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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Caledonian Railway 162 m/e 09/1915
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 15229 y/e 1924
British Railways 55229 w/e 10/12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. McIntosh
Class 439
Company History CR/LMS
Wheels 0-4-4T
Builder St. Rollox Works
Order Number Y114
To Service During 09/1915
Withdrawal Fri 29/09/1961
Service Life 46 yrs , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1915
28B   Dalry Road on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 29/09/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 28B Dalry Road 4w/e 08/12/1945
TOSTORE   4w/e 01/07/1961
WDN   on 29/09/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1949 St. Rollox Works Locomotives entering Works during November: These included Nos. 40170, 40651/63, 687, 40907/09, 912/22, 1129/34, 41177, 1182, 2691, 42699, 2736, 42749, 2880, 42927, 44699, 44900, 4956, 44959/75, 45029/49, 45117/23/52/72, 45251, 45356/62/63, 45463/64/74/85/90, 45575/79, 45728, 7332, 47540, 14450, 14500/01, 55200, 15203/29, 16152, 56170, 16318, 56320, 16328/34, 17270, 57312, 17437, 17593, 17642. On 12/11, No. 54472, the first ex C.R. locomotive to bear the crest was ex Works. SLS/195001
28/02/1950 St. Rollox Works Locomotives entering Works during February: These included Nos. 572. 40605, 637. 40906. 41147. 42780. 42832. 43849/99, 44783. 4796, 44878/80. 44967. 45010/16/49. 45115/66167/77/79, 45357/58. 45481/91, 45582, 45713/15/16. 14441. 54462/77, 14499, 54504, 55229, 16157, 16266, 16343, 57307/60, 17366. 17459. 17666. 57686. 17691. SLS/195004
18/04/1962 Inverurie Works (Cut up) In shops-44322/28, 45009, 64572, 64606, 65905. Awaiting shops: 65479. Shopped in previous five weeks-64552/91, 64602/27, 65297. Cut up previous five weeks- 55165/229, 57559, 61996/8, 64542/53, 65296, 68338. Being cut up: 40645/7, 57411, 57557, 64628. Awaiting cut up: 57560, 64566, 64963. 64553 was involved in an accident which resulted in a large 'tear' along the frame and although there was a possibility of repair it was scrapped in the shops. The battery rail-car is back in shops after further trials. SLS/196205

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1915 To Service To service as Caledonian Railway Number 162
Built at St. Rollox Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 15229    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Dalry Road (28B)    
10/12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 55229    
29/09/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 55229    
04/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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