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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 6212 on 21/10/1935
British Railways 46212   10/04/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
21/10/1935 DUCHESS OF KENT

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
LMS Red   21/10/1935
BR Black Red and White 04/1949
BR Green Orange and Black 11/1952

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class Princess Royal
Company History LMS
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Crewe Works
To Service Sat 21/10/1935 to Camden (1B)
Withdrawal Sat 07/10/1961 off Crewe North (5A)
Service Life 25 yrs, 11 mths , 16 dys
Total Mileage 1,486,229

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1962 at Locomotive Works (Crewe, Cheshire)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LMS 9t Riveted 9133 21/10/1935 LMS 4,000g 9t 0cwt
LMS 10t Riveted 9354 28/07/1936 LMS 4,000g 10t 0cwt
LMS 10t Riveted 9345 05/12/1944 LMS 4,000g 10t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
1B   Camden (New) on 21/10/1935
5A   Crewe North on 16/10/1939
1B   Camden on 21/10/1939
5A   Crewe North on 22/05/1943
8A   Edge Hill on 28/01/1956
5A   Crewe North on 10/03/1956
     Withdrawn on 07/10/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 28/01/1956
EXLOAN 5A Crewe North 4w/e 24/03/1956
TOSTORE   4w/e 01/04/1961
WDN   w/e 07/10/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/10/1957 BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
13/06/1959 Speedometer fitted


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Crewe Works 07/07/1936 28/07/1936 22 days Heavy Service Tender number 9354 (LMS 10t Riveted) attached.
 
Crewe Works 30/10/1936 18/11/1936 20 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 09/02/1937 22/02/1937 14 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 24/05/1937 03/07/1937 41 days Heavy General    
Crewe Works 21/10/1937 20/11/1937 31 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 16/04/1938 26/05/1938 41 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 23/09/1938 21/10/1938 29 days Heavy Service    
Crewe Works 24/07/1939 30/08/1939 38 days Heavy General    
Crewe Works 07/06/1940 29/06/1940 23 days Light Service    
Crewe Works 19/04/1941 17/05/1941 29 days Light Service    
Crewe Works 29/09/1941 17/10/1941 19 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 03/02/1942 28/02/1942 26 days Light Service    
Crewe Works 18/07/1942 08/08/1942 22 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 23/11/1942 19/12/1942 27 days Light Service    
Crewe Works 04/06/1943 13/07/1943 40 days Heavy General    
Crewe Works 23/12/1943 26/01/1944 35 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 23/10/1944 09/11/1944 18 days Light Service    
Crewe Works 11/12/1944 23/12/1944 13 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 16/01/1945 01/03/1945 45 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 08/10/1945 17/01/1946 102 days Heavy General    
Crewe Works 15/04/1946 12/06/1946 59 days Light Ordinary    
Crewe Works 30/06/1947 25/09/1947 88 days Light Service    
Crewe Works 10/03/1948 10/04/1948 32 days Light Ordinary Renumbered to BR 46212
 
Crewe Works 08/11/1948 20/04/1949 164 days Heavy General    
Crewe Works 31/05/1949 07/06/1949 8 days Light Casual    
Crewe Works 18/07/1949 10/08/1949 24 days Light Casual    
Crewe Works 01/11/1949 10/12/1949 40 days Heavy Casual    
Crewe Works 06/02/1950 20/03/1950 43 days Heavy Intermediate    
Crewe Works 27/03/1950 20/04/1950 25 days Non Classified Rectification work
 
Crewe Works 31/01/1951 28/02/1951 29 days Light Casual    
Crewe Works 10/05/1951 05/06/1951 27 days Light Casual    
Crewe Works 11/11/1951 11/12/1951 31 days Heavy Intermediate    
Crewe Works 09/02/1952 12/03/1952 33 days Non Classified    
Crewe Works 25/09/1952 26/11/1952 63 days Heavy General Painted Green with orange and black lining.
 
