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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 846   03/1885
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1924) 11496   1924
British Railways 51496   09/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Barton Wright / J. Aspinall
Class 568
Company History LYR/LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
2503/1885
23 (0-6-0ST)11/1898
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Kitson
Works Number 2803
To Service During 03/1885
Withdrawal w/e Sat 18/03/1961
Service Life 76 yrs , 17 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1885
26A   Newton Heath on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     To Horwich Works 4w/e 21/03/1953
26A   Newton Heath 4w/e 18/04/1953
26B   Agecroft 4w/e 18/05/1957
     Withdrawn w/e 18/03/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN CMEHorwich   4w/e 21/03/1953
EXLOAN 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 18/04/1953
ALLOC 26B Agecroft 4w/e 18/05/1957
WDN   w/e 18/03/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1914 Reboilered


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
12/03/1961 Horwich Works (Works Yard) Works Yard: D3925, 40146, 42723/79, 42890, 43880, 44126, 44455, 44512/44, 48118/64, 48507, 48608, 48742/56, 51229, 51441/96, 52270, 52415. Scrap Yard: 50746, 52201/44, 52355. Erecting Shop: D3932-6, D4011/2, 12004/5/46, 42822/4/67/70, 42959/69/75/84, 43000/19, 44099, 44113/97, 44446, 44595, 48056, 48113, 48332, 48454, 48513, 48640/76, 48708, 76077/83, Car Shop: uM28306/81M, uM28586M. Paint Shop: 13247, uM28330M, and the usual preserved engines; Works Shunters: 11304/5/24/68, 47402, 51429. SLS/196105

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1885 To Service To service as Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Number 846
Built at Kitson, Works Number 2803
   
04/1914 Modification Modification: Reboilered    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 11496    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newton Heath (26A)    
09/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 51496    
21/03/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Horwich Works (99H)    
18/04/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
18/05/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Agecroft (26B)    
18/03/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 51496    

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