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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4601 m/e 08/1940
British Railways 44601 w/e 07/01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class 4F
Company History MR/LMS
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service During 08/1940
Withdrawal w/e Sat 13/11/1965
Service Life 25 yrs, 3 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1940
17A   Derby on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
17B   Burton 4w/e 30/01/1954
22B   Gloucester Barnwood 4w/e 24/04/1954
17A   Derby 4w/e 24/03/1956
5D   Stoke w/e 07/11/1959
11A   Barrow in Furness w/e 28/11/1959
     Withdrawn w/e 13/11/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 17A Derby 5w/e 02/03/1946
ALLOC 17B Burton 4w/e 23/01/1954
ALLOC 22B Gloucester Barnwood 4w/e 17/04/1954
ALLOC 17A Derby 4w/e 24/03/1956
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 28/11/1959
WDN   w/e 13/11/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1949 Derby Works Locomotives entering Works during December: These included Nos. 40324/95, 430, 40459, 634, 40741, 41094, 41113/66/74/81/88, 1682, 1768, 1847/59, 42310, 2341/80, 42412, 42512/23/24/28/29, 42680, 3140/44, 3244, 3323/36/64, 3431, 3509, 43524, 3529/94, 3658, 3723/37, 3847, 43917, 3926/44/50, 43964/95, 4054, 4106, 44172/97, 44217, 4252, 44529, 4536/80, 44598, 4601. New work: On 30/12 new 2-6-4T's Nos. 42132/33 were complete, while No. 42134 had the frames and boiler erected. Further locomotives painted black and fully lined, with crest, were Nos. 40010/36, 40362, 40504/51/65, 40917, 42408, 58083. The following also carry the crest: Nos. 41671, 43194, 43798, 43928, 47296, 47480, 47554, 47604 and ex-G.W.R. Nos. 2050, 2160 while Nos. 40928, 41053, 41120, 42326, 42509/33, 47634 were all ex Works still lettered 'L.M.S.' No. 40741, unlined and lettered 'British Railways,' was on Works' trials on 30/12.
Withdrawn locomotives: On 30/12 No. 7058 was in the Works' yard, and No. 9588 had arrived for cutting up. Nos. 1247 and 3264 were cut up during W/E 24/12 and 31/12 respectively. Ex-G.W.R. No. 2137 was also cut up here during December.
SLS/195002
23/02/1950 Derby Works New work: On 23/2 new 2-6-4T's Nos. 42137-39 were complete-No, 42137 being in the Paint Shop-No, 42140 had the frames and cylinders erected and No. 42141 only the frames. New diesels Nos. 12067/68 were complete, while No. 12067 was noted in the Paint Shop-painted, with crest. Locomotives entering Works during: january: These included Nos. 40046, 49, 40322, 436, 490, 512, 40518/33, 540, 40553/59, 40601, 698, 40927, 937, 1043, 41057/76/81, 1112, 41114, 1252, 1425, 41532, 1686, 1711/20/26, 1835, 41873, 2306, 42320/46, 2365, 42392, 42405, 42504/07/13/25, 3228, 43329, 3429/53/94, 3605/20/55/60, 3714/24, 3804/13/30/67, 44017/47, 44131, 44262, 4423, 44466, 4468, 44482, 4522, 4557/81, 4820, 45305, 48205, 13806, 22984, W.R. No. 2112. On 5/1 No. 42363 was noted in the Paint Shop, fitted with outside steam pipes. Further locomotives painted black and fully lined, with the crest, were Nos. 40045, 40163, 40553, 40634, 40917, 41094, 41166/74/88, 42310/63. In addition, the following also carry the crest: Nos. 41682, 41711, 41859, 43431, 43524, 43658/60, 43714/23, 43917/50/64, 44423, 44601, 47409/21/99, 47528/51, 47623/31, while Nos. 40059, 40395, 40518, 40698, 41043, 41533, 41686, 42341/59/80, 42524/28, 43228, 43724, 43847, 43944, 47241, 47438, 53806 were all ex Works still lettered 'L.M.S.' Withdrawn locomotives: These have been cut up as follows: W/E 6/1 No. 40459; W/E 13/1 Nos. 1768, 7058, 9588; W/E 20/1 No.2100; W/E 27/1 No. 3813. Nos, 490, 512, an 3830 were also cut up during January, while No. 9573 was in the process of being cut up on 27/1. SLS/195003

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1940 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4601
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Derby (17A)    
07/01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 44601    
30/01/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Burton (17B)    
24/04/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Barnwood (22B)    
24/03/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (17A)    
07/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
28/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Barrow in Furness (11A)    
13/11/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 44601    
04/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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