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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4220 m/e 01/1926
British Railways 44220 w/e 01/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class 4F
Company History MR/LMS
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Derby Works
Order Number 6438
To Service During 01/1926
Withdrawal w/e Sat 26/09/1964
Service Life 38 yrs, 8 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1965 at Cohens (Ickles)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1926
23B   Aintree on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
25C   Goole w/e 13/11/1948
24D   Lower Darwen 4w/e 31/12/1950
27D   Wigan Central (L&Y) 4w/e 11/08/1951
24G   Skipton w/e 08/11/1958
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 04/05/1963
9G   Gorton w/e 03/08/1963
     Withdrawn w/e 26/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 24D Lower Darwen 4w/e 30/03/1946
ALLOC 17A Derby w/e 13/11/1948
ALLOC 24D Lower Darwen m/e 31/12/1950
ALLOC 27D Wigan Central (L&Y) w/e 11/08/1951
ALLOC 24G Skipton 4w/e 01/11/1958
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 5w/e 04/05/1963
ALLOC 9G Gorton 4w/e 03/08/1963
WDN   w/e 26/09/1964

* 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
05/11/1945 Rugby MPD The following were noted on 5/11: 4220 (25D), 7416 (5B), and 7575 (24B). On 13/11 6004 worked a Euston-Birmingham express, passing Rugby in fine style. This is the first time for many years that a Claughton has been seen on these services, and may well be the last. SLS/194601
21/04/1948 Horwich Works On 21/4 the following locomotives were in the Erecting Shop: Nos. 133/49, 205, 2701/82/86, 2958, 3841, 4060, 4220, 4307/68, 4497, 4517/48, 5079, 8751/61, 9501/08/20/37, 10630, 10953, 11313/20, 11425, 12089, 12133/71, 12268, 12399, 12411, 12522, 12615 an 12870, while awaiting Works were the following: Nos. 131, 2646, 2796, 2964, 9545, 9607, 10852, 11410, 12152/60, 12397, 12438/67, 12582, 12821/39. Nos. 10429, 10717, 10901, 12247/56, 12422, 12824/37/61 an 12902 were on the scrap road; the boiler of No. 11116 is still there. Nos. R10600 an R10617 are still standing between the Erecting and Paint Shops-the glass having been removed from the coach windows. The only renumbered locomotive seen here with a new cast smoke-box numberplate was No. 45220, the rest not having received them yet. SLS/194806

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1926 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4220
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Aintree (23B)    
01/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 44220    
13/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Goole (25C)    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Lower Darwen (24D)    
11/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Wigan Central (L&Y) (27D)    
08/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Skipton (24G)    
04/05/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
03/08/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
26/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 44220    
02/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Ickles    

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