==Service==
27270 was built in March 1946 at Wolverton as lot number 1402 to diagram number 1999.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Jenkinson & Essery (1977)]] p. 131.</ref> It saw service with the LMS where it carried the later style LMS maroon livery with small scroll numbers and flat-topped "3's" denoting the class.<ref name=SB2>SVR Stock Book Second Edition</ref> Service continued with BR's London Midland Region as M27220MM27270M<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2019)]] p.285.</ref>.
==Preservation==