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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4078 m/e 11/1925
British Railways 44078 w/e 28/05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class 4F
Company History MR/LMS
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
To Service During 11/1925
Withdrawal w/e Sat 18/04/1964
Service Life 38 yrs, 5 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1925
9A   Longsight on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
3C   Ryecroft (Walsall) w/e 03/07/1948
3A   Bescot 4w/e 14/06/1958
9G   Gorton w/e 21/02/1959
9E   Trafford Park (LMS) w/e 09/05/1959
17C   Rowsley w/e 09/01/1960
17A   Derby w/e 14/01/1961
9G   Gorton w/e 11/02/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 18/04/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 3C Ryecroft (Walsall) w/e 03/07/1948
ALLOC 3A Bescot 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 9G Gorton 4w/e 28/02/1959
ALLOC 9E Trafford Park (LMS) 4w/e 30/05/1959
ALLOC 17C Rowsley 4w/e 30/01/1960
ALLOC 17A Derby 5w/e 04/02/1961
ALLOC 9G Gorton 4w/e 04/03/1961
WDN   w/e 18/04/1964

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1925 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4078
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Longsight (9A)    
03/07/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Ryecroft (Walsall) (3C)    
28/05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 44078    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
21/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
09/05/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LMS) (9E)    
09/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Rowsley (17C)    
14/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (17A)    
11/02/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
18/04/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 44078    
05/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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