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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2587 on 14/10/1936
British Railways 42587 w/e 30/04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P14/10/1936
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L896
Works Number 24343
To Service Mon 14/10/1936
Withdrawal Mon 12/06/1967
Service Life 30 yrs, 7 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 14/10/1936
6A   Chester (MR) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
14B   Kentish Town 4w/e 06/10/1956
14C   St Albans w/e 04/04/1959
17A   Derby w/e 06/02/1960
16A   Nottingham w/e 04/03/1961
16B   Kirkby in Ashfield w/e 06/07/1963
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 14/11/1964
8H   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 12/11/1966
56F   Low Moor w/e 29/04/1967
     Withdrawn on 12/06/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 14B Kentish Town 4w/e 06/10/1956
ALLOC 14C St Albans 4w/e 28/03/1959
ALLOC 17A Derby 4w/e 27/02/1960
ALLOC 16A Nottingham 4w/e 04/03/1961
ALLOC 16B Kirkby in Ashfield 5w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 05/12/1964
ALLOC 8H Birkenhead Mollington Street 5w/e 12/11/1966
LOAN 8H Birkenhead Mollington Street 5w/e 08/04/1967
ALLOC 91E To Eastern Region w/e 29/04/1967
ALLOC 56F Low Moor 4w/e 20/05/1967
WDN   on 12/06/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/11/1943 Crewe Works Engines in shops on 2/11: 2587, 3891, 4220, 4464/99, 5026/76/94, 5109/31/89, 5201/33/96, 5357, 5423/33/56, 5526/41/2/54/63/91/6, 5605/19/56/62, 6117/34/9/42/8/63, 6200/2/9/31/5/40, 6931, 7340, 7408/68, 7674, 7772, 7898,.7978/9, 8598, 8962, 9057/83, 9103/23, 9305/40/1/66, 9529, 9605/6/20/32, 28245, 28423, 28616. W.D. 7057 (V.F.4873/43), W.D. 7161 (N.B.L. 25032/43). U.S.A. 1681 (Baldwin 67665, 1/43); U.S.A. 2400 (A.L.Co. 70749, 4/43), U.S.A. 2428 (A.L.Co. 70777, 5/43). The next 'Scot' to be 'rebuilt' is No, 6124. No. 6117 should be out 1/12/43. New 8.F. No. 8310 left the erecting shop 30/11/43. The W.D. (Austerity) 2-8-0's are having their cast-iron tender wheels re-placed by steel castings at Crewe. W.D. Nos. 551, 559, 571 are being returned to L.M.S. service, and the following running numbers have been allocated:-551/8266, NBL 24746/42, Tender No. 9993/43; 559/8272, NBL 24770J42; 571/8284 NBL 24806/42. Allocation of some '8.F's'-12A, Nos. 8302/3/32, 8644/51; 16C, Nos. 8616/41; 18B, Nos. 8304/33, 8620/1/50; 18D, No. 8642; 20A, Nos. 8305, 8618/39/40; 20B, No. 8619; 28C, Nos. 8617/43/52-4. SLS/194401

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
14/10/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2587
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24343
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Chester (MR) (6A)    
30/04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42587    
06/10/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Kentish Town (14B)    
04/04/1959 Allocation Reallocated to St Albans (14C)    
06/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (17A)    
04/03/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16A)    
06/07/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Kirkby in Ashfield (16B)    
14/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
12/11/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (8H)    
29/04/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (56F)    
12/06/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 42587    
01/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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