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**Numbers Carried**
Company	Number		Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway	2584	on	08/10/1936
British Railways	42584	w/e	30/04/1949

Locomotive Specifics

Designer

W. Stanier

Class

Company History

LMS

Rebuild History

Class	From
4P	08/10/1936

Wheels

2-6-4T

Builder

North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow

Order Number

L896

Works Number

24340

To Service

Sat 08/10/1936

Withdrawal

Sat 18/07/1964

Service Life

27 yrs, 9 mths , 10 dys

**Disposal**
Scrapping	During 11/1964

**Allocations**
Code	Name		From Date
	(New)	on	08/10/1936
5D	Stoke	on	01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
4A	Bletchley	w/e	03/03/1951
4A	Bletchley	4w/e	24/03/1951
5D	Stoke	4w/e	09/08/1952
8E	Brunswick	4w/e	04/10/1952
8C	Speke Junction	w/e	16/09/1961
24C	Lostock Hall	w/e	22/06/1963
	Withdrawn	on	18/07/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type	Code	Name		From Date
LOAN	6A	Chester (MR)	w/e	28/02/1948
EXLOAN	5D	Stoke	w/e	15/05/1948
ALLOC	4A	Bletchley	w/e	03/03/1951
ALLOC	5D	Stoke	4w/e	09/08/1952
ALLOC	8E	Brunswick	4w/e	04/10/1952
ALLOC	8C	Speke Junction	4w/e	30/09/1961
ALLOC	24C	Lostock Hall	5w/e	06/07/1963
WDN			w/e	18/07/1964

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

**Mentions ...**
Report Date	Title	Report	Source
05/03/1961	Crewe Works (Works Sidings)	Paint Shop: D90/5, 41247/50/5/7/9/64/82, 45228, 45658, 48686, 48733, L.N.W.R. 1054, and the usual preserved engines. Outside Paint Shop: D86/9/91-3, 44768, 48470. 48693, 49395, 84012. Works Sidings: 42584, 42678, 44665, 44868, 45101/90/8, 45205/64, 45391, 45500/4, 45612, 46101/64, 47271, 47672, 48101/22, 48437, 48628/57, 48734, 49149/73, 49335, 78030/4/64, 90313/43, 92009, 92159. Erecting Shops: D94/100-7, 41203/26, 42086, 42557/67, 42657/86, 44664/91, 44738/73, 44802/22/40, 44917, 45062/95, 45106/13/6/48/85, 45217/38/41/57, 45302/14/39/72/92, 45425/46, 45514, 45629/45/98, 45702/8, 46139/44, 46231, 47008, 48345, 48502, 48659, 49122, 49431, 70042, 71000, 90064, 90110, 90207/92, 90399, 90544/79/84, 92046/69. Outside Erecting Shops: 45000/15, 45533, 46421, 48895, 49328, 49448, 92135. New Erecting Shop: D96-9/108/9. Outside New Erecting Shop: D110. Scrap Road: 40001, 42397, 42438, 43194, 43333, 43562, 49243, with 45511 just cut-up. Leaving Works: 45341, 45613, 48705, 92087. Works Shunters: 12020, 44373/4, 47592, 47618, 51412/46, 52312, 52441/64.	SLS/196104
07/05/1961	Crewe Works (Outside Erecting Shop)	Paint Shop: D100-2, 41254/65/73, 41325, 44872, 90173 and the usual preserved locos. Outside Paint Shop: D103/5, 44837/43, 45565, 49395, 90582. Works Sidings: 41222, 42114, 42283, 42569, 43200, 43605, 44731/64, 44906, 45150, 45226/53, 45417, 45507/84, 46130, 46227/45, 46410/43, 47513, 47625, 48262, 48435, 48603, 48895, 49431, 70050, 78021, 90033, 92107. Erecting Shop: D110-6, 41246/64, 42110/54/60/86, 42285, 42557, 42618, 44750/62, 44834/9/91, 44932, 45078, 45142/82, 45238/74, 45300/97, 45441, 45514/21/45, 45613/28/44/64/95, 45701/2/10/36, 46127/50/7/70, 46246/7, 46487, 46501, 48171, 48317/54, 48430/74, 48511, 48672, 49094, 78031/62, 90214/99, 90315, 90530, 90712, 92020/49. Outside Erecting Shop: 42584, 44937, 45014, 45681, 48418/31/44, 90555, 92124. New Erecting Shop: D106-9/17-9. Scrap Road: 40204, 40589, 43515, 43729, 43948, 44072, 44357, 44480, 47626/37, 58221, with 47190 just cut-up. Works Shunters: 12022, 43957, 44363, 44552, 47592, 51412, 52093, 52218, 52312, 52441.	SLS/196106

**Summary**
Date	Event	Details
08/10/1936	To Service	To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2584 Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24340
01/01/1948	Allocation	Allocation Snapshot - Stoke (5D)
30/04/1949	Renumbered	Renumbered to 42584
03/03/1951	Allocation	Reallocated to Bletchley (4A)
24/03/1951	Allocation	Reallocated to Bletchley (4A)
09/08/1952	Allocation	Reallocated to Stoke (5D)
04/10/1952	Allocation	Reallocated to Brunswick (8E)
16/09/1961	Allocation	Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)
22/06/1963	Allocation	Reallocated to Lostock Hall (24C)
18/07/1964	Withdrawn	Condemned as 42584
11/1964	Scrapped	Scrapped

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