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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2555 on 21/07/1936
British Railways 42555 w/e 20/11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P21/07/1936
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L896
Works Number 24311
To Service Sat 21/07/1936
Withdrawal Sat 08/05/1965
Service Life 28 yrs, 9 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1965 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 21/07/1936
24B   Rose Grove 4w/e 22/06/1946
24B   Rose Grove on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
27D   Wigan Central (L&Y) w/e 18/06/1960
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 18/04/1964
9K   Bolton w/e 28/11/1964
     Withdrawn on 08/05/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 16A Nottingham 4w/e 10/11/1945
LOAN 26B Agecroft 5w/e 02/03/1946
ALLOC 26B Agecroft 4w/e 30/03/1946
ALLOC 27D Wigan Central (L&Y) 5w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 02/05/1964
ALLOC 9K Bolton 4w/e 05/12/1964
WDN   w/e 08/05/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/04/1962 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) New Erecting Shop: D52 (Complete), D1037-9 (Body shells), D231/94/5, D8015, E3020. New Erecting Shop Yard: D303, 42640. Erecting Shop: D53-5 (Engines in), D56/7, D1035/6 (Body Sides only), D7, D212/3/5/7/26/92, D325, D8005, 41225/39/41, 42102/5/33/5, 42249/96, 42555/6, 42644/86, 44741, 44815, 44911, 45134, 45202/10/24/31/62, 45375, 45557/71/90/1/9, 45632/3/54, 45742, 46111/22/9, 46238, 48452, 48504, 70015/20/51, 92045, 92120. Erecting Shop Yard: D335, D8019, 42586, 45097, 45370, 45434, 46132/45/56, 46222/39/42, 78013. Paint Shop: D50/1/64-7, 45242, 46240, 49395, 90606 and an unidentified electric loco. Paint Shop Yard: D235, 90178. Works Yard: 42256, 42494, 42514, 44778, 44862, 44932/64, 45535, 45671, 46118/48, 48600, 70014, 90167, 90201, 90520, 92022/46/54. Scrap Road: 40024, 40132, 41900, 46204/11/2, 49134 complete with 40180, 45519, 51222 just cut-up. Works Shunters: 43957, 44363/73, 47592, 47618/61, 51412, 52093, 52312, 52441, D3245. SLS/196205

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
21/07/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2555
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24311
   
22/06/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Rose Grove (24B)    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Rose Grove (24B)    
20/11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42555    
18/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Wigan Central (L&Y) (27D)    
18/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
28/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (9K)    
08/05/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 42555    
08/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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