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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2616 on 01/02/1937
British Railways 42616 w/e 25/09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P01/02/1937
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L896
Works Number 24372
To Service Sat 01/02/1937
Withdrawal During 10/1967
Service Life 30 yrs, 7 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 01/02/1937
3D   Aston on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
24K   Preston w/e 08/11/1958
3D   Aston w/e 15/11/1958
1A   Willesden w/e 12/12/1959
3D   Aston w/e 02/01/1960
1A   Willesden w/e 25/02/1961
6H   Bangor w/e 08/07/1961
1C   Watford w/e 16/09/1961
1A   Willesden w/e 03/04/1965
5D   Stoke w/e 26/06/1965
10A   Carnforth w/e 24/07/1965
8H   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 12/02/1966
91E   To Eastern Region w/e 27/05/1967
56F   Low Moor 4w/e 17/06/1967
     Withdrawn m/e 10/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 24K Preston 4w/e 29/11/1958
ALLOC 3D Aston 4w/e 29/11/1958
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 04/03/1961
ALLOC 6H Bangor 5w/e 05/08/1961
ALLOC 1C Watford 4w/e 30/09/1961
ALLOC 1A Willesden 2w/e 10/04/1965
ALLOC 5D Stoke 4w/e 10/07/1965
ALLOC 10A Carnforth 4w/e 07/08/1965
ALLOC 8H Birkenhead Mollington Street 5w/e 12/03/1966
LOAN 8H Birkenhead Mollington Street 5w/e 08/04/1967
ALLOC 91E To Eastern Region 5w/e 10/06/1967
ALLOC 56F Low Moor 4w/e 17/06/1967
WDN   on 30/09/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
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 Source See Also
01/02/1937 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2616
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24372
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Aston (3D)    
25/09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42616    
08/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Preston (24K)    
15/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
12/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
02/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
25/02/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
08/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Bangor (6H)    
16/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Watford (1C)    
03/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
26/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
24/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Carnforth (10A)    
12/02/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (8H)    
27/05/1967 Allocation Reallocated to To Eastern Region (91E)    
17/06/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (56F)    
10/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 42616    
03/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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