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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 588   04/1881
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1924) 11445   1924
British Railways 51445   03/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Barton Wright / J. Aspinall
Class 568
Company History LYR/LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
2504/1881
23 (0-6-0ST)02/1896
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Works Number 891
To Service During 04/1881
Withdrawal w/e Sat 18/06/1960
Service Life 79 yrs, 2 mths , 18 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1881
8A   Edge Hill on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn w/e 18/06/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   w/e 18/06/1960

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/08/1959 Last L.Y.R. 2F 0-6-0ST\'s At the time of writing, there are twenty-three ex-L.Y.R. Class 2F 0-6-0STs in stock, including five Departmental locomotives and these are allocated as follows: Edge Hill 51445 (8A), Sutton Oak 51441 (8G), Gorton 51319 (9G), Fleetwood 51336, 51419 an 51524 (24F), Newton Heath 51343 an 51371 (26A), Agecroft 51413 an 51496 (26B), Bolton 51408, 51486 an 51498 (26C), Mirfield 51358 (56D), Crewe Works 51412, 51444 an 51446 (CW), and finally Horwich Works 51429 (HW), plus Service Locos. 11304, 11305, 11324, 11368 an 11394. SLS/195910
30/04/1960 Barton-Wright/Aspinall 2F 0-6-0ST A total of twenty Barton-Wright rebuilt Aspinall ex-L.Y.R. Class 2F 0-6-0ST locomotives remained in stock by late March, allocated as follows : Edge Hill 51445 (8A), Sutton Oak 51441 (8G), Fleetwood 51336, 51419 an 51524 (24F), Newton Heath 51371 (26A), Agecroft 51413 an 51496 (26B), Bolton 51408, 51486 an 51498 (26C), Crewe Works 51412, 51444 an 51446, and Horwich Works 51429, with Service Stock locos. 11304, 11305, 11324, 11368 an 11394. SLS/196006

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1881 To Service To service as Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Number 588
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 891
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 11445    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Edge Hill (8A)    
03/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 51445    
18/06/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 51445    

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