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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2647 on 14/12/1938
British Railways 42647 w/e 24/04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P14/12/1938
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sat 14/12/1938
Withdrawal Sat 13/05/1967
Service Life 28 yrs, 4 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 14/12/1938
26B   Agecroft on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
8P   Wigan Central (L&Y) w/e 26/10/1963
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 18/04/1964
8H   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 23/07/1966
     Withdrawn on 13/05/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 8P Wigan Central (L&Y) 4w/e 09/11/1963
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 02/05/1964
ALLOC 8H Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 06/08/1966
LOAN 8H Birkenhead Mollington Street 5w/e 08/04/1967
WDN   w/e 13/05/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/10/1967 Crewe South MPD (Withdrawn) 45285/7, 48018, 48729, 92047, 70004/24/31/45. Stored-48402, LNER 4498. Withdrawn-D2519, 15000/2, 42647, 43001/3/7/21, 44680/1/4, 44765, 44805/8/12/4/21/32/3/43/60/5, 44944, 45006/21/42/52/60/89,45186, 45243/70/8/97/8, 45308, 45405/94, 46520, 48220, 48364, 48474, 48521/2/48, 48603/43, 48725/67, 75029, 76051, 92100. SLS/196712

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
14/12/1938 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2647
Built at Derby Works 		   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Agecroft (26B)    
24/04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42647    
26/10/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Wigan Central (L&Y) (8P)    
18/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
23/07/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (8H)    
13/05/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 42647    
11/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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