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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2585 on 08/10/1936
British Railways 42585 w/e 01/05/1948

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 24341
To Service Sat 08/10/1936
Withdrawal w/e Sat 01/12/1962
Service Life 26 yrs, 1 mth , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 08/10/1936
5D   Stoke on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
2A   Rugby w/e 24/06/1950
1A   Willesden w/e 28/02/1959
6H   Bangor w/e 08/07/1961
1A   Willesden w/e 16/09/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 01/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 9A Longsight 4w/e 10/11/1945
LOAN 2A Rugby w/e 25/02/1950
ALLOC 2A Rugby w/e 24/06/1950
LOAN 12A Carlisle Upperby 4w/e 26/01/1957
EXLOAN 2A Rugby 4w/e 26/01/1957
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 28/02/1959
ALLOC 6H Bangor 5w/e 05/08/1961
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 30/09/1961
WDN   w/e 01/12/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
17/03/1963 Carlisle Kingmoor MPD (Yard by paint shop) In steam at Kingmoor on 17th March were 46223/6/44/55. Stored on same day at Kingmoor were-42320, 42830/4/7/75/82-4/99, 42906, 44341, 45640/80,18, 46124/200/1, 47211/81, 47342/58, 47481, 58160 an 90763. SLS/196304
11/04/1963 Derby Works (Yard by paint shop) Erecting Shop- No. 1 bay: 41535, 43915 being cut up, 47276, 48274, 73086/91, 75059, D2220, D2913, D3020, D3178, ED6/7; Erecting Shop- No. 2 bay: D73, D123 an D5093; Erecting Shop- No. 3 bay: D5203-5215 new construction. Diesel Erecting Shop: D33, D42, D78, D82/3, D90/2, D127. Diesel Finishing Shop: D4, D40, D5200-2 under construction. Paint Shop: D5196/7. Test House: D55, D64, D109, D140, D5082, D5191, D5198/9. Yard (by paint shop): 40157, 42146 an 42585 broken up; 47003 frames; D7, D61, D126, D149, D152, D2236, D5010/20/76/82/90/1, D5143/92/4/5. Foundry Sdg.: 40022, 42302/29/91, 42472, 42500, 44100, D2911. Stone Pit: 44268, 73021. SLS/196304
27/04/1963 Birmingham Excursions (Yard by paint shop) On Saturday, 27th April, fifteen excursions were run from Southampton area for the football match at Villa Park; ten travelled via Basingstoke, Oxford and Leamington utilising 34028/40/2/5/50/2/88/94/8 whilst 7919(81D) had taken over from a failed Wset Country in the Reading area. Three travelled by same route to Oxford thence Worcester and Stourbridge Junc. being piloted therefrom by LMR 8Fs, the pilots working through to Snow Hill instead of being detached at Oldbury after climbing Old Hill bank-viz. 34009/48417, 34039/48478 and 34046/48430; the remaining two arrived at New St. behind Bristol jubilees 45682/90, one having travelled via the SDJR and the other via Salisbury. On same date, B1 61105(41A) worked a Manchester-Stratford-on-Avon special but was replaced on return working by Hall 6948 after 'failing' at Tyseley; it was used by latter shed during the next week on local turns. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/10/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2585
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24341
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stoke (5D)    
01/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42585    
24/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
28/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
08/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Bangor (6H)    
16/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
01/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 42585    
04/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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