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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2696 on 11/10/1945
British Railways 42696 w/e 30/07/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Fairburn
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P11/10/1945
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sat 11/10/1945
Withdrawal Sat 15/08/1964
Service Life 18 yrs, 10 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 11/10/1945
27A   Polmadie on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
66B   Motherwell 4w/e 25/12/1954
26A   Newton Heath w/e 06/02/1960
65J   Fort William 4w/e 09/04/1960
91M   To London Midland Region 4w/e 09/04/1960
     Withdrawn on 15/08/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 32A Inverness 4w/e 30/03/1946
ALLOC 66B Motherwell 4w/e 25/12/1954
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 27/02/1960
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region 4w/e 09/04/1960
WDN   w/e 15/08/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/07/1949 Kilmarnock Works Locomotives entering Works 6/6 to 9/7: These included Nos. 40636/89, 1125/27, 2246, 42415, 2696, 4328, 14630, 55166, 56282, 16332, 57264, 17383. SLS/194908

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/10/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2696
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Polmadie (27A)    
30/07/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42696    
25/12/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (66B)    
06/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
09/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Fort William (65J)    
09/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to To London Midland Region (91M)    
15/08/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 42696    
04/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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