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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2271 m/e 02/1947
British Railways 42271 w/e 12/03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Fairburn
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P02/1947
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Derby Works
To Service During 02/1947
Withdrawal Thu 08/12/1966
Service Life 19 yrs, 10 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1947
28B   Dalry Road on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
63A   Perth South 4w/e 17/01/1959
67A   Corkerhill 4w/e 01/08/1959
64D   Carstairs 4w/e 21/11/1959
55A   Holbeck (MR) w/e 19/10/1963
     Withdrawn on 08/12/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 63A Perth South 4w/e 17/01/1959
ALLOC 67A Corkerhill 4w/e 01/08/1959
ALLOC 67A Corkerhill 4w/e 21/11/1959
ALLOC 55A Holbeck (MR) 4w/e 09/11/1963
ALLOC 91NE   4w/e 09/11/1963
WDN   on 08/12/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
18/02/1963 Glasgow St. Rollox (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop. 42271, 42800/3, 44923/57, 45423/56/60/78/99, D3730/8, D3916, D5337/69, D5121/3, D6105/23/4/31, Test House: D3280, D6103. Paint Shop-stored: D6101/6/22/5/7/30. Ex-Works: 45357/62, 45496. Awaiting Works: 42195, 44980, D6100 fire damage, D6107/14. Works shunters. D2772, D3542. D6123 was being prepared for Paxman Works, Colchester. SLS/196303
15/03/1963 Glasgow St. Rollox (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: 42261/71, 42912, 44791, 44931, 45127, 45309, D3209, D3346, D3563, D3916, D5121, D5325/30/42, D6102/24, D8098; awaiting works-D3008, D3881, D5348, D6107, 44979, 45319, 45423, 45498. Ex-Works: 45460, D6114. Diesel Test House: D3390, D5309, D5361; stored in paint shop-D6101/6/22/5/7/30. Works shunter: D3412. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1947 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2271
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Dalry Road (28B)    
12/03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42271    
17/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Perth South (63A)    
01/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Corkerhill (67A)    
21/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Carstairs (64D)    
19/10/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (55A)    
08/12/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 42271    
03/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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