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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 3579 m/e 09/1899
British Railways 43579 m/e 08/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer S. Johnson
Class 3F
Company History MR/LMS
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Kitson
To Service During 09/1899
Withdrawal Sat 03/12/1960
Service Life 61 yrs, 3 mths , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Thu 22/12/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1899
20B   Stourton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
56A   Wakefield 4w/e 15/06/1957
56F   Low Moor 5w/e 14/06/1958
56A   Wakefield w/e 31/10/1959
     Withdrawn on 03/12/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 4w/e 15/06/1957
ALLOC 56F Low Moor 4w/e 17/05/1958
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 4w/e 31/10/1959
WDN   on 30/11/1960

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/07/1950 Derby Works Engines into works: 40410, 413, 40929, 41088, 41752, 41902, 3574. 3579, 44127, 44242, 44262, 44277, 44575, 47301, 47426, 47513, 12011, 58229, 64752, 64906. SLS/195008

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1899 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 3579
Built at Kitson 		   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stourton (20B)    
08/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 43579    
15/06/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (56F)    
31/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
03/12/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 43579    
22/12/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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