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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 42121 on 15/09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Fairburn
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P15/09/1949
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sat 15/09/1949
Withdrawal Sat 09/07/1966
Service Life 16 yrs, 9 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 15/09/1949
1C   Watford w/e 28/01/1950
10A   Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 03/10/1953
8E   Brunswick 4w/e 31/10/1953
8A   Edge Hill 4w/e 28/11/1953
8C   Speke Junction w/e 01/12/1962
9B   Stockport Edgeley w/e 20/06/1964
8H   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 30/01/1965
     Withdrawn on 09/07/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 1C Watford w/e 28/01/1950
LOAN 10A Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 8E Brunswick 4w/e 31/10/1953
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 28/11/1953
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 4w/e 01/12/1962
ALLOC 9B Stockport Edgeley 5w/e 11/07/1964
ALLOC 8H Birkenhead Mollington Street 3w/e 06/02/1965
WDN   w/e 09/07/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
23/07/1961 Crewe Works (Paint Shop) Paint Shop: D110-2, 42121, 42235, 42579, 42658/9/77, 44987, 45224, 45415/35, 45588, 49395. Outside Paint Shop: D108/13-5, 45658. Works Sidings: 40580, 42377, 42481, 42507, 42602, 44148/75, 44728/66/79, 44824, 44929/49, 45005, 45247, 45445, 45516/44, 45610/30, 46110/35, 47277, 48154, 49049, 90194, 90323, 90621, 92096. Erecting Shop: D116-21, D269, 41229/68, 42158, 42218, 42562/89, 42610, 44374, 44658/85/6, 44821/71/88, 45045/75, 45104/85/99, 45218/48/54/96, 45333/45/73, 45529/89, 45611/8/9/61/72, 46102/31/55, 46243, 46441, 48287, 48393, 48446, 48697, 48732/61/7, 90264, 90327/81, 90646/58, 92030/2/72/7. Outside Erecting Shop: 42086, 42234, 42652, 44687, 45189, 45410, 46142. New Erecting Shop: D76, D122-8, D331, D5142. Outside New Erecting Shop: D5078. Scrap Yard: 43268, 43962, 47418, 58305 intact, 41529 just cut up. Works Shunters: 12071, 42984, 43957, 47618, 51412/44/6, 52093, 52312, 52441/59. SLS/196109

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
15/09/1949 To Service To service as British Railways Number 42121
Built at Derby Works
   
28/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Watford (1C)    
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (10A)    
31/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Brunswick (8E)    
28/11/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
01/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
20/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Stockport Edgeley (9B)    
30/01/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (8H)    
09/07/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 42121    
10/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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