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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2685 on 09/07/1945
British Railways 42685 w/e 29/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Fairburn
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P09/07/1945
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sat 09/07/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 29/09/1962
Service Life 17 yrs, 2 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Fri 04/01/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 09/07/1945
21A   Saltley on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
20E   Manningham 2w/e 17/06/1950
21A   Saltley 4w/e 07/10/1950
14B   Kentish Town 4w/e 24/03/1951
21A   Saltley 4w/e 19/05/1951
21B   Bournville 4w/e 29/12/1951
21A   Saltley 4w/e 26/01/1952
21B   Bournville 4w/e 21/02/1953
21A   Saltley 4w/e 16/05/1953
20E   Manningham 4w/e 27/02/1954
14B   Kentish Town 4w/e 04/12/1954
17C   Rowsley w/e 07/07/1962
     Withdrawn w/e 29/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 21B Bournville 4w/e 27/04/1946
LOAN 20E Manningham w/e 17/06/1950
EXLOAN 21A Saltley w/e 23/09/1950
LOAN 14B Kentish Town w/e 03/03/1951
EXLOAN 21A Saltley w/e 05/05/1951
LOAN 17A Derby w/e 10/11/1951
LOAN 17A Derby 4w/e 01/12/1951
ALLOC 21B Bournville 4w/e 29/12/1951
ALLOC 21A Saltley 4w/e 26/01/1952
ALLOC 21B Bournville 4w/e 21/02/1953
ALLOC 21A Saltley 4w/e 16/05/1953
ALLOC 20E Manningham 4w/e 20/02/1954
ALLOC 14B Kentish Town 4w/e 27/11/1954
ALLOC 17C Rowsley 5w/e 04/08/1962
WDN   w/e 29/09/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/07/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2685
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Saltley (21A)    
29/01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42685    
17/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Manningham (20E)    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
24/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Kentish Town (14B)    
19/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
29/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bournville (21B)    
26/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
21/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Bournville (21B)    
16/05/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
27/02/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Manningham (20E)    
04/12/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Kentish Town (14B)    
07/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Rowsley (17C)    
29/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 42685    
04/01/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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