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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 42178 on 26/11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Fairburn
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P26/11/1948
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sat 26/11/1948 to Lostock Hall (24C)
Withdrawal Sat 29/06/1963
Service Life 14 yrs, 7 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
24C   Lostock Hall (New) on 26/11/1948
5D   Stoke (on loan) w/e 03/12/1948
5D   Stoke w/e 23/07/1949
1C   Watford w/e 28/01/1950
1E   Bletchley 4w/e 27/02/1954
6H   Bangor 8w/e 19/06/1954
6A   Chester (MR) 4w/e 05/11/1955
14B   Kentish Town 4w/e 06/10/1956
14D   Neasden w/e 06/02/1960
2F   Woodford Halse w/e 30/06/1962
     Withdrawn on 29/06/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 24C Lostock Hall w/e 27/11/1948
LOAN 5D Stoke w/e 27/11/1948
ALLOC 5D Stoke w/e 23/07/1949
ALLOC 1C Watford w/e 28/01/1950
ALLOC 1E Bletchley 4w/e 20/03/1954
ALLOC 6H Bangor 4w/e 12/06/1954
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 4w/e 05/11/1955
ALLOC 14B Kentish Town 4w/e 06/10/1956
ALLOC 14D Neasden 4w/e 30/01/1960
ALLOC 2F Woodford Halse 4w/e 30/06/1962
WDN   w/e 29/06/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/07/1961 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: D214/7/36, D2503, D3017, D5034, 13119. Diesel Test House: D41, D100, D230/2, 10203, 11114. New Shunter Test House: D3181, New Building : D38, D43-D49, D139-D141. Finishing Shop: D42, D138, D220. Erecting Shop: D3058, 12069, 13122, 42082, 42178, 42334/55/74/8/85, 42411, 42501/2, 43947, 44053, 44135, 44203, 44598, 47207, 47531, 48011, 48193, 48339. 48729. 73127. New Paint Shop: D39, D40, MR1000, D2501, 42075. 47357, 73067. In Works Sidings : D3016, 12000, 13250, 41532, 41835, 42307/49, 42506/10/23/31, 42697, 43427, 43846, 43905, 44232, 44566, 46150 (returned to its birthplace!), 47268, 47393, 48211, 48312, 48469; 58850, 75050. Bone Yard: Cecil Raikes, 42332, 42507. SLS/196108
14/08/1961 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: D223/33, D2503, D3017, D5025, D5134/5. Diesel Test House: D43, D220, D3053, D5144, 12092. Shunter Test House: 12069. New Building: D46-D49, D138-D143. Finishing Shop: D44/5, D226/88, D8010. Erecting Shop: D3016/58, 13122, 13250, 42082, 42178, 42374, 42523, 42697, 44123, 44215, 44380, 44528, 47345/85/93, 48004/24, 48211, 48312/24/82, 48469, 48621, 48729, 73127. Paint Shop: MR1000, 42501, 44135, 44203, 48193. In Works Sidings: D230, 12000/96, D2501, 41532, 41835, 42307/49/60, 42415, 42506/10/31, 43846, 43905, 44171, 44278, 44527, 47268, 47629/62, 48218, 48765, 58850, 73125, 75050. SLS/196109
07/05/1962 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: ED3, D63, D70, D84, D105, D168, D3117, D5028/88. Test House: D166/7, 13306, Midland Pullman coaches Nos. u60091/2, u60732/42. Shunter test house: D3067. New Building: D171-D180. Finishing Shop: D81, D169/170, 10203. Erecting Shop: D2504/8, D3019/68, D3368, 13051, 13120, 42071, 42178, 43949, 44210/33/44, 44571, 47004, 47228, 48098, 48386, 53808, 73053, 73140/58. Paint Shop: MR1000, 48687 (15D). 'Stone Pit': 48183, 73039. 'Foundry Row': 41168, 42099, 42352, 43263, 43410/35, 47340/66. 'Bone Yard': 42332. 'Klondyke Sidings': ED1, 12000, 42069, 42283, 43985, 44154, 44561, 44583, 48381. Shop Road: 44049/92, 48261/72, 68030. Works Shunt: D2377, D3168.
EXPLANATORY NOTES-Stone Pit: Track adjoining Diesel Finishing Shop. Foundry Row: Name explains itself. Bone Yard: Dump opposite station adjoining main Works Offices. Klondyke: Works arrival sidings between new Paint Shop and Test House.
SLS/196206
16/06/1963 Derby Works (Yard by paint shop) Erecting Shop-No. 1 bay: 41531 cut up, 41535, 73001/32, 75012, D147, D2396, D2507, D2911, D3017/21/3/56/68, D3305, ED6/7; Erecting Shop-No. 2 bay-D3, D46, D62, D5008, D5133/48; Erecting Shop-No. 3 bay-D5215-21, D7568-73. Finishing Shop: D81, D116/9, D5010. Paint Shop: 75064, D5213/4. Diesel Erecting Shop: D34, D52, D75, D97, D112, D134/5, D141, D160, D5024/82. Test House: D109, D5012/4/32/86, D5138, D5213. Yard (by paint shop): 42178, D2, D4, D6, D7, D42/3, D72, D98, D114, D131, D149, D154, D3122, D5002/9/13, D5142, D5206/10/1, ED4. Stone Pit: 63578, D2503. Foundry Row: 41537, 42472, 42500, 43599, 44417, 47341, 47429, 47465, 73007, 75011/50, D90. Stored outside offices: 43593, 43645, 43754, 47417, 10000/201/2/3. SLS/196307

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
26/11/1948 To Service To service as British Railways Number 42178
Built at Derby Works
Allocated to Lostock Hall (24C)
   
03/12/1948 Allocation Loaned to Stoke (5D) ()    
23/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
28/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Watford (1C)    
27/02/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (1E)    
19/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Bangor (6H)    
05/11/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
06/10/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Kentish Town (14B)    
06/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (14D)    
30/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (2F)    
29/06/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 42178    
09/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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