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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2285 on 13/09/1947
British Railways 42285 w/e 16/09/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Fairburn
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P13/09/1947
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Derby Works
To Service Mon 13/09/1947 to Newton Heath (26A)
Withdrawal Mon 30/08/1965
Service Life 17 yrs, 11 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
26A   Newton Heath (New) on 13/09/1947
26A   Newton Heath on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
25D   Mirfield 4w/e 24/03/1956
56F   Low Moor w/e 01/12/1962
     Withdrawn on 30/08/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 26A Newton Heath w/e 13/09/1947
ALLOC 25D Mirfield 4w/e 24/03/1956
ALLOC 56F Low Moor 3w/e 24/11/1962
WDN   on 30/08/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
07/05/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D100-2, 41254/65/73, 41325, 44872, 90173 and the usual preserved locos. Outside Paint Shop: D103/5, 44837/43, 45565, 49395, 90582. Works Sidings: 41222, 42114, 42283, 42569, 43200, 43605, 44731/64, 44906, 45150, 45226/53, 45417, 45507/84, 46130, 46227/45, 46410/43, 47513, 47625, 48262, 48435, 48603, 48895, 49431, 70050, 78021, 90033, 92107. Erecting Shop: D110-6, 41246/64, 42110/54/60/86, 42285, 42557, 42618, 44750/62, 44834/9/91, 44932, 45078, 45142/82, 45238/74, 45300/97, 45441, 45514/21/45, 45613/28/44/64/95, 45701/2/10/36, 46127/50/7/70, 46246/7, 46487, 46501, 48171, 48317/54, 48430/74, 48511, 48672, 49094, 78031/62, 90214/99, 90315, 90530, 90712, 92020/49. Outside Erecting Shop: 42584, 44937, 45014, 45681, 48418/31/44, 90555, 92124. New Erecting Shop: D106-9/17-9. Scrap Road: 40204, 40589, 43515, 43729, 43948, 44072, 44357, 44480, 47626/37, 58221, with 47190 just cut-up. Works Shunters: 12022, 43957, 44363, 44552, 47592, 51412, 52093, 52218, 52312, 52441. SLS/196106

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
13/09/1947 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2285
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newton Heath (26A)    
16/09/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 42285    
24/03/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Mirfield (25D)    
01/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (56F)    
30/08/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 42285    
10/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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