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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 1049   08/1890
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1923) 10646   by 1925
British Railways 50646   01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Aspinall
Class 1008
Company History LYR/LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
100808/1890
Wheels 2-4-2T
Builder Horwich Works
Order Number 4
Works Number 47
To Service During 08/1890
Withdrawal w/e Sat 08/11/1958
Service Life 68 yrs, 3 mths , 8 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1890
26C   Bolton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
24F   Fleetwood w/e 12/11/1949
27B   Aintree 4w/e 27/01/1951
27B   Aintree m/e 31/01/1951
26C   Bolton w/e 10/03/1951
26C   Bolton 4w/e 24/03/1951
20C   Royston 4w/e 09/10/1954
15D   Bedford 4w/e 25/02/1956
     Withdrawn w/e 08/11/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 24F Fleetwood w/e 12/11/1949
ALLOC 27B Aintree m/e 31/01/1951
ALLOC 26C Bolton w/e 10/03/1951
LOAN 20C Royston 4w/e 30/10/1954
ALLOC 20C Royston 4w/e 25/12/1954
ALLOC 15D Bedford 4w/e 25/02/1956
TOSTORE   4w/e 09/08/1958
WDN   w/e 08/11/1958

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
06/03/1959 Over and Wharton branch (Badnall Wharf) One track of this short branch from Acton Bridge contains the LTS locos. shown as transferred to Spital Bridge (Peterboro') on 6th March 'condemned' in official lists viz. 41928/39/41/5/6/8/50/77/8/81-7/90-3, also ex LNWR 0-8-0s 48945, 49109/13/17/57/80, 49226/330/68. Another LTS loco, is at Badnall Wharf (between Norton Bridge and Standon Bridge) viz. 41936 along with 41078/156/724, 43419/631, 50646/725/57/77/818/31/55/65, 51424/53, 52399/517, 58066/196. SLS/195904
08/08/1959 Last few Aspinall 2-4-2T (Albert Looms Yard) Only five Aspinall ex-L.Y.R. Class 2P 2-4-2T locomotives now remain in stock; their shed allocations being as follows: 50850 (26C) Bolton, 50721 (27A) Bank Hall, 50746 an 50781 (27C) Southport, and 50795 (55F) Manningham. Mr. G. E. Jones informs us that a visit to Albert Looms Yard near Spondon on 9/8/59 revealed six condemned examples still intact, namely 50646, 50725, 50777, 50818, 50831 an 50855. In addition to these, the remains of another believed to be 50757, were scattered about the yard. All were condemned during October, 1958, with the exception of 50646 which was withdrawn one month later. SLS/195910

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1890 To Service To service as Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Number 1049
Built at Horwich Works, Works Number 47
   
1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 10646    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bolton (26C)    
01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 50646    
12/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Fleetwood (24F)    
27/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (27B)    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (27B)    
10/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (26C)    
24/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (26C)    
09/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Royston (20C)    
25/02/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Bedford (15D)    
08/11/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 50646    

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