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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2538 on 11/12/1935
British Railways 42538 w/e 08/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P11/12/1935
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Derby Works
To Service Mon 11/12/1935 to Stoke (5D)
Withdrawal Mon 18/06/1962
Service Life 26 yrs, 6 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Sun 04/11/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
5D   Stoke (New) on 11/12/1935
1C   Watford (on loan) on 11/12/1935
1C   Watford 4w/e 11/04/1936
3D   Aston on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
3E   Monument Lane w/e 03/11/1951
3C   Ryecroft (Walsall) 4w/e 12/07/1952
5C   Stafford 4w/e 11/09/1954
6H   Bangor 4w/e 12/07/1958
1A   Willesden 4w/e 04/10/1958
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 14/01/1961
33C   Shoeburyness (on paper only) on 17/06/1962
     Withdrawn on 18/06/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 3E Monument Lane w/e 03/11/1951
ALLOC 3C Ryecroft (Walsall) 4w/e 12/07/1952
ALLOC 5C Stafford 4w/e 04/09/1954
ALLOC 6H Bangor 4w/e 12/07/1958
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 5w/e 04/02/1961
ALLOC 33C Shoeburyness on 17/06/1962
WDN 33C Shoeburyness on 18/06/1962
ALLOC 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 30/06/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/12/1935 Allocation Loaned to Watford (1C)    
11/12/1935 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2538
Built at Derby Works
   
11/04/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Watford (1C)    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Aston (3D)    
08/01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42538    
03/11/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Monument Lane (3E)    
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Ryecroft (Walsall) (3C)    
11/09/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford (5C)    
12/07/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Bangor (6H)    
04/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
14/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
17/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Shoeburyness (33C) (on paper only)    
18/06/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 42538    
04/11/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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