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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 40 m/e 06/1895
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 12278 y/e 1924
British Railways 52278 w/e 30/09/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Aspinall
Class 11
Company History LYR/LMS
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Horwich Works
Order Number 23
Works Number 372
Fittings (as built)
Safety Valves Ramsbottom
To Service During 06/1895
Withdrawal Sat 18/07/1959
Service Life 64 yrs, 1 mth , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1895
24B   Rose Grove on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
23C   Southport w/e 20/11/1948
23C   Southport 3w/e 11/12/1948
27B   Aintree 4w/e 01/11/1952
27B   Aintree 8w/e 29/11/1952
26A   Newton Heath 4w/e 01/12/1956
     Withdrawn on 18/07/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 23C Southport w/e 20/11/1948
ALLOC 27B Aintree 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 01/12/1956
WDN   on 18/07/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1908 Boiler with Round Topped Firebox fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1895 To Service To service as Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Number 40
Built at Horwich Works, Works Number 372
   
01/1908 Modification Modification: Boiler with Round Topped Firebox fitted    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 12278    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Rose Grove (24B)    
20/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Southport (23C)    
11/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Southport (23C)    
30/09/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 52278    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (27B)    
29/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (27B)    
01/12/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
18/07/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 52278    
08/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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