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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (Orig) 13163 on 05/04/1930
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 2863   16/04/1934
British Railways 42863 w/e 04/06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Hughes
Class CRAB
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number 342
To Service Wed 05/04/1930
Withdrawal Wed 17/08/1966
Service Life 36 yrs, 4 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1967 at Arnott Young (Troon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 05/04/1930
25B   Huddersfield Hillhouse on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
25A   Wakefield m/e 16/06/1956
67D   Ardrossan 4w/e 30/11/1963
67C   Ayr 4w/e 28/03/1964
     Withdrawn on 17/08/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 25B Huddersfield Hillhouse w/e 11/10/1947
ALLOC 25A Wakefield w/e 16/06/1956
ALLOC 67D Ardrossan 4w/e 09/11/1963
ALLOC 91X To Scottish Region 4w/e 09/11/1963
ALLOC 67C Ayr 5w/e 07/03/1964
WDN   on 17/08/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
19/04/1954 Wetherby Races, Easter Monday Excursion trains between Leeds City and Wetherby Racecourse station on Easter Monday were well filled and worked by the following J39's from Neville Hill (50B):-64791, 64819/35/86, 64920/22/33/35/43, and also brought in D49 62748 (50B). The excursions from Bradford and Harrogate brought in 62746/58/62 (all 50D), whilst two trains from the Huddersfield area were worked by 45218 (25A) and 42863 (25B). The excursion from Heeley (Sheffield) was, however, worked by 45015 (3B-Bushbury), rather a far cry from Wolverhampton. In addition, the 4.28 p.m. ordinary passenger service from Leeds City to Church Fenton via Wetherby, hauled by 61256 (50B), called specially at Wetherby Racecourse station to pick up. SLS/195406
09/12/1961 Horwich Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: D4112 (finished), D4113/4 (engines in), D4115/6 (frames), 12004/20/7, 42702/17, 42827, 42953/82, 43007/52, 43856, 43976, 44056/146/277, 44342/52/67/73, 44602, 48136/64, 48634, 48741, 76051/79, Wren. Car Erecting Shop: uM28219/348/590, uM29023/249/575/655/723. Casual Repair Shop: 43009, 48522/36, 48717. Diesel Test House: 12014. Works Yard: 40132, 42703/63, 42862/3, 42983, 44152, 44481, 44564, 48201, 48333/8, 48423, 48558, 48770, uM28321M, uM29555M-both damaged. Paint Shop: D4111 (new), 42799, uM28394, uM29141, uM29836, LYR 1008, FR 3. Scrap Yard: 51419, 51537 (being cut up), 42893 (remains). Works Shunters: 47402/29, 11304/5/24/68. SLS/196201

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/04/1930 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 13163
Built at Crewe Works
   
16/04/1934 Renumbered Renumbered to 2863    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Huddersfield Hillhouse (25B)    
04/06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42863    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (25A)    
30/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Ardrossan (67D)    
28/03/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Ayr (67C)    
17/08/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 42863    
01/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Arnott Young: Troon    

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