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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2554 on 16/07/1936
British Railways 42554 w/e 05/02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P16/07/1936
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L896
Works Number 24310
To Service Sat 16/07/1936
Withdrawal Sat 03/04/1965
Service Life 28 yrs, 8 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 16/07/1936
23D   Wigan Central (L&Y) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 18/04/1964
9K   Bolton w/e 21/11/1964
     Withdrawn on 03/04/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 13A Plaistow m/e 31/01/1946
LOAN 23D Wigan Central (L&Y) 4w/e 27/04/1946
EXLOAN 21A Saltley 4w/e 27/04/1946
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 02/05/1964
ALLOC 9K Bolton 4w/e 05/12/1964
WDN   w/e 03/04/1965

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
16/07/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2554
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24310
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Wigan Central (L&Y) (23D)    
05/02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42554    
18/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
21/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (9K)    
03/04/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 42554    
07/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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