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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Caledonian Railway 525 m/e 09/1884
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 17259 y/e 1924
British Railways 57259 w/e 04/06/1949

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 3260
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
Safety Valves Ramsbottom
To Service During 09/1884
Withdrawal w/e Mon 08/10/1962
Service Life 78 yrs, 1 mth , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1884
31E   Dawsholm on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
65D   Dawsholm 4w/e 11/03/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 08/10/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 65D Dawsholm 4w/e 11/03/1961
WDN   w/e 08/10/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
by 1921 Unspecified rebuilding undertaken


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
05/06/1949 St. Rollox Works Locomotives entering Works 9/5 to 5/6: These included Nos. 177, 640, 40644, 902/07, 2270, 2919, 43996, 4882, 45023/29/84/85, 45100/21/25/54/58/59, 5175/76, 45179, 45358, 5497, 45576/81, 45693, 45730, 54453, 14634, 15132/93, 16323, 17259, 57332/52, 17355/63, 57453, 17455, 17555/72, 17600/05/07/30/35. Another '60' class locomotive-No. 54640-has been lined out and was ex Works on 28/5, the '4P' classification is still carried, but a new shed plate-66B-has been fitted. No. 14397 Ben Y Gloe (Withdrawn W/E 5/2/49) arrived 'dead' at St. Rollox shed in a very delapidated condition from Perth on 21/4, and was still there on 12/5, but has subsequently been sent to Kilmarnock Works for cutting up. It was noted that the boiler was fitted with Ramsbottom valves on the firebox. The Works' shunter, No. 56025, has been fitted with the whistle from the ex L.N.W.R. railcar No. R29988, recently withdrawn. This is some-what more distinctive in these parts. An interesting point about the lining of the tender of No. 42741 is that the R.H. side has the lining following the contour of the side plates and crossing the horizontal beading, whilst the L.H. side has rectangular lining, the upper line running below the beading. The former style appeared on a number of St. Rollox painted Midland-style tenders, but the latter, as used by other Works, has since been adhered to. St. Rollox tend to use larger numbers on standard locomotives than do the English Works. No. 44885 has been fitted here with a boiler (No. 13049) having the forward top feed position, but with the taper only on the rear ring of the barrel. The original top feed casing has been used, with a small extension welded on the top. Other Class '5's' of the older varieties have been fitted with similar new or modified boilers at Crewe. SLS/194907

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1884 To Service To service as Caledonian Railway Number 525
Built at Neilson, Reid & Co., Works Number 3260
   
1921 Modification Modification: Unspecified rebuilding undertaken    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 17259    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Dawsholm (31E)    
04/06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 57259    
11/03/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Dawsholm (65D)    
08/10/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 57259    
04/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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