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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 42087 on 17/03/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Fairburn
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P17/03/1951
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Brighton Works
To Service Sat 17/03/1951 to Brighton (75A)
Withdrawal Sat 08/10/1966
Service Life 15 yrs, 6 mths , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1967 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
75A   Brighton (New) on 17/03/1951
75A   Brighton 4w/e 12/05/1951
75A   Brighton m/e 30/06/1952
75F   Tunbridge Wells West 6w/e 15/06/1956
73A   Stewarts Lane 3w/e 17/11/1956
75F   Tunbridge Wells West 5w/e 18/07/1959
14D   Neasden w/e 05/12/1959
14A   Cricklewood East w/e 30/06/1962
15C   Leicester Midland w/e 22/09/1962
9K   Bolton w/e 02/05/1964
9D   Newton Heath w/e 20/06/1964
8H   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 06/08/1966
     Withdrawn on 08/10/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 75A Brighton 4w/e 13/04/1951
ALLOC 75A Brighton m/e 30/06/1952
ALLOC 75F Tunbridge Wells West 8w/e 05/06/1956
ALLOC 73A Stewarts Lane P 31/10/1956
ALLOC 75F Tunbridge Wells West 5w/e 18/07/1959
ALLOC 14D Neasden 5w/e 02/01/1960
ALLOC 14A Cricklewood East 4w/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 15C Leicester Midland 5w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 9K Bolton 4w/e 02/05/1964
ALLOC 9K Bolton 5w/e 06/06/1964
ALLOC 9D Newton Heath 5w/e 11/07/1964
ALLOC 8H Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 06/08/1966
WDN   w/e 08/10/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
13/04/1951 Fairburn 2-6-4T\'s at Newhaven It is reported that 42086/7 are now at Newhaven to take over turns previously worked by the 'Atlantics. SLS/195105
16/11/1962 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: D4, D36, D58, D83, D91, D112, D121, D144, D191, D5010, D5023/87. Outside D.E. Shop : D5, D56, D114, D128, D5027. Test House: D5032, D5127. Outside Test House: D9, D115, D5005, Pullman uM60091. Shunter Test House : D2908. New Building : D165, D189, D192/3, D5186-5195. Finishing Shop: D74, D131, D188, D190, D5001/31. Erecting Shop: D87, D93, D118, D3126, 42087, 47326/38/78, 48395, 73011/6/25/46, 73136/41, 75003/14. Paint Shop: M.R. 1000 (Paintwork being touched up). Stone Pit: 47642, 48494, 75013. Foundry Row : D65, D81, 10000, 10202, 42500, 43496, 75056. Klondyke Sidings : ED6, ED7, D5145, D5400. Bone Yard : 10201/3, 42146. On Shed awaiting cut up : 40088. Ex Works on Shed: ED3, D2236 (5B), D2507 (6C), D5021 (1A), 43994, 47000, 73139. SLS/196212

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
17/03/1951 To Service To service as British Railways Number 42087
Built at Brighton Works
Allocated to Brighton (75A)
   
12/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (75A)    
30/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (75A)    
15/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Tunbridge Wells West (75F)    
17/11/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)    
18/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Tunbridge Wells West (75F)    
05/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (14D)    
30/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Cricklewood East (14A)    
22/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15C)    
02/05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (9K)    
20/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (9D)    
06/08/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (8H)    
08/10/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 42087    
01/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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