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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2252 on 02/11/1946
British Railways 42252 w/e 01/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Fairburn
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P02/11/1946
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sat 02/11/1946
Withdrawal During 10/1967
Service Life 20 yrs, 10 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 02/11/1946
13A   Plaistow on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
34E   Neasden 5w/e 23/04/1955
2F   Woodford Halse w/e 30/06/1962
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 20/06/1964
9K   Bolton w/e 21/08/1965
12C   Barrow in Furness w/e 04/06/1966
12E   Tebay w/e 17/12/1966
91E   To Eastern Region w/e 27/05/1967
56F   Low Moor 4w/e 17/06/1967
55E   Normanton 4w/e 15/07/1967
     Withdrawn m/e 10/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 26A Newton Heath w/e 02/11/1946
LOAN 13A Plaistow w/e 13/09/1947
ALLOC 13A Plaistow w/e 25/10/1947
ALLOC 34E Neasden 4w/e 23/04/1955
LOAN 14D Neasden on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 14D Neasden on 23/02/1958
ALLOC 2F Woodford Halse 4w/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 5w/e 11/07/1964
ALLOC 9K Bolton 5w/e 11/09/1965
ALLOC 12C Barrow in Furness 5w/e 11/06/1966
ALLOC 12E Tebay 4w/e 31/12/1966
ALLOC 56F Low Moor 4w/e 17/06/1967
ALLOC 55E Normanton 4w/e 15/07/1967
WDN   on 30/09/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1949 Crewe Works During the past month a further seven Class '5' 4-6-0's-Nos. 44718-24 inclusive-have been put into traffic, painted black with red, cream and grey lining but carrying neither lettering nor crests on the tender sides. No. 46202 recently returned to traffic. The engine was run in on trips from Crewe to Shrewsbury during W/E 19/3, and returned to the regular London-Liverpool working the following week. Since then, however, it is reported to have failed again at Camden, details are not known.
Dynamometer car trials were carried out with Class '4' 2-6-0 No. 43027 on the Crewe-Holyhead line during W/E 9/4; the dynamometer car used was No. 1. Locomotives entering Works during March included:-Nos. 42227/52, 2263/66, 2432/54/80, 2541/44/63, 2611/13/42/50/57/60/73, 44745, 4775, 4819/72/97, 4911/39/63, 44984, 5046/54/88, 45091, 5110/45, 45195, 45229/34, 5244, 45264, 5269/96/7/8, 45326, 5343/82/84, 5408, 5501, 45520, 5556, 45568, 5591, 45597, 5659/70, 45676/90/99, 5703/35, 6004, 46100, 6103/10/13/21, 46134, 6155/56, 46160/63, 6169, 6206/27, 46231, 6235/50/1/2/5, 7972, 47982, 7994/95, 8026/75, 8112/50/57, 8206/70, 8301/2/3/17/24/31/50/61/67, 8495, 8522, 8610/45/91, 48696, 8770, 8906/18, 9042/52/74, 9110/11/66/85, 9210/59/63/89/96/97, 9305/29/40/63/81, 9419/27/29, 28619, 58889 and 2-10-0 73788 (65F).
SLS/194905
24/01/1965 Crewe Works (Erecting shop) Erecting shop: D1661-71, D1672-7 bodies, D225, D267, D299, D335, D1502/10/21/35/68/9, D1604/7, D1724/44, D5710, D6854, D8048, 42141/252/468/699, 44682/773/841/965, 48163/8/204/327/612/77/97/739, 70008/15/23/42/5, 92015/93/167/9. Outside: D1653/60, D1515, D1701, D229, 44684, 48315/751, 92002. Side of Works: 44691/717, 45300, 70022/35, 48035/322/423. Paint shop: E3704, 71000 stored, D236, D347, D1655/6/9, D5714. Outside: D1654/7/8, D1756, D5700, D6853, D8060, E3018, 45193, 48212, 78041, 92047/132/9. Traverser area: 44778, D233, D382, D1511/30, D1688, D5703, D7594, D8036/42/61. SLS/196503

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/11/1946 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2252
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Plaistow (13A)    
01/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42252    
23/04/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (34E)    
30/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (2F)    
20/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
21/08/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (9K)    
04/06/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Barrow in Furness (12C)    
17/12/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Tebay (12E)    
27/05/1967 Allocation Reallocated to To Eastern Region (91E)    
17/06/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (56F)    
15/07/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Normanton (55E)    
10/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 42252    
04/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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