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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 3231 y/e 1890
British Railways 43231 m/e 09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer S. Johnson
Class 3F
Company History MR/LMS
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Neilson, Reid & Co.
To Service During y/e 1890
Withdrawal Sat 11/10/1958
Service Life 68 yrs, 10 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) y/e 1890
20B   Stourton 4w/e 08/02/1936
20G   Hellifield on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
17A   Derby w/e 22/01/1949
3E   Monument Lane 3w/e 14/01/1950
3E   Monument Lane w/e 04/02/1950
8B   Warrington Dallam 4w/e 25/01/1958
     Withdrawn on 11/10/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 17A Derby w/e 22/01/1949
LOAN 3E Monument Lane w/e 24/12/1949
ALLOC 3E Monument Lane w/e 04/02/1950
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam 4w/e 25/01/1958
WDN   w/e 11/10/1958
TOSTORE   4w/e 27/12/1958

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1946 Belle Vue MPD The following interesting visitors were noted during January: 2829 (21A); 3319 (16B); 3982 (15A); 3615 (4A); 4853 (20A), 5298 (8A); 12861 (23B). During February: 3231 (20G); 3335 (20G); 3454 (15D); 3620 (21A); 3859 (16B); 4045 (22B); 4186 (21A); 4292 (11E). On 9/2 6132 (20A) passed through on an express travelling in the direction of Manchester Victoria. SLS/194604
09/11/1949 Derby MPD On 9/11 No. 43231 was noted on the shed, still retaining a Midland type chimney, while on 30/11 No. 69999 was in the shed yard. Nos. 41023/84, 58068 were noted in store on 25/11, in the yard adjacent to the station. Withdrawn locomotives: Nos. 9546 an 9639 were noted on 25/11, having arrived for cutting up. The frames and cab sides of No. 739 were noted on a truck in the Works' yard on the same day. On 30/11 Nos. 41923 an 2107 were dead in the shed yard. SLS/195001
17/10/1958 Derby Works (Yard) 17th October, 1958. Paint shop-42392 G, 42525 G, 48008 G, 75043 G, 80043 G, D3553/4 (new-Order D658), D5002 (new-order B251). Diesel Erecting Shop- 10202/3, 12090, 15004, D3555-3564 (new-order D658), outside- 10201. Test House- D5001, D5700. Erecting Shop, No. 1 bay- 41157 I, 42324 G, 42328 G, 42502 G, 42508 G, 42524 G, 44082 G, 44304 G, 44516 G, 47674 G, 48305 G, 48324 G, 48332 G, 73023 I, 75040 G. Stripping- 44466, 48363, 80060 an 80144. Erecting Shop, No. 2 Bay- 42367 I, 47589 G, 48530 G, 48617 I, 80143 I; Stripping- 40694, 42513 an 44137. Yard- 40047, 40680/931, 41167, 42370/513, 43231/301/522/815, 47309, 12096 an 15000. SLS/195811
13/05/1959 Derby Works (Stored locos. moved into Wks. yard) Paint shop-44467G, 44603 G, 48186 I, 48405 G, 73030 I, 73032 G, 12092, D3767/8 New; Diesel Erecting shop-10202, 12053, ED4/5, D3085, D3491, D5702; New Work-8 d/e shunters 0-6-0 (D3769-76). Test House-D5015/6/7, D3124; Diesel Finishing Shop-D5018, D1 Scafell Pike, D2 Helvellyn; Erecting Shop, no. 1 bay-42375I, 42505 I, 42641 I, 44036 G, 44092 G, 44097 G, 44195 I, 44206 I, 44213 G, 44387 G, 44582 G, 47255 G, 47378 I, 47442 G, 48088 I, 48374 G, 48636 G, 48673 I, 73136 I, 75005 I; Erecting Shop, no. 1 bay - stripping-52532, 43982, 44049, 44211. Erecting Shop, no. 2 bay-41000 (Boiler RBS 5240 no, 12594, type G9 ex 40928; present state-6 frame inserts, boiler in, motion and slide bars in partly, driving splashers and footplate supports fitted), 42508 I, 42531 I, 44188 I, 44414 I, 47414 I, 73132 I; Erecting Shop, no. 2 bay - stripping-73144; Erecting Shop, no. 3 bay-4 2300 H.P. 1-Co-Co-1 (D3-6), 6 1160 H.P. Bo-Bo (D5019-24); Yard-40047, 40680, 43205/54, 42541, 42661, 44588, 45032, 47309, 48111, 48385, 48643, 53806, 58281, 10100, 10800, Cecil Raikes. Stored locos. moved into Wks. yard-40931, 41068, 41119/63/4/7/93, 43231/301/441/522/745 an 43815. Stored locos, by side of Test House-40412/536, 41062, 41857 an 47214. SLS/195906

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
1890 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 3231
Built at Neilson, Reid & Co.
   
08/02/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Stourton (20B)    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Hellifield (20G)    
22/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (17A)    
09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 43231    
14/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Monument Lane (3E)    
04/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Monument Lane (3E)    
25/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
11/10/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 43231    
06/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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