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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2477 on 14/01/1937
British Railways 42477 w/e 15/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P14/01/1937
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sat 14/01/1937
Withdrawal Sat 26/06/1965
Service Life 28 yrs, 5 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 14/01/1937
26A   Newton Heath 4w/e 22/06/1946
26A   Newton Heath on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
25C   Goole 4w/e 07/10/1950
25D   Mirfield 4w/e 24/03/1956
50A   York (North) 5w/e 14/06/1958
50B   Neville Hill 4w/e 11/10/1958
50D   Starbeck w/e 31/01/1959
50A   York (North) w/e 20/06/1959
50F   Malton w/e 18/06/1960
51A   Darlington w/e 25/11/1961
6A   Chester (MR) on 20/06/1965
     Withdrawn on 26/06/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 25C Goole w/e 07/10/1950
ALLOC 24E Blackpool Central 4w/e 28/11/1953
ALLOC 25D Mirfield 4w/e 24/03/1956
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 50B Neville Hill 5w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 50D Starbeck 4w/e 21/02/1959
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 50F Malton 3w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 51A Darlington 4w/e 09/12/1961
WDN   w/e 26/06/1965
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 4w/e 10/07/1965
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region 4w/e 17/07/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1948 Crewe Works New Work December: 'IVĀ° more '2F' 2-6-0's were completed dunng December-Nos. 46433 and 46434 on 8/12 and 13/12 respectively, thus completing the present order. Tne last Caprotti 4-6-0 of Order E 468, No. 44757, was completed on 22/12. No. 44728 (No. 11 of Order E 472) was completed on 31/12; the first ten of this order are to be built at Horwich. Another 'Patriot' Class 4-6-0, No. 45534, has been rebuilt with a taper boiler-completed on 10/12. No. 45522 will shortly be similarly dealt with.
Locomotives entering Works during December included: Nos. 1201, 2254, 2438/51/61/77/82, 2654/60/86/99, 2610/14/18/28/44/48/78/82, 4739/48/49, 4849/84, 4908/17/18/31/50/81, 5000/24/41/55/59/68/93, 5108/40/47, 5274/93, 4387, 5404/44/94, 5508/33/46, 5617/30/33/36/54/55/66/78, 5705, 6115/19/37/47/50/52/56, 6207/31/49/53, 6654, 6656(27A), 6727, 7757, 7803, 7987/99, 8001/63/93/98, 8143/89/97, 8200/71/80, 8373, 8409/17/39/62, 8509/20, 8606/34/51/53/59/96, 8700/03/18, 9072/85, 9122/26/64/84, 924/57/67/93, 9321/33/49, 9416/19/47, 28093, 42386, 42565, 44766, 44830, 45005/80, 46107/12/17/20/21, 47977, 49059, 49298, 58924. During w/e 8/12, No. 46121 was renamed The Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Regiment) and fitted with a plaque.
SLS/194902
18/01/1964 Darlington MPD (Repair Shops Under Light Repairs) Stored: 46415/73, 61004/255, 63441, 65852/64/91, 68024, 69020, 90100/249/301/655. Ex Works 73138, 75052/58, 90149. Repair Shops Under Light Repairs: 42477, 62059, 63347, 90011. Visitor on Enthusiast Special: 70000. SLS/196402
19/09/1964 Darlington MPD (Shed) On shed-diesel bays: D5170/2, dead line: 69020, 90444/9; Roundhouse: D3228, D2706/31/2, D2318/36/40, D3229, DEPT87, 68011/37/43/7/50/3/60. Shed: 60024 ex works, 60036/45/808/84/5, 62001, 62002 ex works, 62003/43/4/8/64; 61030, 62368, 68010/4/46,151/4, 90011/4/98, 90361/556 ex works, 90688, 42405/77, 43050/6/7, 43102/29/40 and 63460 awaiting move to Stratford. SLS/196410

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
14/01/1937 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2477
Built at Derby Works
   
22/06/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newton Heath (26A)    
15/01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42477    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Goole (25C)    
24/03/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Mirfield (25D)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
11/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
31/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (50D)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
18/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Malton (50F)    
25/11/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
20/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
26/06/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 42477    
09/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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