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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2550 on 09/07/1936
British Railways 42550 w/e 24/07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P09/07/1936
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L896
Works Number 24306
To Service Sat 09/07/1936
Withdrawal Sat 04/04/1964
Service Life 27 yrs, 8 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 09/07/1936
26F   Lees (Oldham) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
26A   Newton Heath w/e 20/05/1950
26C   Bolton 4w/e 20/04/1957
24J   Lancaster Green Ayre 4w/e 14/06/1958
26D   Bury 4w/e 04/10/1958
26C   Bolton w/e 15/09/1962
     Withdrawn on 04/04/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 30/03/1946
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath w/e 20/05/1950
ALLOC 26C Bolton 4w/e 20/04/1957
ALLOC 24J Lancaster Green Ayre 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 26D Bury 4w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 26C Bolton 5w/e 06/10/1962
WDN   w/e 04/04/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/02/1962 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: Closed indefinitely through £50 damage being wilfully caused to paintwork of D58 by a singularly irresponsible visitor in a party on 28/1/62. Outside Paint Shop: D62/3, 45436, 45660/99, 48555. New Erecting Shop: D4/6/7, D64, D213/7/31/4/88, D317. Erecting Shop: D50-5/65-7, D237, D8044, 42150, 42484, 42550, 42617, 44661/94, 44713, 44839, 44904, 45051/8/76/8, 45144, 45209/50, 45412, 45606/48, 45723, 46106/36/8/69, 46231/6, 46420, 48039, 48366, 48478, 48503, 49277, 70029, 78039, 90190, 90245/57/61/85, 92028/77/81/3, 92111/57. Erecting Shop Yard: 42280, 45208, 45304/5/15, 46257, 52312, 90096, 90665, 92076. Works Sidings: 41239, 42445, 44709/35/70, 44870/3/95, 45093, 45211, 45494, 45522, 45642/5/52/76, 46249/56, 46431, 47334, 47580, 47631, 48325, 48400, 48550, 48624, 48708, 78036, 90125, 92089. Scrap Road: Nil. SLS/196203

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/07/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2550
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24306
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Lees (Oldham) (26F)    
24/07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42550    
20/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
20/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (26C)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Lancaster Green Ayre (24J)    
04/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Bury (26D)    
15/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (26C)    
04/04/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 42550    
10/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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