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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 42098 on 28/07/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Fairburn
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P28/07/1950
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Brighton Works
To Service Sat 28/07/1950 to Tunbridge Wells West (75F)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 23/02/1963
Service Life 12 yrs, 6 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Thu 16/05/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
75F   Tunbridge Wells West (New) on 28/07/1950
74A   Ashford 4w/e 06/10/1951
74A   Ashford 5w/e 08/10/1951
1C   Watford w/e 05/12/1959
12G   Oxenholme w/e 15/07/1961
12C   Carlisle Canal w/e 16/06/1962
     Withdrawn w/e 23/02/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 75F Tunbridge Wells West 2w/e 09/09/1950
ALLOC 74A Ashford 5w/e 08/10/1951
ALLOC 1C Watford 5w/e 02/01/1960
ALLOC 12G Oxenholme 5w/e 05/08/1961
ALLOC 12C Carlisle Canal 4w/e 30/06/1962
WDN   w/e 23/02/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/09/1950 General Now that the new 2-6-4 tanks are arriving at Tunbridge Wells West, the Maunsell 0-6-0s of class, 'Q' which had been on the Oxted line passenger jobs have been transferred to other sheds for freight duties. Nos. 42096-42101 had arrived to the beginning of September, and a few more are expected. Others under construction in Brighton Works are 42103-42106, 42066-42069. This method of 'numbering backward' savours of L.M.S. methods, though it is understood that after reaching 42095 the next will be 82010 (but not this year!)
It is not unusual to see class '5MT' from the L.M.R. at Brighton, chiefly on Sundays or in mid-week: the shedplates are usually 2A or 1A, e.g., 45020 an 45353, but 45233 with a 26A plate was something rather out of the ordinary on 27th August.
Little progress has been made recently with the last of the 4-6-2 to be built at Brighton (No. 34110): precedence is doubtless being given to the class '4' tanks. Only a few 2-8-0 seem to be in traffic round Brighton nowadays, though several are in Brighton shops for heavy repair; 90247, however, is much in evidence with its 4B shedplate, a legacy from its' Shrewsbury days.
Several Central Section engines have now had their 75A plates affixed, the earliest noted being 31556, 32505, 32509, 32339, 32424, but the number grows daily. Eastern section engines working in have not had shedplates up to the end of August.
Early in September the last active 0-4-2T No. 2252 was regularly on the Horsham auto, leaving Brighton about 4 p.m.; it is feared that this veteran may soon wear out its boiler, and then-goodbye?
SLS/195010
17/03/1963 Carlisle Canal MPD (Stored) Stored at Carlisle Canal-42067/98, 42449, 42720/52/5, 42835/6, 43045/139, 47520, 61064, 64499, 64877/8/95/9, 65237 an 69155. SLS/196304
29/04/1963 Coventry (Stored) On 29th April a Cathedral special from Newcastle was worked throughout by Peak D192 (52A) instead of the usual V2; three of latter class failed on similar specials during April. On lst May, 70035 (40B) worked a special evening coke train from Coventry Gas Works to Immingham. Commencing April, a twice weekly car train is scheduled to run between the new Rootes factory at Linwood and the Rootes factory at Coventry; the trains run to Gosford Green goods station (Coventry avoiding line) arriving at 3-45 a.m. and are worked throughout by two Polmadie Type 1 d/es which then run to Rugby, l.e., and return from Gosford Green at 5 p.m. Since running, D8119-8128 have all been noted on this turn. SLS/196304
24/03/1963 Wolverhampton Works (Erecting Shop-No. 1 bay) Works: 1020 (82B), 1024 (82A), 2879 (82C), 4130/7, 4158 (84E), 4278, 4671, 5070 (81A), 5215, 5606, 6114 (86E), 6134, 6347 (87F), 6424, 6667, 6833/71, 6911, 7000 (85B), 8446 (88C), 9619, 9782. Yard: 1424 (85B), 6900 (82C), 6910. SLS/196304
15/05/1963 Derby Works (Erecting Shop-No. 1 bay) Erecting Shop-No. 1 bay: 41535, 42098 cut up, 44466, 44521, 47003, 73021/86, 75064, D102, D2236, D2396, D2509, D2911, D3023, ED6/7; Erecting Shop-No. 2 bay: D63, D88, D110, D5019, D5074; Erecting Shop-No. 3 bay: D5198, D5210-23new. Diesel Erecting Shop: D43, D85, D89, D95, D103/9/26/8, D140/9, D152/4, D5091. Test House: D71, D83, D124, D5002/86, D5145, D5205/6/7. Finishing Shop: D94, D119, D5208/9. Paint Shop: D5203/4. Yard (by Paint Shop): 42117 cut up, D4, D6, D7, D77, D127, D5010/93, D5200. Foundry Siding: 42100, 42429/72, 42500, 43599, 73001/67, 75012. Stone Pit: 42333, 42636 (badly damaged after falling into t.t. pit at Derby, 24th April), 44252, 47460. Stored Outside Offices: 10000/201/2/3. Waiting Works: 73032. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
28/07/1950 To Service To service as British Railways Number 42098
Built at Brighton Works
Allocated to Tunbridge Wells West (75F)
   
06/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Ashford (74A)    
08/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Ashford (74A)    
05/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Watford (1C)    
15/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Oxenholme (12G)    
16/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Canal (12C)    
23/02/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 42098    
16/05/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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