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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4247 m/e 05/1926
British Railways 44247 w/e 09/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class 4F
Company History MR/LMS
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service During 05/1926
Withdrawal w/e Sat 04/12/1965
Service Life 39 yrs, 7 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1926
16A   Nottingham on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
16A   Nottingham w/e 06/08/1949
40A   Lincoln 4w/e 16/05/1953
40A   Lincoln 4w/e 20/06/1953
35C   Spital Bridge 4w/e 19/09/1953
2E   Northampton w/e 06/02/1960
9D   Buxton (LNWR) w/e 18/08/1962
9D   Newton Heath w/e 17/10/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 04/12/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 16A Nottingham w/e 06/08/1949
LOAN 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 16/05/1953
ALLOC 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 13/06/1953
ALLOC 35C Spital Bridge 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region 4w/e 20/02/1960
ALLOC 2E Northampton 4w/e 27/02/1960
ALLOC 9D Buxton (LNWR) 4w/e 01/09/1962
ALLOC 9D Newton Heath 4w/e 07/11/1964
WDN   w/e 04/12/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
19/12/1958 Derby Works (Erecting shop: 1 bay) Paint shop-42337, 42518, 43960, 73044, 12043, D5005. D/E Erecting shop-10203, 10800, 12035, 13026/37/9, 15004, ED2, ED7, and last two of order D658 D3571/2. Test House-D3570, D5006. Erecting shop: 1 bay-42410G, 42421I, 44247G, 44276I, 44408G, 4463G, 47165I, 47464I, 48371I, 48403G, 48408G, 48637G, 48760I, 75026G, 80081I, 1 bay stripping-42378, 42381; Erecting shop: 2 bay-42516I, 44501G, 48063I, 48322I, 2 bay stripping-44009, 44400; Erecting shop: 3 bay-D5008-14 New, Bo-Bo 1160 H.P. D1, 3, 4 & 5, 1Co-Co1 2300 H.P.; Works Yard-40047, 40680, 41083, 41090, 42534, 43186, 43856, 44053, 47309, 48533, 48611, 48639, 12096, D2(fr.), D3569, D5084/7. Locomotives stored-40538, 43881, 43930, 44142, 44369, 58132 an 49418. SLS/195901
01/02/1960 Peterborough Midland Closure Peterborough Midland (31F) closed as from 1st February and the engines were transferred as follows-to March D2239, 11156/7, 41949, 44152/273, 44509/21, 47300, 61095/6, 61156/204/5/323/48, 62613, 64789, 64901, 90063/447/501/28. To New England (34E) 43127; Grimesthorpe (41B) 44097/518; remainder returned to LMR viz. 43957, 44110/239/47/476/519/22. SLS/196003

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1926 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4247
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Nottingham (16A)    
09/10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 44247    
06/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16A)    
16/05/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
20/06/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
19/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Spital Bridge (35C)    
06/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Northampton (2E)    
18/08/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Buxton (LNWR) (9D)    
17/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (9D)    
04/12/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 44247    
02/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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