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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 43089 on 08/12/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Ivatt
Class 4MT
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
To Service Sun 08/12/1950 to New England (35A)
Withdrawal w/e Sun 14/11/1965
Service Life 14 yrs, 11 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
35A   New England (New) on 08/12/1950
35A   New England m/e 31/12/1950
34E   Neasden w/e 14/04/1951
34E   Neasden 4w/e 21/04/1951
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 25/09/1954
32G   Melton Constable 5w/e 20/07/1957
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 19/10/1957
31C   Kings Lynn 4w/e 14/12/1957
31B   March w/e 26/11/1960
41B   Sheffield Grimesthorpe w/e 18/02/1961
34E   New England w/e 15/07/1961
41E   Staveley (Barrow Hill) w/e 20/06/1964
41J   Langwith Junction w/e 09/10/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 14/11/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 35A New England m/e 31/12/1950
ALLOC 34E Neasden w/e 14/04/1951
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 11/09/1954
ALLOC 32G Melton Constable 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 05/10/1957
ALLOC 31C Kings Lynn 4w/e 30/11/1957
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 26/11/1960
ALLOC 41B Sheffield Grimesthorpe 4w/e 04/03/1961
ALLOC 34E New England 4w/e 05/08/1961
ALLOC 41E Staveley (Barrow Hill) 3w/e 04/07/1964
ALLOC 41J Langwith Junction 5w/e 09/10/1965
WDN   w/e 14/11/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
21/11/1960 G.E. Dieselisation Extensive dieselisation has taken place on the GE and a considerable re-shuffle of diesels between March, Ipswich and Stratford took place on 21st November. Cambridge has lost all its passenger turns (steam) and its entire allocation of Bls (61046/8/66/71/82, 61236/52/3/4/80/3) has been transferred to March and Norwich, leaving 16 steam engines allocated. South Lynn is now a sub-shed of March, its allocation being 43089/90, 65548/77 an 68499. Lowestoft has lost its 3 steam engines (65462, 65588 and 68642) to store at Trowse and is completely diesel, i.e. D2039, D2553/5/68/70/3. SLS/196101

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/12/1950 To Service To service as British Railways Number 43089
Built at Darlington Works
Allocated to New England (35A)
   
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
14/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (34E)    
21/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (34E)    
25/09/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
20/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Melton Constable (32G)    
19/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
14/12/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (31C)    
26/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
18/02/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Grimesthorpe (41B)    
15/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
20/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (Barrow Hill) (41E)    
09/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (41J)    
14/11/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 43089    
04/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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