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A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "40036". As carried by...

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A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE  40036 . As carried by...
A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "40036". As carried by the ex LMS Fowler Class 3P (later Class 3) 2-6-2T, LMS 15535, built at Derby in April 1931 under Lot 55. It was fitted with condensing apparatus for use through the tunnels from Moorgate station, London. Renumbered 36 in 1934, it eventually became BR 40036. Shedded at Kentish Town, it moved to Cricklewood in April 1960 and was withdrawn from Kentish Town in June 1960 to be cut up in Gorton Works.The plate is face-repainted only, over the original paint and accompanied by the original BR letter (1961) in connection with its purchase.