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**Numbers Carried**
Company	Number		Date From
Caledonian Railway	882	m/e	02/1900
London, Midland & Scottish Railway	15140	y/e	1924
British Railways	55140	w/e	05/11/1949

Locomotive Specifics

Designer

J. McIntosh

Class

879

Company History

CR/LMS

Wheels

0-4-4T

Builder

St. Rollox Works

Order Number

Y59

Fittings (as built)

Condenser	Fitted
Engine Brakes	Westinghouse

To Service

During 02/1900

Withdrawal

Mon 01/09/1952

Service Life

52 yrs, 7 mths , 1 dy

**Allocations**
Code	Name		From Date
	(New)	m/e	02/1900
30A	Corkerhill	on	01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
	Withdrawn	on	01/09/1952

SLS Allocations*
Type	Code	Name		From Date
ALLOC	30A	Corkerhill	w/e	02/11/1946
WDN			on	01/09/1952

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

**Modifications**
Date Modified	Modification
by 1917	Condensers removed

**Mentions ...**
Report Date	Title	Report	Source
31/10/1949	St. Rollox Works	Locomotives entering Works during October: These included Nos. 40186, 590, 617/27, 41175, 1184, 2195, 2694, 2746, 42809, 2831, 4794, 44960/92, 45007/09/87, 45123/24/38, 45389, 45452/69, 45471/72/82/86/92, 46221, 14472, 15140, 15213, 16243/59, 56261, 16306/53/55, 17246, 17339/64, 57556, 17602/26/40/68. St. Rollox have now started using the B.R. crest, but as yet none of the ex-C.R. locomotives has received one. Two of the diesel railcars are laid up at St. Rollox, and the third at Hamilton. It is rumoured that one is to be broken up	SLS/194912

**Summary**
Date	Event	Details
02/1900	To Service	To service as Caledonian Railway Number 882 Built at St. Rollox Works
1917	Modification	Modification: Condensers removed
1924	Renumbered	Renumbered to 15140
01/01/1948	Allocation	Allocation Snapshot - Corkerhill (30A)
05/11/1949	Renumbered	Renumbered to 55140
01/09/1952	Withdrawn	Condemned as 55140

Complete BR Locomotive Database 1948-1997

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