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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2549 on 07/07/1936
British Railways 42549 w/e 23/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P07/07/1936
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L896
Works Number 24305
To Service Sat 07/07/1936
Withdrawal w/e Sat 18/11/1961
Service Life 25 yrs, 4 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 07/07/1936
26A   Newton Heath on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
24A   Accrington w/e 12/06/1948
26A   Newton Heath w/e 07/03/1959
     Withdrawn w/e 18/11/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 27/04/1946
ALLOC 24A Accrington w/e 12/06/1948
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 28/02/1959
WDN   w/e 18/11/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
26/11/1961 Crewe Works (Scrap Road) Paint Shop: D10, D132-4, 44695, 45101/90, 45200, 45617/74, 45702, 48605, 49395, 78042. Paint Shop Yard: D135, 42213, 44697, 44757, 45608, 45710, 46130, 48252, 48476, 50850, 70048. New Erecting Shop: D1/3/9, D136/7, D214/31, D5140. Erecting Shop: D50-8, D290, 41251, 42148, 42224/55, 42440, 42571, 42679, 44690, 44942-4/89, 45046/92, 45145, 45256/90, 45301/37/86, 45424/93, 45543/52, 45695, 45709, 46133, 46224/53, 46506, 48130, 48399, 48408/45, 48532, 48638/49, 48700/3/36/62, 49130, 49361, 70042, 90188, 90365, 92017/76/82, 92125. Erecting Shop Yard: 42287/94, 44765, 44965, 45186/97, 45719, 46141. Minor Repair Road: 44753, 45646, 92025. Works Sidings: 44746/81, 44887, 45026/42, 45680, 46109, 47255, 47403/5, 48215, 48500/28/51, 78035, 90675, 92016/8, 92163. Scrap Road: 42545, 45401 just cut up, 45630 being cut up, 40033/4/8/64, 40569, 42217, 42467, 42549, 42683, 48927, 49401/53 intact. Works Shunters: 13292, 44374, 51412/46, 47592, 47608/61, 52093, 52218, 52441/59. SLS/196201

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/07/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2549
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24305
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newton Heath (26A)    
12/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Accrington (24A)    
23/10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42549    
07/03/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
18/11/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 42549    
12/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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