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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2574 on 17/09/1936
British Railways 42574 w/e 20/11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P17/09/1936
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L896
Works Number 24330
To Service Sat 17/09/1936
Withdrawal During 10/1967
Service Life 31 yrs , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1968 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 17/09/1936
10C   Patricroft on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
8E   Northwich w/e 11/07/1959
26F   Patricroft w/e 08/08/1959
9K   Bolton w/e 10/04/1965
9E   Trafford Park (LMS) w/e 25/12/1965
56A   Wakefield w/e 12/11/1966
56A   Wakefield 4w/e 03/12/1966
55E   Normanton 4w/e 15/07/1967
     Withdrawn m/e 10/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 10C Patricroft 4w/e 10/11/1945
LOAN 8E Northwich 6w/e 11/07/1959
EXLOAN 26F Patricroft 8w/e 05/09/1959
ALLOC 9K Bolton 2w/e 10/04/1965
ALLOC 9E Trafford Park (LMS) 5w/e 08/01/1966
ALLOC 91NE   5w/e 12/11/1966
ALLOC 55E Normanton 4w/e 15/07/1967
WDN   4w/e 09/09/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/10/1961 Crewe Works (Works Sidings) Paint Shop: D122-6, 42604/68, 44729/59, 44928, 45210/61, 45594, 45635/98, 46427, 49395 and the usual preserved locos. Outside Paint Shop: D127, 42447, 42655, 44733, 45077, 45316, 45699, 46225, 78017, 92133. New Electing Shop: D8, D128/9/35-7, D327, D5016/74. Outside New Erecting Shop: D5, D227, D329. Erecting Shop: D130-4, D224, 41209/39, 42050/62, 42289/99, 42465, 42607, 44666/93, 44774, 44836/90, 44934/90, 45003/67, 45102/5/8, 45204/52/62/3, 45332/40, 45454, 45549/50, 45688/90, 46114/43, 46234, 46426, 48036/46/74/85, 48283, 48494, 48611/53, 48712, 49025/70, 49381, 70052, 71000, 90216/42/71, 90486, 92013/81/94, 92150. Outside Erecting Shop: D216, 42446, 42656, 45131, 45505, 45634/83, 48717, 78043, 92123. Minor Repair Road: 45646, 48451. Works Sidings: 41279, 42425, 42574, 44708/17/20/36/7/71, 44864/71, 45154, 45571/96, 45656, 46105/7/38/60, 46406, 48088, 48217, 48477, 48624/36, 49126, 90529/61. Scrap Yard: 40075/7/97, 40118, 42506, 43325, 47421/38/62, 47634, 52389 intact. Works Shunters: D3175, 43957, 44127, 44374, 47592, 47608, 52093, 52218, 52312, 52441. SLS/196111

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
17/09/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2574
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24330
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Patricroft (10C)    
20/11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42574    
11/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (8E)    
08/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (26F)    
10/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (9K)    
25/12/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LMS) (9E)    
12/11/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
03/12/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
15/07/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Normanton (55E)    
10/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 42574    
05/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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