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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2439 on 24/04/1936
British Railways 42439 w/e 29/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P24/04/1936
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sat 24/04/1936
Withdrawal Sat 14/08/1965
Service Life 29 yrs, 3 mths , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1968 at Arnott Young (Troon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 24/04/1936
24B   Rose Grove on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
24D   Lower Darwen w/e 02/10/1948
24B   Rose Grove 8w/e 11/07/1953
26F   Patricroft w/e 09/01/1960
24C   Lostock Hall w/e 22/06/1963
10B   Blackpool Central w/e 25/04/1964
12E   Tebay w/e 11/07/1964
     Withdrawn on 14/08/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 24D Lower Darwen w/e 02/10/1948
ALLOC 24B Rose Grove 4w/e 13/06/1953
ALLOC 26F Patricroft 4w/e 30/01/1960
ALLOC 24C Lostock Hall 5w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 10B Blackpool Central 4w/e 02/05/1964
ALLOC 12E Tebay 5w/e 11/07/1964
WDN   w/e 14/08/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/01/1961 Derby Works (Works Sidings) Diesel Erecting Shop, ED2/4/6, D2508, D2902, D5086, D5705/11, D8008, 10800, 11117, 12058/89, 13126/171/5. Test House: D18, D229, D3368/568, D5146/7, D8001. New Building: D21-D28, D5085. Finishing Shop: D17, D20, D3022, D5134/49. Erecting Shop: 41537, 42067/91, 42254/388/511/8, 43969/77, 44182/209/540/51, 44843, 47164/231, 48132/41/223/61/315/83/495/766, 92091. Paint Shop: D19, M1000, 42071, 47359/92, 48007. In Works Sidings: 40028, 42076, 42300/97/439/530/9, 43194, 43572/4/954, 44167/268, 47212/347/401, 48386, 48619/89, 58850, 73045, 92129. SLS/196102
13/04/1961 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: D210/69, D2501/8, D2903/9, D3126/72, D8006, 11116, 12077, 13119, 13245. Test House: ED2, D24/7, D76, D83, D255/68, D2910, D5015/61/89, D5140, 10203, 11114. New Building: D28-37, Finishing Shop: D74, D223/92, 10202. Erecting Shop: 42077, 42092, 42367, 42414/39, 42522, 43972, 44102, 44284, 44538, 44603, 47675, 48114, 48220/4, 48447, 48695, 53806, 73014/39, 73126/7. Paint Shop: D26, D78, M1000, 44177, 47278, 47318, 48143. In Works Sidings: D68, D86, D88, D3069, D5701, 12000, 41529/36, 41835, 42281, 44067/85/91, 44195, 44269, 47305/24/90, 47533, 48003, 48121, 48336, 48666, 58850, 73157. Ex-Works Shed: D79, D230, D3052, 47415/39, 48063, 48153, 48219, 48690. SLS/196105

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
24/04/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2439
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Rose Grove (24B)    
29/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42439    
02/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Lower Darwen (24D)    
11/07/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Rose Grove (24B)    
09/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (26F)    
22/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Lostock Hall (24C)    
25/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Blackpool Central (10B)    
11/07/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Tebay (12E)    
14/08/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 42439    
06/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Arnott Young: Troon    

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