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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2461 on 23/09/1936
British Railways 42461 m/e 03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P23/09/1936
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sat 23/09/1936
Withdrawal Sat 28/03/1964
Service Life 27 yrs, 6 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 23/09/1936
9A   Longsight on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
6A   Chester (MR) 8w/e 11/07/1953
26A   Newton Heath 4w/e 06/10/1956
24J   Lancaster Green Ayre 4w/e 06/09/1958
26B   Agecroft 4w/e 04/10/1958
     Withdrawn on 28/03/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 6A Chester (MR) 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 4w/e 08/08/1953
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 06/10/1956
ALLOC 24J Lancaster Green Ayre 4w/e 09/08/1958
ALLOC 26B Agecroft 4w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 24E Blackpool Central 4w/e 01/11/1958
WDN   w/e 28/03/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1948 Crewe Works New Work December: 'IVĀ° more '2F' 2-6-0's were completed dunng December-Nos. 46433 and 46434 on 8/12 and 13/12 respectively, thus completing the present order. Tne last Caprotti 4-6-0 of Order E 468, No. 44757, was completed on 22/12. No. 44728 (No. 11 of Order E 472) was completed on 31/12; the first ten of this order are to be built at Horwich. Another 'Patriot' Class 4-6-0, No. 45534, has been rebuilt with a taper boiler-completed on 10/12. No. 45522 will shortly be similarly dealt with.
Locomotives entering Works during December included: Nos. 1201, 2254, 2438/51/61/77/82, 2654/60/86/99, 2610/14/18/28/44/48/78/82, 4739/48/49, 4849/84, 4908/17/18/31/50/81, 5000/24/41/55/59/68/93, 5108/40/47, 5274/93, 4387, 5404/44/94, 5508/33/46, 5617/30/33/36/54/55/66/78, 5705, 6115/19/37/47/50/52/56, 6207/31/49/53, 6654, 6656(27A), 6727, 7757, 7803, 7987/99, 8001/63/93/98, 8143/89/97, 8200/71/80, 8373, 8409/17/39/62, 8509/20, 8606/34/51/53/59/96, 8700/03/18, 9072/85, 9122/26/64/84, 924/57/67/93, 9321/33/49, 9416/19/47, 28093, 42386, 42565, 44766, 44830, 45005/80, 46107/12/17/20/21, 47977, 49059, 49298, 58924. During w/e 8/12, No. 46121 was renamed The Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Regiment) and fitted with a plaque.
SLS/194902

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
23/09/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2461
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Longsight (9A)    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42461    
11/07/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
06/10/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
06/09/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Lancaster Green Ayre (24J)    
04/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Agecroft (26B)    
28/03/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 42461    
04/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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