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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Western Railway 552 m/e 03/1901
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1924) 8588 m/e 12/1927
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (Dup.) 28588 m/e 07/1942

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Webb
Class Cauliflowers
Company History LNWR/LMS
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 4105
To Service During 03/1901
Withdrawal During 09/1947
Service Life 46 yrs, 6 mths , 2 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1901
     Withdrawn m/e 09/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   w/e 06/09/1947

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
13/12/1947 Crewe Works Scrapyard More ex L.N.W.R. locomotives have gone to the scrap heap. They were cut up as follows:-w/e 15/11/47 Nos. 27672 an 28588 ; w/e 22/11/47 Nos. 7742 an 28204 ; w/e 29/11/47 Nos. 7717, 7834 an 28429 ; w/e 6/12/47 Nos. 7878 an 27597 ; w/e 13/12/47 Nos. 28288 an 28315 . SLS/194801

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1901 To Service To service as London and North Western Railway Number 552
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 4105
   
12/1927 Renumbered Renumbered to 8588    
07/1942 Renumbered Renumbered to 28588    
09/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 28588    

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