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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2679 on 23/05/1945
British Railways 42679 w/e 09/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Fairburn
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P23/05/1945
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Derby Works
To Service Mon 23/05/1945
Withdrawal Mon 18/06/1962
Service Life 17 yrs , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Sat 20/04/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 23/05/1945
16A   Nottingham on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
13A   Plaistow w/e 29/05/1948
33C   Shoeburyness 4w/e 15/12/1956
     Withdrawn on 18/06/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 16A Nottingham 5w/e 02/03/1946
ALLOC 16A Nottingham 4w/e 30/03/1946
ALLOC 13A Plaistow w/e 29/05/1948
ALLOC 33C Shoeburyness 3w/e 01/12/1956
WDN   on 18/06/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
26/11/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D10, D132-4, 44695, 45101/90, 45200, 45617/74, 45702, 48605, 49395, 78042. Paint Shop Yard: D135, 42213, 44697, 44757, 45608, 45710, 46130, 48252, 48476, 50850, 70048. New Erecting Shop: D1/3/9, D136/7, D214/31, D5140. Erecting Shop: D50-8, D290, 41251, 42148, 42224/55, 42440, 42571, 42679, 44690, 44942-4/89, 45046/92, 45145, 45256/90, 45301/37/86, 45424/93, 45543/52, 45695, 45709, 46133, 46224/53, 46506, 48130, 48399, 48408/45, 48532, 48638/49, 48700/3/36/62, 49130, 49361, 70042, 90188, 90365, 92017/76/82, 92125. Erecting Shop Yard: 42287/94, 44765, 44965, 45186/97, 45719, 46141. Minor Repair Road: 44753, 45646, 92025. Works Sidings: 44746/81, 44887, 45026/42, 45680, 46109, 47255, 47403/5, 48215, 48500/28/51, 78035, 90675, 92016/8, 92163. Scrap Road: 42545, 45401 just cut up, 45630 being cut up, 40033/4/8/64, 40569, 42217, 42467, 42549, 42683, 48927, 49401/53 intact. Works Shunters: 13292, 44374, 51412/46, 47592, 47608/61, 52093, 52218, 52441/59. SLS/196201
10/03/1963 Doncaster Works (Scrap Yard) Erecting Shop: 60025/44/512, 61157, 63650/978, 90001/79/411/587. Works Yard: 90035/250. Stripping Shop: 61326, 90551. Scrap Yard: 42501/18/25/6/679, 63887, 64690, 90253/70, 69520/3/38/46/75/83. Paint Shop: 65567, LNER 4472, LNER 4771. Ex Works: 61087, Waiting Works: 60118, 61128/236/87/371, 63618/98/961, 42535, 69529/68, 90559/608. Pending sale: 60014. SLS/196304
11/05/1963 Worcester Works (Scrap Yard) 4628, 7010/23/31, 9724 an 4147. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
23/05/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2679
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Nottingham (16A)    
29/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Plaistow (13A)    
09/10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42679    
15/12/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Shoeburyness (33C)    
18/06/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 42679    
20/04/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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