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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2568 on 02/09/1936
British Railways 42568 w/e 02/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P02/09/1936
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L896
Works Number 24324
To Service Sat 02/09/1936
Withdrawal w/e Sat 15/12/1962
Service Life 26 yrs, 3 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Mon 18/02/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 02/09/1936
6A   Chester (MR) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
26A   Newton Heath 4w/e 06/10/1956
14D   Neasden 4w/e 06/09/1958
91X   To Scottish Region w/e 25/07/1959
26A   Newton Heath w/e 08/08/1959
14D   Neasden w/e 19/09/1959
17C   Rowsley w/e 12/03/1960
2F   Woodford Halse w/e 14/07/1962
17C   Rowsley w/e 06/10/1962
     Withdrawn w/e 15/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 06/10/1956
LOAN 14D Neasden 4w/e 06/09/1958
ALLOC 14D Neasden 4w/e 01/11/1958
LOAN 26A Newton Heath 8w/e 05/09/1959
LOAN 91X To Scottish Region 8w/e 05/09/1959
EXLOAN 14D Neasden 3w/e 26/09/1959
ALLOC 17C Rowsley 4w/e 26/03/1960
ALLOC 2F Woodford Halse 5w/e 04/08/1962
ALLOC 17C Rowsley 5w/e 06/10/1962
WDN   w/e 15/12/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/09/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2568
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24324
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Chester (MR) (6A)    
02/10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42568    
06/10/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
06/09/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (14D)    
25/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to To Scottish Region (91X)    
08/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
19/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (14D)    
12/03/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Rowsley (17C)    
14/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (2F)    
06/10/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Rowsley (17C)    
15/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 42568    
18/02/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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