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Record: 71951 (21/04/2026)
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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Western Railway 2655 m/e 01/1910
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 9078 m/e 02/1928
British Railways 49078 m/e 06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Whale
Class 2 Cylinder Rebuilds + New
Company History LNWR/LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
G01/1910
G1 (0-8-0)12/1932
G2A (0-8-0)12/1939
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 4892
To Service During 01/1910
Withdrawal w/e Sat 15/12/1962
Service Life 52 yrs, 11 mths , 14 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date Reference
    (New) m/e 01/1910  
3A   Bescot on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)  
1C   Watford 4w/e 04/11/1950  
1A   Willesden 4w/e 04/10/1952  
1E   Bletchley w/e 28/01/1961  
21B   Bescot w/e 22/04/1961  
1E   Bletchley w/e 27/01/1962  
     Withdrawn w/e 15/12/1962  

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 29/11/1958
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 21B Bescot 5w/e 05/05/1962
WDN   w/e 01/12/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1910 To Service To service as London and North Western Railway Number 2655
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 4892		    
02/1928 Renumbered Renumbered to 9078    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bescot (3A)    
06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 49078    
04/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Watford (1C)    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
28/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (1E)    
22/04/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (21B)    
27/01/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (1E)    
15/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 49078    

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