Crewe Works 08/01/1953 17/01/1953 10 days Non Classified Rectification work
 
Crewe Works 01/02/1953 12/02/1953 12 days Non Classified Rectification work
 
Crewe Works 20/04/1953 16/06/1953 58 days Light Casual    
Crewe Works 17/06/1953 27/06/1953 11 days Non Classified    
Crewe Works 01/01/1954 25/02/1954 56 days Heavy General    
Crewe Works 04/06/1954 01/07/1954 28 days Heavy Casual    
Crewe Works 03/10/1955 18/11/1955 47 days Heavy Intermediate    
Crewe Works 06/03/1956 10/04/1956 36 days Light Casual    
Crewe Works 05/06/1956 02/07/1956 28 days Light Casual    
Crewe Works 04/03/1957 06/04/1957 34 days Heavy Intermediate    
Crewe Works 07/09/1957 12/09/1957 6 days Non Classified    
Crewe Works 06/10/1957 09/11/1957 35 days Light Casual    
Crewe Works 05/02/1958 15/03/1958 39 days Heavy Casual    
Crewe Works 01/09/1958 12/11/1958 73 days Heavy General    
Crewe Works 14/11/1958 20/11/1958 7 days Non Classified Rectification work
 
Crewe Works 05/04/1959 03/06/1959 60 days Light Casual    
Crewe Works 12/11/1959 19/01/1960 69 days Heavy General    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
01/04/1961 \"Princess Royal\'s\" in store LMSR 'Princess Royal' Class Pacifics-further to the information in the Locomotive Stock alterations, these engines are in store as follows-Edge Hill (8A)-46200/4/8/9/12, Carnforth (24L)-46203/11, Kingmoor (12A) -46201/10, Willesden (1A)-46205/7 and Rugby (2A)-46206. At least one (46207) is only a few weeks out of shops and it is expected that all will be back in traffic during the Summer Service. SLS/196105
08/04/1962 Crewe Works (Scrap Road) New Erecting Shop: D52 (Complete), D1037-9 (Body shells), D231/94/5, D8015, E3020. New Erecting Shop Yard: D303, 42640. Erecting Shop: D53-5 (Engines in), D56/7, D1035/6 (Body Sides only), D7, D212/3/5/7/26/92, D325, D8005, 41225/39/41, 42102/5/33/5, 42249/96, 42555/6, 42644/86, 44741, 44815, 44911, 45134, 45202/10/24/31/62, 45375, 45557/71/90/1/9, 45632/3/54, 45742, 46111/22/9, 46238, 48452, 48504, 70015/20/51, 92045, 92120. Erecting Shop Yard: D335, D8019, 42586, 45097, 45370, 45434, 46132/45/56, 46222/39/42, 78013. Paint Shop: D50/1/64-7, 45242, 46240, 49395, 90606 and an unidentified electric loco. Paint Shop Yard: D235, 90178. Works Yard: 42256, 42494, 42514, 44778, 44862, 44932/64, 45535, 45671, 46118/48, 48600, 70014, 90167, 90201, 90520, 92022/46/54. Scrap Road: 40024, 40132, 41900, 46204/11/2, 49134 complete with 40180, 45519, 51222 just cut-up. Works Shunters: 43957, 44363/73, 47592, 47618/61, 51412, 52093, 52312, 52441, D3245. SLS/196205
04/05/1962 Princess Royals Scrapped Princess Royal Class 46204/7/10/1/2 were cut up week ending (4/5) SLS/196206

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
21/10/1935 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 6212, name: DUCHESS OF KENT
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number
Allocated to Camden (1B)
Livery applied: LMS lined red
Tender fitted: LMS 9t Riveted
   
07/07/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy Service) - Arr: 07/07/1936. Dep: 28/07/1936.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 9354 (LMS 10t Riveted) attached.
   
