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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4263 m/e 10/1926
British Railways 44263 w/e 19/11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class 4F
Company History MR/LMS
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Derby Works
To Service During 10/1926
Withdrawal w/e Sat 27/03/1965
Service Life 38 yrs, 5 mths , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1926
17A   Derby on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
21A   Saltley w/e 04/09/1948
10H   Lower Darwen w/e 25/04/1964
10G   Skipton w/e 26/09/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 27/03/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 21A Saltley w/e 03/07/1948
ALLOC 21A Saltley w/e 04/09/1948
ALLOC 10H Lower Darwen 4w/e 02/05/1964
ALLOC 10G Skipton 3w/e 03/10/1964
WDN   w/e 27/03/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
05/11/1961 Derby Works (Gasworks Siding) Works Sidings: 12000, 42332, 42404, 43368, 43826, 43905/75, 44033, 44581, 47268, 47529, 47666, Cecil Raikes. Gasworks Siding: 44263, 47472. Erecting Shop: D3015/22, 12054/68/84, 12100, 13123, 41804, 42421, 42503, 43593, 43620, 44130, 44241, 44401, 44560, 47298, 47521, 48009, 48110/85/92, 48304/80, 48467, 58850, 73073, 73156/8, 75030/52. Diesel Finishing Shop: D89, D140/2/3, D8017/37. Diesel Test House: D141, D211/26. Outside Diesel Test House: D43, D80, D2501. New Erecting Shop: D144-54. Diesel Shunter Test House: 13122. Paint Shop: M.R.1000. Paint Shop Yard : Nil. Diesel Repair Shop: D2908/9, D5024, D5143, 10202/3, 11145. Outside Diesel Repair Shop: D2504, 11118. Shed Road: 41168, 42328, 42510/21/4, 43295. SLS/196112
17/11/1961 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: D44, D80, D2504, D2908/9/13, D8017/37, 10202, 11118/45. Former Paint Shop: D3122/3, D5143, 10203, 12100. Diesel Test House: D142/3. Shunter Test House: 12054. New Building: D141, D147-D156. Finishing Shop: D85, D144-D146. Erecting Shop: D3015/22, 12068/82/4, 42369, 42503, 43593, 43620, 43940/75, 44118, 44263, 44332, 44560, 47391/9, 47460/72, 47656, 48033, 48170/92, 48304, 48552, 58218, 58850 heavy repairs nearly completed, 73136/56. Paint Shop: D140, M.R. 1000 sheeted, 48110. In Works Sidings: ED3, 12000, 41168, 42328/95, 42404, 42510/21/4/34, 43295, 43368, 43826/32, 43905, 44033, 44581, 47218/73, 47865/83, 47529/43, 48005, 73044, 73133/42/58. SLS/196112
15/12/1961 Derby MPD Ex Works on Shed: D2913, 41844, 44226/63/88, 47365/99, 47535/50, 48378, 48552, 73156. All main line and mixed traffic diesels are having a 2' - 3' high yellow band painted across their fronts above the buffer beams. SLS/196201

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1926 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4263
Built at Derby Works 		   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Derby (17A)    
04/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
19/11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 44263    
25/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Lower Darwen (10H)    
26/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Skipton (10G)    
27/03/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 44263    
10/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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