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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4540 m/e 10/1928
British Railways 44540 w/e 15/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class 4F
Company History MR/LMS
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
To Service During 10/1928
Withdrawal w/e Sat 16/05/1964
Service Life 35 yrs, 7 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1964 at Cohens (Kettering)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1928
17D   Rowsley on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
17A   Derby m/e 31/12/1950
14E   Bedford w/e 07/04/1962
15B   Wellingborough w/e 14/09/1963
15A   Leicester Midland w/e 02/11/1963
     Withdrawn w/e 16/05/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 17A Derby m/e 31/12/1950
ALLOC 14E Bedford 5w/e 05/05/1962
ALLOC 15B Wellingborough 5w/e 12/10/1963
ALLOC 15A Leicester Midland 4w/e 09/11/1963
WDN   w/e 16/05/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/01/1961 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop, ED2/4/6, D2508, D2902, D5086, D5705/11, D8008, 10800, 11117, 12058/89, 13126/171/5. Test House: D18, D229, D3368/568, D5146/7, D8001. New Building: D21-D28, D5085. Finishing Shop: D17, D20, D3022, D5134/49. Erecting Shop: 41537, 42067/91, 42254/388/511/8, 43969/77, 44182/209/540/51, 44843, 47164/231, 48132/41/223/61/315/83/495/766, 92091. Paint Shop: D19, M1000, 42071, 47359/92, 48007. In Works Sidings: 40028, 42076, 42300/97/439/530/9, 43194, 43572/4/954, 44167/268, 47212/347/401, 48386, 48619/89, 58850, 73045, 92129. SLS/196102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1928 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4540
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Rowsley (17D)    
15/01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 44540    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (17A)    
07/04/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Bedford (14E)    
14/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15B)    
02/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15A)    
16/05/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 44540    
08/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Kettering    

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