30/10/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 30/10/1936. Dep: 18/11/1936.    
09/02/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 09/02/1937. Dep: 22/02/1937.    
24/05/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 24/05/1937. Dep: 03/07/1937.    
21/10/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 21/10/1937. Dep: 20/11/1937.    
16/04/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 16/04/1938. Dep: 26/05/1938.    
23/09/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy Service) - Arr: 23/09/1938. Dep: 21/10/1938.    
24/07/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 24/07/1939. Dep: 30/08/1939.    
16/10/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
21/10/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Camden (1B)    
07/06/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Service) - Arr: 07/06/1940. Dep: 29/06/1940.    
19/04/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Service) - Arr: 19/04/1941. Dep: 17/05/1941.    
29/09/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 29/09/1941. Dep: 17/10/1941.    
03/02/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Service) - Arr: 03/02/1942. Dep: 28/02/1942.    
18/07/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 18/07/1942. Dep: 08/08/1942.    
23/11/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Service) - Arr: 23/11/1942. Dep: 19/12/1942.    
22/05/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
04/06/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 04/06/1943. Dep: 13/07/1943.    
23/12/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 23/12/1943. Dep: 26/01/1944.    
23/10/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Service) - Arr: 23/10/1944. Dep: 09/11/1944.    
05/12/1944 Tender Tender fitted: LMS 10t Riveted number 9345    
11/12/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 11/12/1944. Dep: 23/12/1944.    
16/01/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 16/01/1945. Dep: 01/03/1945.    
08/10/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 08/10/1945. Dep: 17/01/1946.    
15/04/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 15/04/1946. Dep: 12/06/1946.    
30/06/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Service) - Arr: 30/06/1947. Dep: 25/09/1947.    
10/03/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Ordinary) - Arr: 10/03/1948. Dep: 10/04/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 46212
   
08/11/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 08/11/1948. Dep: 20/04/1949.    
31/05/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 31/05/1949. Dep: 07/06/1949.    
18/07/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 18/07/1949. Dep: 10/08/1949.    
01/11/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 01/11/1949. Dep: 10/12/1949.    
06/02/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 06/02/1950. Dep: 20/03/1950.    
27/03/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Non Classified) - Arr: 27/03/1950. Dep: 20/04/1950.
Work undertaken:
Rectification work
   
31/01/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 31/01/1951. Dep: 28/02/1951.    
10/05/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/05/1951. Dep: 05/06/1951.    
11/11/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 11/11/1951. Dep: 11/12/1951.    
09/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Non Classified) - Arr: 09/02/1952. Dep: 12/03/1952.    
25/09/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 25/09/1952. Dep: 26/11/1952.
Work undertaken:
Painted Green with orange and black lining.
   
11/1952 Livery Change of livery to Green with orange and black lining.    
08/01/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Non Classified) - Arr: 08/01/1953. Dep: 17/01/1953.
Work undertaken:
Rectification work
   
01/02/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Non Classified) - Arr: 01/02/1953. Dep: 12/02/1953.
Work undertaken:
Rectification work
   
20/04/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/04/1953. Dep: 16/06/1953.    
17/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Non Classified) - Arr: 17/06/1953. Dep: 27/06/1953.    
01/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 01/01/1954. Dep: 25/02/1954.    
04/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 04/06/1954. Dep: 01/07/1954.    
03/10/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 03/10/1955. Dep: 18/11/1955.    
28/01/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
06/03/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 06/03/1956. Dep: 10/04/1956.    
10/03/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
05/06/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 05/06/1956. Dep: 02/07/1956.    
04/03/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 04/03/1957. Dep: 06/04/1957.    
07/09/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Non Classified) - Arr: 07/09/1957. Dep: 12/09/1957.    
05/10/1957 Modification Modification: BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted    
06/10/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 06/10/1957. Dep: 09/11/1957.    
05/02/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 05/02/1958. Dep: 15/03/1958.    
01/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 01/09/1958. Dep: 12/11/1958.    
14/11/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Non Classified) - Arr: 14/11/1958. Dep: 20/11/1958.
Work undertaken:
Rectification work
   
05/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 05/04/1959. Dep: 03/06/1959.    
13/06/1959 Modification Modification: Speedometer fitted    
12/11/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Crewe Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 12/11/1959. Dep: 19/01/1960.    
07/10/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 46212 from Crewe North (5A)    
04/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Crewe, Cheshire    

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