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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4243 m/e 04/1926
British Railways 44243 w/e 12/02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class 4F
Company History MR/LMS
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service During 04/1926
Withdrawal w/e Sat 18/09/1965
Service Life 39 yrs, 5 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1926
14A   Cricklewood East on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
14B   Kentish Town w/e 03/12/1949
14B   Kentish Town 5w/e 24/12/1949
15A   Wellingborough w/e 25/08/1962
18A   Toton w/e 16/02/1963
17C   Rowsley w/e 10/08/1963
16C   Derby w/e 09/05/1964
16G   Westhouses w/e 05/12/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 18/09/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 14B Kentish Town w/e 03/12/1949
ALLOC 15A Wellingborough 4w/e 01/09/1962
ALLOC 18A Toton 4w/e 02/03/1963
ALLOC 17C Rowsley 5w/e 07/09/1963
ALLOC 16C Derby 5w/e 06/06/1964
ALLOC 16G Westhouses 4w/e 05/12/1964
WDN   w/e 18/09/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
25/03/1950 Bow Works Awaiting shopping were: Nos. 41933/89, 42516, 3256, 44034, 44243, 4288, 7221, 47302, 7307/14, 47511/15, 58038, 58280, 58303. Of these the most interesting was 0-4-4T No. 58038, previously 1261, originally M.R. 1257 (built 1876, Neilson & Co. No. 2063), one of the five surviving 5' 7' D.W. class. SLS/195005
06/04/1962 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: D1, D3, D72, D90, D105, D2506, D2912, D3124, D3859, D5020/2/30/76/86/9/91/2. Test House: D162, D2908, D5029/88, D5136, 10203. New Building: D167-D176. Finishing Shop: D69, D74, D165/6, D5028, D5133. Erecting Shop: D3067/8, D3371, D3585/7, 13117/68/78, 42542, 44243, 44425, 47321, 47534, 48272/82, 48413, 48669/87, 53808, 73140, 75016. Paint Shop: D163 Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry, D164, M.R. 1000, 42350, Outside : 43982. Works Sidings: ED1, ED3, D2508, D5137, 12000, 41168, 42332/63/75, 42448, 43263, 43410/64, 43760, 43825, 43938/85, 44092, 44154, 44561/83, 47218/59, 47310/40, 47601, 48094, 'Spike Island' (Gasworks): Cut up remains of 42387, 44166, 47353 an 47516. SLS/196205
26/04/1964 Derby Shed (On Shed) On Shed: 45334 x Wok - Cw, D1730, D1732, 12088, 12095, D3022, D4132, D5265 ex works; On Shed: D1735 undercoat, 42161, 42181, 44042, 44134, 44243, 44909, 45002, 45186, 45253, 47320, 47447, 47461, 48199, 48208, 48391, 48490, 48541, 73139, 78057, 90136, 90078, 90357, 90529, 92022, 60876, 68079. SLS/196406

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1926 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4243
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cricklewood East (14A)    
12/02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 44243    
03/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Kentish Town (14B)    
24/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Kentish Town (14B)    
25/08/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15A)    
16/02/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
10/08/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Rowsley (17C)    
09/05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (16C)    
05/12/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Westhouses (16G)    
18/09/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 44243    
12/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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