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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2548 on 01/07/1936
British Railways 42548 w/e 01/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P01/07/1936
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L896
Works Number 24304
To Service Sat 01/07/1936
Withdrawal Sat 04/02/1967
Service Life 30 yrs, 7 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1967 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 01/07/1936
24A   Accrington on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
24A   Accrington 4w/e 22/02/1958
26A   Newton Heath w/e 07/03/1959
8H   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 06/08/1966
     Withdrawn on 04/02/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 24A Accrington 4w/e 27/04/1946
ALLOC 24C Lostock Hall 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 24A Accrington 4w/e 22/02/1958
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 28/02/1959
ALLOC 8H Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 06/08/1966
WDN   w/e 04/02/1967

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/07/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2548
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24304		    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Accrington (24A)    
01/01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42548    
22/02/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Accrington (24A)    
07/03/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
06/08/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (8H)    
04/02/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 42548    
05/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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