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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2552 on 14/07/1936
British Railways 42552 w/e 09/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P14/07/1936
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L896
Works Number 24308
To Service Sat 14/07/1936
Withdrawal Sat 07/10/1961
Service Life 25 yrs, 2 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1961 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 14/07/1936
3D   Aston on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
3E   Monument Lane 4w/e 24/03/1956
3D   Aston 8w/e 05/10/1957
     Withdrawn on 07/10/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 3E Monument Lane 4w/e 24/03/1956
ALLOC 3D Aston 4w/e 05/10/1957
WDN   w/e 07/10/1961

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
14/07/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2552
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24308
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Aston (3D)    
09/10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42552    
24/03/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Monument Lane (3E)    
05/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
07/10/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 42552    
12/1961 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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