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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2649 on 22/12/1938
British Railways 42649 w/e 08/10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P22/12/1938
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sat 22/12/1938
Withdrawal Sat 06/02/1965
Service Life 26 yrs, 1 mth , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 22/12/1938
26E   Bacup on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
26D   Bury 4w/e 06/11/1954
25F   Low Moor 4w/e 29/01/1955
56C   Copley Hill (Leeds) w/e 14/11/1959
56A   Wakefield w/e 18/06/1960
16C   Derby on 31/01/1965
     Withdrawn on 06/02/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 26E Bacup w/e 11/10/1947
ALLOC 26D Bury 4w/e 30/10/1954
ALLOC 24A Accrington 4w/e 29/01/1955
ALLOC 25F Low Moor 4w/e 29/01/1955
ALLOC 56C Copley Hill (Leeds) 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 3w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 16C Derby 3w/e 06/02/1965
WDN   w/e 06/02/1965
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region 4w/e 27/02/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/12/1960 Horwich Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard: 40173, 43023, 44125, 44262, 44602, 48084/9, 48130/88/97, 48249/54, 48457/69, 48664, 48747, 49505, 51498, 52305. Cutting-up Yard: 51227, 52139/79, 52445/52. Erecting Shop: Frames for three new diesel shunters, 12010, 40089, 40120/48, 42649, 42701/59/60/71/85, 42859, 43047, 43122, 43931, 44018 (marked to be cut-up), 44292, 44309/41, 44458, 48082, 48152/9/63, 48247/74, 48340, 48709/21, 76078/85. Paint Shop: uM28341/83M, F.R.3, L.Y.R. 1008. Works Shunters: 11304/5/24/68, 47402, 51429. SLS/196102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
22/12/1938 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2649
Built at Derby Works 		   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bacup (26E)    
08/10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42649    
06/11/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Bury (26D)    
29/01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (25F)    
14/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (56C)    
18/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
31/01/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (16C)    
06/02/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 42649    
10/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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