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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2290 on 21/10/1947
British Railways 42290 w/e 09/09/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Fairburn
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P21/10/1947
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sat 21/10/1947
Withdrawal w/e Sat 29/09/1962
Service Life 14 yrs, 11 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Mon 11/03/1963 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 21/10/1947
26A   Newton Heath on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
27C   Southport 4w/e 10/08/1957
     Withdrawn w/e 29/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 26A Newton Heath w/e 25/10/1947
ALLOC 27C Southport 4w/e 13/07/1957
WDN   w/e 29/09/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
21/10/1947 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2290
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newton Heath (26A)    
09/09/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 42290    
10/08/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Southport (27C)    
29/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 42290    
11/03/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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