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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4218 m/e 01/1926
British Railways 44218 w/e 19/03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class 4F
Company History MR/LMS
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Derby Works
Order Number 6438
To Service During 01/1926
Withdrawal w/e Sat 26/03/1966
Service Life 40 yrs, 2 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1926
16B   Spital Bridge 4w/e 30/11/1935
16B   Spital Bridge on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
27E   Walton on the Hill 4w/e 21/02/1953
17B   Burton w/e 03/02/1962
17A   Derby w/e 10/02/1962
21A   Saltley w/e 07/04/1962
5B   Crewe South w/e 28/12/1963
5D   Stoke w/e 22/08/1964
5B   Crewe South w/e 24/10/1964
16G   Westhouses w/e 02/01/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 26/03/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 27E Walton on the Hill 4w/e 21/02/1953
ALLOC 27E Walton on the Hill 4w/e 18/04/1953
ALLOC 17A Derby 5w/e 03/03/1962
ALLOC 21A Saltley 5w/e 05/05/1962
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 5w/e 11/01/1964
ALLOC 5D Stoke 4w/e 05/09/1964
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 07/11/1964
ALLOC 16G Westhouses 5w/e 09/01/1965
WDN   w/e 26/03/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
13/08/1950 Inter regional allocations The following 44 LMR (16B) locos. were transferred to the Easter Region by virtue of the transfer of Spital Bridge (16B-35C) changing code and region on 13th August, 1950: 40180 3MT, 40401/10/82/97, 40532/58/59 2P, 40934, 41083 4P, 43319, 43651 3F, 43854/63/64, 43957/80/81, 44053/97, 44110/17/52/55, 44218/38/39/73/93/96, 44458/76, 44509/18/19, 4521, 44522 4F, 47269/70, 47566, 47621/22/59 3F, 48074 8MT (? should be 8F). SLS/195012
12/08/1964 Crewe North MPD (In Store) Ex Works: D239, 41272, 70006. In Store: 71000. 44218, 45567, 46225/48/51carrying yellow stripe on cab sides. SLS/196409

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1926 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4218
Built at Derby Works
   
30/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Spital Bridge (16B)    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Spital Bridge (16B)    
19/03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 44218    
21/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Walton on the Hill (27E)    
03/02/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Burton (17B)    
10/02/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (17A)    
07/04/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
28/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
22/08/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
24/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
02/01/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Westhouses (16G)    
26/03/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 44218    
06/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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