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**Numbers Carried**
Company	Number		Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway	2588	on	20/10/1936
British Railways	42588	w/e	30/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics

Designer

W. Stanier

Class

Company History

LMS

Rebuild History

Class	From
4P	20/10/1936

Wheels

2-6-4T

Builder

North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow

Order Number

L896

Works Number

24344

To Service

Sat 20/10/1936

Withdrawal

Sat 24/10/1964

Service Life

28 yrs , 4 dys

**Disposal**
Scrapping	During 12/1964

**Allocations**
Code	Name		From Date
	(New)	on	20/10/1936
10A	Springs Branch (Wigan)	on	01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
6A	Chester (MR)	w/e	17/09/1949
7B	Bangor	w/e	10/06/1950
7B	Bangor	2w/e	17/06/1950
26D	Bury	4w/e	06/10/1956
14D	Neasden	4w/e	04/10/1958
14B	Kentish Town	w/e	21/05/1960
16A	Nottingham	w/e	16/09/1961
	Withdrawn	on	24/10/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type	Code	Name		From Date
ALLOC	6A	Chester (MR)	w/e	17/09/1949
ALLOC	7B	Bangor	w/e	10/06/1950
ALLOC	26D	Bury	4w/e	06/10/1956
LOAN	14D	Neasden	4w/e	04/10/1958
ALLOC	14D	Neasden	4w/e	29/11/1958
ALLOC	14B	Kentish Town	4w/e	28/05/1960
ALLOC	16A	Nottingham	4w/e	30/09/1961
WDN			w/e	24/10/1964

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

**Mentions ...**
Report Date	Title	Report	Source
15/12/1961	Derby Works (Erecting Shop)	Diesel Erecting Shop: D85, D92, D2220, D2504, D2908/9, D5091, D8037, 11118/55. Former Paint Shop: D77, D107, D2506. Test House: D88, D98, D146/7/50, D5019, 10202, 12068. Shunter Test House: 12082. New Building: D152-D161. Finishing Shop: D149/51, D2503, D5016, D8016. Erecting Shop: 12088, 12101, 42416, 42588, 43929, 44043, 44202/11/44, 44401, 44539, 47307/22, 47435/64, 47649, 48005/50/61, 48334, 73044, 73133, 75031/60. Paint Shop: D148, MR 1000 (sheeted), 42366, 58850 (bearing cast iron plate mounted in the centre of each side tank with the number 2650 and the words L.&-N.W.R. BOW WORKS 1880). Works Sidings: ED3, 12000/62, 13169, 41168, 42236, 42328/30/2/63/95, 42404/12, 42448, 42510/21/4/34, 43295, 43368, 43826/32, 47161, 47218, 47444, 47664, 48079, 48392, 48495, 58174/5, 73142.	SLS/196201
04/01/1962	Derby Works (Works Sidings)	Diesel Erecting Shop: D85, D122, D2220, D2502/4, D2904/9, D5015/6/9, D8016/37, 11155, 44211 (for painting). New Building: D154/5 (engines in), D156-61 (bodywork complete), D162-4 (Body shells only). Finishing Shop: D74, D99, D152/3, D2503. Erecting Shop: 12062/88, 12101, 13169/74, 42236, 42313, 42416, 41826, 43925/63/71, 44156, 44200, 44411, 47161, 47257/79, 47349, 47587, 47664/71, 48117. 48293, 48392, 48495. 73133. 75019/31. New Paint Shop: D151, M R. 1000 (sheeted), 44043, 47307/22. 48061. Works Sidings: D72, D98, D101, D111, D126, ED3, 12000, 41168, 42078, 42328/30/2/55/63/95, 42404/12/48, 42510/21/4/34/88, 43295, 43368, 43658, 43832, 47218, 47444, 48775, 58174/5. LNW 2650. Shunters : D2377/81/83. 47000.	SLS/196202
15/11/1964	Crewe South MPD (Waiting Works)	Ex-Works: 45392, 48458, 48721/45, 92231; Waiting Works: 42468, 42588, 42616, 44773, 45300, 45733, 47354, 47467, 46499, 48001, 48385, 48505, 48697, 48708, 70001/39, 80125, 92160; Stored: 43151, 45553, 45586; Also on shed: 5063, 6819/77, 7023, 7914.	SLS/196412

**Summary**
Date	Event	Details
20/10/1936	To Service	To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2588 Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24344
01/01/1948	Allocation	Allocation Snapshot - Springs Branch (Wigan) (10A)
30/10/1948	Renumbered	Renumbered to 42588
17/09/1949	Allocation	Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)
10/06/1950	Allocation	Reallocated to Bangor (7B)
17/06/1950	Allocation	Reallocated to Bangor (7B)
06/10/1956	Allocation	Reallocated to Bury (26D)
04/10/1958	Allocation	Reallocated to Neasden (14D)
21/05/1960	Allocation	Reallocated to Kentish Town (14B)
16/09/1961	Allocation	Reallocated to Nottingham (16A)
24/10/1964	Withdrawn	Condemned as 42588
12/1964	Scrapped	Scrapped

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