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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 1544   04/1910
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1923) 10898   by 1925
British Railways 50898   11/09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Aspinall
Class 1008
Company History LYR/LMS
Wheels 2-4-2T
Builder Horwich Works
Order Number 64
Works Number 1090
To Service During 04/1910
Withdrawal w/e Sat 23/02/1952
Service Life 41 yrs, 10 mths , 23 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1910
25D   Mirfield on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
25A   Wakefield w/e 04/06/1949
25E   Sowerby Bridge 4w/e 07/10/1950
     Withdrawn w/e 23/02/1952

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 25A Wakefield w/e 04/06/1949
ALLOC 25E Sowerby Bridge w/e 07/10/1950
WDN   w/e 23/02/1952

* 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
04/1910 To Service To service as Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Number 1544
Built at Horwich Works, Works Number 1090
   
1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 10898    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Mirfield (25D)    
11/09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 50898    
04/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (25A)    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Sowerby Bridge (25E)    
23/02/1952 Withdrawn Condemned as 50898    

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