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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 1324   08/1896
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1923) 10757   by 1925
British Railways 50757   04/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Aspinall
Class 1008
Company History LYR/LMS
Wheels 2-4-2T
Builder Horwich Works
Order Number 28
Works Number 464
To Service During 08/1896
Withdrawal During 11/1958
Service Life 62 yrs , 3 mths

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1896
23D   Wigan Central (L&Y) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
24E   Blackpool Central w/e 25/06/1949
24E   Blackpool Central 5w/e 16/07/1949
26A   Newton Heath w/e 02/06/1951
26A   Newton Heath 4w/e 16/06/1951
25E   Sowerby Bridge 4w/e 21/03/1953
25F   Low Moor 4w/e 24/04/1954
25E   Sowerby Bridge 4w/e 09/10/1954
25F   Low Moor 4w/e 21/05/1955
     Withdrawn m/e 11/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 24E Blackpool Central w/e 25/06/1949
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath w/e 02/06/1951
ALLOC 25E Sowerby Bridge 4w/e 21/03/1953
ALLOC 25F Low Moor 4w/e 17/04/1954
ALLOC 25E Sowerby Bridge 4w/e 30/10/1954
ALLOC 25F Low Moor 4w/e 21/05/1955
TOSTORE   4w/e 09/08/1958
WDN   on 07/10/1958

* 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
08/1896 To Service To service as Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Number 1324
Built at Horwich Works, Works Number 464
   
1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 10757    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Wigan Central (L&Y) (23D)    
25/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Blackpool Central (24E)    
16/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Blackpool Central (24E)    
04/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 50757    
02/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
16/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
21/03/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Sowerby Bridge (25E)    
24/04/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (25F)    
09/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Sowerby Bridge (25E)    
21/05/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (25F)    
11/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 50757    

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