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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4281 m/e 12/1926
British Railways 44281 w/e 14/08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class 4F
Company History MR/LMS
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service During 12/1926
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962
Service Life 36 yrs , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1926
27A   Polmadie on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
29A   Perth South w/e 06/11/1948
65B     w/e 15/01/1949
67B   Hurlford 4w/e 25/11/1950
67B   Hurlford m/e 30/11/1950
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 29A Perth South 4w/e 27/04/1946
ALLOC 27A Polmadie w/e 06/12/1947
ALLOC 29A Perth South w/e 06/11/1948
ALLOC 65B   w/e 15/01/1949
ALLOC 67B Hurlford m/e 30/11/1950
WDN   on 29/12/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/09/1948 St. Rollox Works Further locomotives re-numbered into British Railways stock here (tender number in brackets, followed by paint date) are as follows: Nos. 40604 (3983) 27/8; 40647 (4368) 20/8; *40905 (3787) 17/8; 40908 (3780) 16/8; 41136 (3590) 15/8; 42421 26/8; 42877 (4332) 25/8; 42915 (4016) 30/8; 42918 (3947) 31/8; 44234 (3368) 13/8; 44281 (3415) 10/8; 45005 (9592) 1/9; 45047 (9716) 9/8; 45121 (9826) 22/8; 45455 (9668) 20/8; 45457 (9198) 22/8; 45474 (9820) 11/8; 45483 (9555) 2/9; 45499 (9101) 11/8; 45560 (9062) 6/8; 54446 (6065) 1/9; 54448 (6067) 19/8; 54464 (6170) 12/8; 54465 (6171) 1/9; 54473 (6200) 10/8; 54639 (2678) 18/8; 55164 15/8; 55221 23/8; 56025 19/8; 56155 30/8; 56276 2/9; 57271 (6034) 18/8; 57337 (975) 15/8; 57445 (1243) 3/9; 57453 (1326) 12/8; 57599 (1680) 9/8; *Retains L.M.S. on the tender. With the exception of Nos. 44234, 45047, 45560, 54464, 54639, 55164, 56276, and 57599, all of the foregoing are fitted with new smokebox number plates. In addition No. M5693 was re-numbered 45693 on 26/8, and No. 45692 (9710) and No. 57614 (1700) received new smokebox number plates on 20/8 and 23/8 respectively.
No. 56025 went back into service as Works 'pug' on 20/8 and No. 16030 was towed away to Balornock shed on the same date.
No. 55180, one of the engines in the Mail crash, was brought into the shops, ex dump, on 20/8, where it has since been cut-up; No. 5716, the other engine, is still in the dump
SLS/194810
04/07/1961 Aberdeen Ferryhill MPD (Ex-Works) Ex-Works: 44281, 64576 an 65338. SLS/196108
28/08/1961 Inverurie Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D2412, D3550, D3934, D5329, D6149/56, 44281/3, 45136, 64548/59/61/86, 64612, 65931. Test Line: 44315, 64539. Works Sidings: D2417, D3547/53, D8028, 44183. Dead Line: 43902, 57572, 62682, 64636. Scrap Yard-intact: 40603, 55126, Scrap Yard-remains only: 40574/94, 40604/11/88, 43922, 55198, 56376, 57552/4, 57609, 62479, 64482, 64576. SLS/196110
14/04/1963 Hurlford MPD (in store) in store-40151, 40640/2/65, 44189/98/281, 42743, 45266, 57249/84/353/9, 55240, 67607/16/33/64/7, whilst ex LYR 52275 was en route Shieldhall. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1926 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4281
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Polmadie (27A)    
14/08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 44281    
06/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Perth South (29A)    
15/01/1949 Allocation      
25/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Hurlford (67B)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Hurlford (67B)    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 44281    
11/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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