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Record: 71951 (21/04/2026)
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**Numbers Carried**
Company	Number		Date From
London and North Western Railway	344	m/e	08/1922
London, Midland & Scottish Railway	9434	m/e	11/1927
British Railways	49434	m/e	10/1948

**Locomotive Specifics**
Designer	H. Beames
Class	G2
Company History	LNWR/LMS
Wheels	0-8-0
To Service	During 08/1922
Withdrawal	w/e Sat 20/10/1962
Service Life	40 yrs, 2 mths , 19 dys

**Disposal**
Scrapping	Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

**Allocations**
Code	Name		From Date
	(New)	m/e	08/1922
2A	Rugby	on	01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
2D	Nuneaton	w/e	22/04/1950
11A	Carnforth	w/e	14/04/1951
11A	Carnforth	4w/e	19/05/1951
6C	Birkenhead Mollington Street	w/e	03/11/1951
8A	Edge Hill	4w/e	29/12/1951
	Withdrawn	w/e	20/10/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type	Code	Name		From Date
ALLOC	2A	Rugby	w/e	24/05/1947
ALLOC	2D	Nuneaton	w/e	22/04/1950
ALLOC	11A	Carnforth	w/e	14/04/1951
ALLOC	6C	Birkenhead Mollington Street	w/e	03/11/1951
ALLOC	8A	Edge Hill	4w/e	29/12/1951
WDN			w/e	20/10/1962

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

**Summary**
Date	Event	Details
08/1922	To Service	To service as London and North Western Railway Number 344
11/1927	Renumbered	Renumbered to 9434
01/01/1948	Allocation	Allocation Snapshot - Rugby (2A)
10/1948	Renumbered	Renumbered to 49434
22/04/1950	Allocation	Reallocated to Nuneaton (2D)
14/04/1951	Allocation	Reallocated to Carnforth (11A)
19/05/1951	Allocation	Reallocated to Carnforth (11A)
03/11/1951	Allocation	Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (6C)
29/12/1951	Allocation	Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)
20/10/1962	Withdrawn	Condemned as 49434

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