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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Western Railway 225 m/e 05/1901
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1924) 8598 m/e 09/1927
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (Dup.) 28598 m/e 11/1943
British Railways 58424 m/e Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Webb
Class Cauliflowers
Company History LNWR/LMS
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 4145
To Service During 05/1901
Withdrawal During 06/1949
Service Life 48 yrs, 1 mth , 1 dy

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1901
10A   Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 08/02/1936
     Withdrawn m/e 06/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 9A Longsight w/e 26/04/1947
ALLOC 8D Widnes w/e 28/06/1947
WDN   w/e 11/06/1949

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/11/1943 Crewe Works Engines in shops on 2/11: 2587, 3891, 4220, 4464/99, 5026/76/94, 5109/31/89, 5201/33/96, 5357, 5423/33/56, 5526/41/2/54/63/91/6, 5605/19/56/62, 6117/34/9/42/8/63, 6200/2/9/31/5/40, 6931, 7340, 7408/68, 7674, 7772, 7898,.7978/9, 8598, 8962, 9057/83, 9103/23, 9305/40/1/66, 9529, 9605/6/20/32, 28245, 28423, 28616. W.D. 7057 (V.F.4873/43), W.D. 7161 (N.B.L. 25032/43). U.S.A. 1681 (Baldwin 67665, 1/43); U.S.A. 2400 (A.L.Co. 70749, 4/43), U.S.A. 2428 (A.L.Co. 70777, 5/43). The next 'Scot' to be 'rebuilt' is No, 6124. No. 6117 should be out 1/12/43. New 8.F. No. 8310 left the erecting shop 30/11/43. The W.D. (Austerity) 2-8-0's are having their cast-iron tender wheels re-placed by steel castings at Crewe. W.D. Nos. 551, 559, 571 are being returned to L.M.S. service, and the following running numbers have been allocated:-551/8266, NBL 24746/42, Tender No. 9993/43; 559/8272, NBL 24770J42; 571/8284 NBL 24806/42. Allocation of some '8.F's'-12A, Nos. 8302/3/32, 8644/51; 16C, Nos. 8616/41; 18B, Nos. 8304/33, 8620/1/50; 18D, No. 8642; 20A, Nos. 8305, 8618/39/40; 20B, No. 8619; 28C, Nos. 8617/43/52-4. SLS/194401

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1901 To Service To service as London and North Western Railway Number 225
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 4145
   
09/1927 Renumbered Renumbered to 8598    
08/02/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (10A)    
11/1943 Renumbered Renumbered to 28598    
1949 Number Allocated Allocated number 58424 but not taken up    
06/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 28598    

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