 25/02/1950
ALLOC 5A Crewe North w/e 10/06/1950
ALLOC 3B Bushbury w/e 07/07/1951
ALLOC 1B Camden 4w/e 01/12/1951
ALLOC 3B Bushbury 4w/e 17/05/1952
ALLOC 12B Carlisle Upperby 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Kingmoor 5w/e 04/08/1962
WDN   w/e 28/12/1963

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5738
Built at Crewe Works 		   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bushbury (3B)    
02/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 45738    
25/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
10/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
17/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
07/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bushbury (3B)    
17/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bushbury (3B)    
01/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Camden (1B)    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Bushbury (3B)    
14/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Bushbury (3B)    
07/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12B)    
07/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
28/12/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 45738    
02/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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