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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 1042   07/1890
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1923) 10639   by 1925
British Railways 50639   09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Aspinall
Class 1008
Company History LYR/LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
100807/1890
Wheels 2-4-2T
Builder Horwich Works
Order Number 4
Works Number 40
To Service During 07/1890
Withdrawal w/e Sat 17/05/1952
Service Life 61 yrs, 10 mths , 17 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1890
10B   Preston on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn w/e 17/05/1952

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   w/e 17/05/1952

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/08/1947 Horwich Works On 10/8 the following locos. were under repair: 80, 122, 145, 2704, 2747, 2791, 2947, 2970, 5102, 9505, 9542, 9578, 9604, 9645, 9658, 9667, 10429, 10622, 10639, 10648, 10660, 10720, 10743, 10777 (with 10812's bunker), 10892, 10898, 11253, 11319, 11514, 12037, 12047, 12119, 12159, 12171, 12184, 12196, 12363, 12382, 12581, 12598 and 12870. On the same date Nos. 2722, 2729, 2918, 5340 (with a small 3500 gal. tender) 9529, 10640, 10944, 11486 an 12299 were awaiting repair. SLS/194710

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1890 To Service To service as Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Number 1042
Built at Horwich Works, Works Number 40
   
1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 10639    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Preston (10B)    
09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 50639    
17/05/1952 Withdrawn Condemned as 50639    

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