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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 9640 on 28/01/1932
British Railways 49640 m/e 06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class 7F
Company History LMS
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
To Service Sat 28/01/1932
Withdrawal Sat 16/05/1959
Service Life 27 yrs, 3 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 28/01/1932
24C   Lostock Hall on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
26C   Bolton w/e 14/05/1949
27B   Aintree 4w/e 31/12/1950
     Withdrawn on 16/05/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 26C Bolton w/e 14/05/1949
ALLOC 27B Aintree m/e 31/12/1950
WDN   w/e 16/05/1959

* 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
28/01/1932 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 9640
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Lostock Hall (24C)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 49640    
14/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (26C)    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (27B)    
16/05/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 49640    
08/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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