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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 605 m/e 05/1901
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 12431 y/e 1924
British Railways 52431 w/e 25/02/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Aspinall
Class 11
Company History LYR/LMS
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Horwich Works
Order Number 42
Works Number 746
Fittings (as built)
Safety Valves Ramsbottom
To Service During 05/1901
Withdrawal w/e Sat 21/11/1959
Service Life 58 yrs, 6 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1901
24D   Lower Darwen on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
24C   Lostock Hall 4w/e 22/03/1952
24D   Lower Darwen 4w/e 08/08/1953
26C   Bolton 4w/e 27/02/1954
24D   Lower Darwen 4w/e 31/12/1955
26A   Newton Heath 4w/e 20/04/1957
     Withdrawn w/e 21/11/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 24D Lower Darwen w/e 10/05/1947
ALLOC 24C Lostock Hall 4w/e 22/03/1952
ALLOC 24D Lower Darwen 4w/e 08/08/1953
ALLOC 26C Bolton 4w/e 20/02/1954
ALLOC 24D Lower Darwen 4w/e 31/12/1955
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 20/04/1957
WDN   w/e 21/11/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1913 Boiler with Belpaire Firebox fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
06/05/1946 New LMS Districts New Districts have been formed as follows (as from 6th May, 1946): Bletchley comprising 2B with 2C (Northampton); leaving Rugby with 2A, 2D, 2E, and 2F. The Depot number 2G for Leighton Buzzard has been discontinued. Blackpool comprising 24E with 24F (Fleetwood) Lostock Hall is now in the Accrington District and the Depot No. is now 24C; leaving Bank Hall with 23A to 23D. The Lostock Hall engines which require altered shedplates are 2200/1, 2434-7, 2556, 9502/3, z 9523/4, 9534/5, 9542/9, 9571/98, 9611-7, 9640/9, 10801/69, 10938/41/3, 11345, 11423, 11526, 12160/71, 12244/96, 12317/34/6/99, 12431/60/7, 12522. SLS/194606

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1901 To Service To service as Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Number 605
Built at Horwich Works, Works Number 746
   
07/1913 Modification Modification: Boiler with Belpaire Firebox fitted    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 12431    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Lower Darwen (24D)    
25/02/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 52431    
22/03/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Lostock Hall (24C)    
08/08/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Lower Darwen (24D)    
27/02/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (26C)    
31/12/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Lower Darwen (24D)    
20/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
21/11/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 52431    
03/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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