It was ordered in 1931 from the Midland Railway's Derby Works and delivered in December 1932, nominally a rebuild of a Midland Railway 1377 Class 0-6-0T steam locomotive of the same number, built in September 1892 by the Vulcan Foundry.

After initial testing, the locomotive entered stock in May 1934, but was not successful in ordinary service.

The locomotive was put into storage in 1936 and officially withdrawn from service in September 1939.

It was converted to a mobile power unit, emerging in its new guise as MPU3 in November 1940.

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