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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Caledonian Railway 523 m/e 08/1884
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 17257 y/e 1924
British Railways 57257 w/e 13/08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer D. Drummond
Class 294
Company History CR/LMS
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Neilson, Reid & Co.
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 3258
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
Safety Valves Ramsbottom
To Service During 08/1884
Withdrawal Mon 02/10/1961
Service Life 77 yrs, 2 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1884
31B   Stirling on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 02/10/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 02/10/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
by 1905 Unspecified rebuilding undertaken


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
13/05/1961 Bo\'ness MPD In store beyond the station beside the now closed dock-54475/83, 55222, 56169, 56370, 57245/57/64/85/7, 57338/66/73, 57411/26/9/70, 57557/76, 62689, 64471/82, 64515/35, 68325/454. SLS/196106
18/08/1961 Bo\'Ness docks Locomotives in store on 18th August were-55222, 57245/57/64/85/7, 57314/38/66/73, 57411/26/9/70/2, 57557/76, 64515/8/35, 68454. SLS/196109
13/01/1962 Bo\'ness stored locos Locos stored at Bo'ness on 13th January were as follows: 40158/9/200, 44956/77, 57285/7/314/38/66, 62031/52, 62496, 62691/3, 64472/7, 64514/5/8/32/5, 65230, 67611/9/22/5/6/32/55, 68448/54/72/9, 69014, 69131/81/91, 90436; also the following wdn. locos.-55222, 57245/57, 57411/29/70/2/557/76, 64461, 67650, 68119 an 69183. SLS/196202
10/03/1962 Inverurie Works (cut-up) Awaiting shopping-44328, 64553, 64572 an 90455; shopped during last four weeks-44189, 64630, 65323/7; cut-up during last five weeks-55222/6/7/33, 56305, 57233/46/57, 57429, an 40619. Boilers and fireboxes in 'cemetery'-40574/94/603/18/9/50/63, 44319, 54491/3, 55198, 55207/8/15/6/22/6/7/30, 56305, 57257/349/429/552/4/85, 65246 an 68459. SLS/196204
10/03/1962 Inverurie Works (Boilers and fireboxes in 'cemetery') Awaiting shopping-44328, 64553, 64572 an 90455; shopped during last four weeks-44189, 64630, 65323/7; cut-up during last five weeks-55222/6/7/33, 56305, 57233/46/57, 57429, an 40619. Boilers and fireboxes in 'cemetery'-40574/94/603/18/9/50/63, 44319, 54491/3, 55198, 55207/8/15/6/22/6/7/30, 56305, 57257/349/429/552/4/85, 65246 an 68459. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1884 To Service To service as Caledonian Railway Number 523
Built at Neilson, Reid & Co., Works Number 3258
   
1905 Modification Modification: Unspecified rebuilding undertaken    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 17257    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stirling (31B)    
13/08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 57257    
02/10/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 57257    
01/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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