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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2559 on 12/08/1936
British Railways 42559 w/e 27/11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P12/08/1936
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L896
Works Number 24315
To Service Sat 12/08/1936
Withdrawal Sat 19/09/1964
Service Life 28 yrs, 1 mth , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 12/08/1936
24D   Lower Darwen on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
24E   Blackpool Central w/e 15/04/1961
     Withdrawn on 19/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 16A Nottingham m/e 31/01/1946
ALLOC 16A Nottingham 5w/e 02/03/1946
EXLOAN 16A Nottingham w/e 07/06/1947
LOAN 24D Lower Darwen w/e 04/10/1947
ALLOC 24D Lower Darwen w/e 25/10/1947
ALLOC 24E Blackpool Central 5w/e 06/05/1961
WDN   w/e 19/09/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/06/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D105-8/10, 45139, 45403, 45584, 45626, 46146, 78021. Outside Paint Shop: D97, D109, 41222/66, 42286, 44910, 45397, 45694, 46127, 46246, 49395, 92020. Works Sidings: 41269, 42441/78, 42604, 44685, 44714/66, 44832, 44907, 45021, 45208/34/96, 45438, 45535/91, 45641, 46125/8, 46404, 48525, 90163, 90388, 90595, 92033/74. Erecting Shop: D114-9, 41218/42, 42226/96, 42431, 42559, 42625/64, 44682, 44715, 44875/92, 44946, 45056/70/80, 45107/9, 45222/38/42, 45310/27/42, 45415/26/37, 45510/23/55/64, 45703/17, 46117, 46222/9/32/8, 46429, 46509, 48258, 48305/35/93, 48409/36, 48549/53/6, 48760, 49447, 70004, 78061, 90251/76, 90557, 90685, 90724, 92087, 92132. Outside Erecting Shop: 42227, 44874, 45686, 45734, 46116/70. New Erecting Shop: D111-3/20-4, D222. Scrap Yard: 40002, 40658/91, 43225, 43459, 47374, 52240/60, 52464, 52526 all intact, with 40502 being cut-up. Works Shunters: 12022, 44373/4, 47592, 47648, 51441/4/6, 52093, 52312. SLS/196107
15/11/1964 Crewe Works (Cutting up) Erecting shop: D1641-1662; D214, D224, D236, D257, D351, D395/7, D5700/14, D6833/49, D8014/26/35/59, 42581, 42665, 44689, 44710/74, 45215/79, 46484, 48056, 48190, 48301, 48533/56, 48719/40, 92008/74/9/87/8; Near Chester line: 44715, 44844, 44988, 45000, 45660, 46402, 92019; Side of Works: 42089, 42218, 42569, 44658, 44778, 44838, 44989, 45035, 45303, 45412, 45562, 46501, 48168, 48612, 92004/64, 92117/67. Paint shop area: D251, D297, D305, D329, D336, D369, D1633/4/5/7/8/9/40, D5716, D6889, D8058, 42233, 48046/50, 70002/11/34, 92233; Cutting up: 42221, 42559; New Erecting shop: D338, E3002/4, 26025; Inspection road: 44667, 45031, 48206/52, 92139/57; Misc.: 42267/97, 44730, 45089, 45130, 48153/92, 48212/67, 48345/65, 48455, 48529, 48677/85, 48764, 70015/18/37, 80072, 92206, D219, D293, D6774, D8001/36, 26049. SLS/196412

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/08/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2559
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24315
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Lower Darwen (24D)    
27/11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42559    
15/04/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Blackpool Central (24E)    
19/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 42559    
11/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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