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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2688 m/e 08/1945
British Railways 42688 w/e 08/10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Fairburn
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P08/1945
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Derby Works
To Service During 08/1945 to Ardrossan (30C)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 08/05/1965
Service Life 19 yrs, 9 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
30C   Ardrossan (New) m/e 08/1945
27A   Polmadie on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
67A   Corkerhill w/e 19/02/1949
66A   Polmadie w/e 05/03/1949
66D   Greenock Ladyburn 4w/e 02/10/1954
68D   Beattock 4w/e 19/02/1955
     Withdrawn w/e 08/05/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 67A Corkerhill w/e 19/02/1949
ALLOC 66A Polmadie w/e 05/03/1949
ALLOC 66D Greenock Ladyburn 4w/e 02/10/1954
ALLOC 68D Beattock 4w/e 19/02/1955
WDN   w/e 08/05/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
01/10/1949 St. Rollox Works Locomotives entering Works 29/8 to 1/10: These included Nos. 40570/73, 40621, 40907, 909, 41177, 2688, 42689, 2695, 42699, 2800/50, 42906, 3922, 44193, 4792, 44924, 4957, 44979/98, 45008/11/49, 45119/20/25/56/61/76, 45213/66, 45361, 45459, 5473, 45644/46/93, 45714/15/32, 47540, 14451/83, 54506, 54648, 15139, 55359, 16163/73, 16326/56/70/73, 17240/85, 17311, 57372, 57604/19, 17671, 17950. (14451's built-up chimney now removed). SLS/194911

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2688
Built at Derby Works 		   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Polmadie (27A)    
19/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Corkerhill (67A)    
05/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Polmadie (66A)    
08/10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42688    
02/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Greenock Ladyburn (66D)    
19/02/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Beattock (68D)    
08/05/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 42688    
07/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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