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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Midland Railway 2640 y/e 1901
Midland Railway (1907) 552 y/e 1907
British Railways 40552 m/e 03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer S. Johnson
Class 60
Company History MR/LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
601901
483 (4-4-0)1913
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Derby Works
Order Number 2041
To Service During 1901
Withdrawal Thu 23/06/1960
Service Life 59 yrs, 6 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 1901
16B   Spital Bridge on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
16A   Nottingham w/e 05/08/1950
20D   Normanton w/e 20/02/1954
20E   Manningham w/e 28/05/1955
20A   Holbeck (MR) w/e 29/09/1956
     Withdrawn on 23/06/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 16A Nottingham w/e 05/08/1950
ALLOC 20D Normanton 4w/e 20/02/1954
ALLOC 20E Manningham 4w/e 18/06/1955
ALLOC 20A Holbeck (MR) 4w/e 06/10/1956
WDN   on 23/06/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
by 1906 H boiler fitted


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Bow Works 21/04/1953 10/06/1953 51 days General    
Bow Works 19/06/1953 24/06/1953 6 days Tender only    
Derby Works 31/07/1956 15/08/1956 16 days Intermediate    
Gorton Works 15/06/1960 23/06/1960 9 days Unknown Regime In for overhaul but was condemned instead
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
1901 To Service To service as Midland Railway Number 2640
Built at Derby Works 		   
1906 Modification Modification: H boiler fitted    
1907 Renumbered Renumbered to 552    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Spital Bridge (16B)    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 40552    
05/08/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16A)    
21/04/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Bow Works (General) - Arr: 21/04/1953. Dep: 10/06/1953.    
19/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Bow Works (Tender only) - Arr: 19/06/1953. Dep: 24/06/1953.    
20/02/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Normanton (20D)    
28/05/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Manningham (20E)    
31/07/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Derby Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 31/07/1956. Dep: 15/08/1956.    
29/09/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
15/06/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unknown Regime) - Arr: 15/06/1960. Dep: 23/06/1960.
Work undertaken:
In for overhaul but was condemned instead
    
23/06/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 40552    
07/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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