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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2599 on 17/11/1936
British Railways 42599 w/e 29/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P17/11/1936
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L896
Works Number 24355
To Service Sat 17/11/1936
Withdrawal w/e Sat 29/09/1962
Service Life 25 yrs, 10 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Mon 11/03/1963 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 17/11/1936
9A   Longsight on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
6C   Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 03/11/1956
6H   Bangor w/e 17/06/1961
8A   Edge Hill w/e 16/09/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 29/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 03/11/1956
ALLOC 6H Bangor 4w/e 01/07/1961
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 30/09/1961
WDN   w/e 29/09/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
17/11/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2599
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24355
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Longsight (9A)    
29/01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42599    
03/11/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (6C)    
17/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Bangor (6H)    
16/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
29/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 42599    
11/03/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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