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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2308 on 28/01/1928
British Railways 42308 w/e 19/11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sat 28/01/1928
Withdrawal Sat 29/08/1959
Service Life 31 yrs, 7 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 28/01/1928
11E   Tebay on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
9A   Longsight w/e 17/07/1948
9D   Buxton (LNWR) 4w/e 05/11/1955
6C   Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 06/10/1956
6A   Chester (MR) 4w/e 23/02/1957
6D   Chester Northgate 4w/e 10/08/1957
     Withdrawn on 29/08/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 9A Longsight w/e 17/07/1948
ALLOC 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 06/10/1956
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 4w/e 23/02/1957
ALLOC 6D Chester Northgate 4w/e 13/07/1957
WDN   on 29/08/1959

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
03/07/1958 Derby Works (Erecting shop no. 2 bay) Paint shop- 42310 G, 42530 I, 43991 I, 44044 G, 48056 G, 48419 I, 48644 G, D3529 (No. 27-new), D3530 (No. 28). Diesel erecting shop- 12066 G, 15004 Casual, D8015 Casual, new work (order no. D658) no. 29 (D3531) on test, nos. 30-39 (D3532-41) all engines mounted, nos. 46-50 (D3548-52) frames in stocks. Erecting shop (no. 2 bay)- 42308 I, 42528 G, 43514 G, 43822 G, 43906 I, 43932 I, 47535 I, 47660 I, 48694 G; Erecting shop (no. 1 bay)- 40010 G, 42336 G, 42348 G, 42373 I, 42376 G, 42377 I, 42391 G, 42541 G, 42680 I, 43459 I, 44288 G, 48075 G, 48159 G, 75037 G, 75047 G, stripping- 42536 I, 47289 I, 47552 G; Erecting shop (no. 3 bay)-, new work Diesel main line-D5001-7 new (nos. 2-8) engines mounted on D5001-3; D1, D2 new (nos. 1 & 2) framework only. Yard- 40047, 40657, 40680, 42322, 42506/25/29, 44135/46/61, 44290, 47504, 53807, 58196, 75034, D8000, D5000. M.R. 118 has returned from Carlisle. SLS/195807
28/07/1958 Derby Works (Steam erecting shop, no. 2 bay) 28th July. Paint shop-42348 I, 42391 G, 43459 I, 47434 G, 47660 I, 75037 G. Diesel Erecting shop-15000/4, D8015; new work order D658-nos. 34-42 (D3536-44), nos. 49-52 (D3551-4) frames only. Steam erecting shop, no. 1 bay- 40010 G, 42181 I, 42303 I, 42322 G, 42336 I, 42376 G, 42377 I, 42481 Casual, 42529, 42541 G, 47275, 47289 I, 47504 I, 47552 G, 48002 G, 48075 G, 48159 G, 48696 I and 75034 G; Steam erecting shop, no. 2 bay- 40657 I, 42308 I, 42369 G, 42528 G, 44146 Casual, 44288, 47333 G, 47470 G and 48694 I. Steam erecting shop, No. 3 bay- new work, main line diesel; Nos. 2-10 (D5001-9) Bo-Bo; D1 an D2 1-Co-Co-1. Works yard- 12066, 40047, 40680, 41106, 42525, 43356, 43997, 44046, 44135, 44161, 47309, 48024, 80044 an D3530. Test House- D5000; this returned from inspection on 24th July from Marylebone and is the first main line diesel-electric built at Derby under M. Plan-it is painted in B.R. green with grey roof and grey-green waist band about 1' thick around centre and B.R. crests below waist-bands at no. 2 cab end. 1160 h.p., Sulzer diesel engine, B.T.H. elec. equipment. SLS/195808
17/08/1959 Derby Works (Yard) Paint shop-MR 1000, 44579, 48390; Diesel Erecting Shop-12047/95, 13084/118/9/72, D3771, ED4; New Work-11 D/E sh. 0-6-0, D3782-92 new; Test House-D2, D3781, D5021; Diesel Finishing shop- D3/4, D5008/22/3; Erecting Shop-No. 1 Bay, 42415I, 42517/36G, 44122I, 44172G, 44214G, 44279/377I, 44389/402 G, 44468I, 44472G, 48053/346/77/463G; Also, 42395, 44166/191, 80091stripping; Erecting Shop-No. 2 Bay-42393I, 44164I, 47453I, 75057I, 80144I, 73014stripping; Erecting Shop-No. 3 Bay-8 Bo-Bo 1160 H.P.-D5024-31new, 1-Co-Co-1 2300 H.P, D5-D8new; Yard-40047/680, 42257/308/27/54/400/624, 43210/386/982, 44092/139/154/169, 45250, 47309, 48335/392/418, 48715 frames, 58213, 10000/203/800, D5020, D5700/17, Cecil Rakes. SLS/195909

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
28/01/1928 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2308
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Tebay (11E)    
17/07/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Longsight (9A)    
19/11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42308    
05/11/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Buxton (LNWR) (9D)    
06/10/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (6C)    
23/02/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
10/08/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Chester Northgate (6D)    
29/08/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 42308    
01/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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