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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 9598 on 21/12/1929
British Railways 49598 m/e 12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class 7F
Company History LMS
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
To Service Sat 21/12/1929
Withdrawal Sat 17/01/1959
Service Life 29 yrs , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 21/12/1929
25G   Farnley Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
25D   Mirfield w/e 10/06/1950
25D   Mirfield 2w/e 17/06/1950
26F   Lees (Oldham) w/e 03/03/1951
26F   Lees (Oldham) 4w/e 24/03/1951
27D   Wigan Central (L&Y) w/e 13/10/1951
     Withdrawn on 17/01/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 25G Farnley Junction w/e 02/08/1947
ALLOC 25D Mirfield w/e 10/06/1950
ALLOC 26F Lees (Oldham) w/e 03/03/1951
ALLOC 27D Wigan Central (L&Y) w/e 13/10/1951
WDN   w/e 17/01/1959

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

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
21/12/1929 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 9598
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Farnley Junction (25G)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 49598    
10/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Mirfield (25D)    
17/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Mirfield (25D)    
03/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Lees (Oldham) (26F)    
24/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Lees (Oldham) (26F)    
13/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Wigan Central (L&Y) (27D)    
17/01/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 49598    
02/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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