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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 3887 y/e 1919
British Railways 43887 w/e 22/10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class 4F
Company History LMS
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service During y/e 1919
Withdrawal Sat 06/02/1965
Service Life 46 yrs, 2 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1965 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) y/e 1919
22B   Gloucester Barnwood on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
85C   Gloucester Barnwood 4w/e 29/06/1963
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 3w/e 04/05/1964
82E   Bristol Barrow Road 4w/e 20/07/1964
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 6w/e 12/10/1964
     Withdrawn on 06/02/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 22B Gloucester Barnwood 4w/e 30/03/1946
ALLOC 85C Gloucester Barnwood 4w/e 29/06/1963
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 3w/e 04/05/1964
ALLOC 82E Bristol Barrow Road 3w/e 20/07/1964
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road w/e 12/10/1964
WDN   2w/e 07/02/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/11/1959 Derby Works (Erecting Shop:-No. 1 Bay) Paint Shop:- M.R. 1000, 40026 G, 40031 G, 42350 I, 42540 I, 44428/521 I. 75013 I, D3795 New, D5028 New, D8 New; Diesel Erecting Shop:-12036/94, 13053; New Work:-6D-E.Sh. D3797-802uc; Test House:-D3796; Erecting Shop:-No. 1 Bay, 40039 G, 42387 I, 42527 G, 42537 G, 43887 G, 44104 G, 44109 I, 44143 I, 44296 I, 47286 G, 47292 I, 47522 I, 47592 G, 47673 G, 48609/69 G, 73131/7 I, 75063 I, Stripping:-42412/28stripping; Erecting Shop:-No. 2 Bay:- 44197 I, 44735 Cas, 75036 I; Stripping:- 73066stripping; Erecting Shop:-No. 3 Bay:- 10 Bo-Bo 1160 H.P. D-E, 3 1-Co-Co-1 2300 H.P. D-E; Diesel Finishing Shop:-D5/7, D5029; Yard:-40513/680/925, 42312/21/54/85/88/507/80, 43233/47 94/370/531/766/85/829/934/98, 44694, 47309, 48000, 75050, 80065/82, 10100/800, 12093, D6, ED6. Cecil Raikes. SLS/195912

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
1919 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 3887
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Gloucester Barnwood (22B)    
22/10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 43887    
29/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Barnwood (85C)    
04/05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
20/07/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Barrow Road (82E)    
12/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
06/02/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 43887    
04/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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