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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2583 on 08/10/1936
British Railways 42583 w/e 14/08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P08/10/1936
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L896
Works Number 24339
To Service Sat 08/10/1936
Withdrawal Sat 29/10/1966
Service Life 30 yrs , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1967 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 08/10/1936
8B   Warrington Dallam on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
8A   Edge Hill w/e 27/03/1948
1A   Willesden w/e 12/12/1959
8A   Edge Hill w/e 02/01/1960
9A   Longsight w/e 18/06/1960
6C   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 14/01/1961
1A   Willesden w/e 18/05/1963
5D   Stoke w/e 26/06/1965
9E   Trafford Park (LMS) w/e 24/07/1965
     Withdrawn on 29/10/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill w/e 27/03/1948
ALLOC 9A Longsight 5w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street 5w/e 04/02/1961
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 01/06/1963
ALLOC 5D Stoke 4w/e 10/07/1965
ALLOC 9E Trafford Park (LMS) 4w/e 07/08/1965
WDN   w/e 29/10/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
01/04/1964 Crewe Works (Yard) Erecting Shop: New Construction, D1583-98 (in various stages), D205/27/46/70/86, D303/7/28/30/83/87, D5717, D6775/84, D6863/78, D8002/6/7/23/50, 44918, 45382/408/577/626, 46443, 48169/225/69/474/528/615/37/95/729/42, 70000/4/10, 82009 92121/22. Outside Erecting Shop: D300, D5719, D6783/9, 45426, 48154/436/742/50, 78041, 92137. Electric Shop: D204, D6843, E3007, 26000/9, 27003. Yard: 42055/81, 42410/583/699, 43957, 44405, 44676/873/917/87, 45217/372/445, 45569/658, 46436/41/524, 48073/258/332/424/613/749, 84021/3/4, 92002/62/156/73. Inside and Around Paint Shop: New Construction, D1563, D1567-82. Weigh Shed: 48753. Outside Paint Shop: D201/23/339, 26006, 45069/75, 48185/436/734, 92082/163. Inside Paint Shop: D259, D311, D1034, 49395, 92053 and L.M.S. 6229 Duchess of Hamilton, painted in L.M.S livery (for a Butlins Camp). SLS/196405
03/05/1964 Crewe Works (Works Yard) Awaiting Works at Scrap Yard: 44835, 45064, 48053, 48354, 48717, 70022. Awaiting Scrap at Scrap Yard: 42897, 42922, 48140, 48209. Diesel Erecting Shop: D277, D342, D349, D6843, 26005, 26034, 26048. Outside Diesel Erecting Shop: D205, D210, D219, D241, D255, D274, D1582 painted, D1583, D1585 undercoat, D1609, D1610, D1611 shell only, 26047, 27006, 46457. Outside Erecting Shop: D254, 42081, 42410, 45080, 45112, 45217, 48528, 92156, 92177. Erecting Shop: D226, D248, D256, D315, D335, D336, D340, D1591 undercoat, D1592 nearly complete, D1593, D1594, D1595, D1596 motors mounted, D1597, D1598, D1599, D1600, D1601, D1602, D1603, D1604, D1605, D1606, D1607, D1608 shell only, D5719, D6789, D6794, D6884, D8050, 42055, 42085, 42394, 44665, 44873, 44884, 45132, 45147, 45182, 45336, 45354, 45415, 45647, 46436, 48211, 48258, 48313, 48424, 48746, 48749, 48759, 92026, 92030, 92085. Works Yard: 42583, 44662, 44872, 44898, 45000, 45271, 45558, 48070, 48171, 48371, 48462, 48538, 48602, 48613, 48684, 70010, 70024, 70049, 78002, 78007, 78017, 92062, 92102, 92126, 92154, 92166, 92227. Outside Paint Shop: D298, D1584 undercoat, D5717, D6775, D6863, D8002, D8027, 48742. Paint Shop: D1578 painted, D1579, D1580, D1581, D1586, D1587, D1588, D1589, D1590 undercoat, 26028. SLS/196406
21/03/1965 Crewe North MPD (Ex-works) Stored: 45554, Ex-works: 42583. SLS/196505

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/10/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2583
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24339
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Warrington Dallam (8B)    
27/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
14/08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42583    
12/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
02/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
18/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Longsight (9A)    
14/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (6C)    
18/05/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
26/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
24/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LMS) (9E)    
29/10/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 42583    
02/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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