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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 680 m/e 03/1932
British Railways 40680 m/e 06/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class 2P
Company History LMS
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service During 03/1932
Withdrawal w/e Sat 07/11/1959
Service Life 27 yrs, 8 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1932
23D   Wigan Central (L&Y) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
24A   Accrington w/e 09/04/1949
26A   Newton Heath 4w/e 04/10/1952
27D   Wigan Central (L&Y) 4w/e 08/08/1953
25G   Farnley Junction 4w/e 21/04/1956
27D   Wigan Central (L&Y) m/e 16/06/1956
     Withdrawn w/e 07/11/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 24A Accrington w/e 09/04/1949
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 04/10/1952
ALLOC 27D Wigan Central (L&Y) 4w/e 08/08/1953
ALLOC 25G Farnley Junction 4w/e 21/04/1956
ALLOC 27A Bank Hall w/e 16/06/1956
WDN   w/e 07/11/1959

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1932 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 680
Built at Derby Works 		   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Wigan Central (L&Y) (23D)    
09/04/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Accrington (24A)    
06/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 40680    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
08/08/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Wigan Central (L&Y) (27D)    
21/04/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Farnley Junction (25G)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Wigan Central (L&Y) (27D)    
07/11/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 40680    
1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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