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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2277 m/e 07/1947
British Railways 42277 w/e 22/10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Fairburn
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P07/1947
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Derby Works
To Service During 07/1947
Withdrawal Tue 09/08/1966
Service Life 19 yrs, 1 mth , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1947
30A   Corkerhill on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
27A   Polmadie w/e 07/02/1948
63A   Perth South 4w/e 22/01/1955
     Withdrawn on 09/08/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 30A Corkerhill w/e 12/07/1947
ALLOC 27A Polmadie w/e 07/02/1948
ALLOC 63A Perth South 4w/e 22/01/1955
ALLOC 66A Polmadie 4w/e 19/03/1955
ALLOC 64G Hawick 4w/e 19/03/1955
ALLOC 66A Polmadie 4w/e 16/04/1955
WDN   on 09/08/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/07/1947 Corkerhill MPD Arrival of further Class 4 tanks were as follows: No. 2276 , Boiler No. 12769 (10/7), No. 2277 , Boiler No. 12770 (19/7). No. 2278 was observed at Manchester as allocated to 26A during W.E. 26/7. No. 648 (30D) the loco. involved in the smash at Elderslie on 20/7 is still lying dead at Corkerhill (4/8). SLS/194709

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1947 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2277
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Corkerhill (30A)    
07/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Polmadie (27A)    
22/10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42277    
22/01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Perth South (63A)    
09/08/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 42277    
12/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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