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Record: 71951 (21/04/2026)
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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Western Railway 2423 m/e 12/1917
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 9279 m/e 07/1927
British Railways 49279 m/e 09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Cooke
Class G1
Company History LMS
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
To Service During 12/1917
Withdrawal w/e Sat 11/02/1950
Service Life 32 yrs, 2 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1950

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date Reference
    (New) m/e 12/1917  
3A   Bescot on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)  
     Withdrawn w/e 11/02/1950  

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   w/e 11/02/1950

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1917 To Service To service as London and North Western Railway Number 2423
Built at Crewe Works
   
07/1927 Renumbered Renumbered to 9279    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bescot (3A)    
09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 49279    
1950 Scrapped Scrapped    
11/02/1950 Withdrawn Condemned as 49279    

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