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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 316   11/1898
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1923) 10831   by 1925
British Railways 50831   01/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Aspinall
Class 1008
Company History LYR/LMS
Wheels 2-4-2T
Builder Horwich Works
Order Number 36
Works Number 622
To Service During 11/1898
Withdrawal During 11/1958
Service Life 60 yrs

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1898
26C   Bolton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
24D   Lower Darwen w/e 07/07/1951
24D   Lower Darwen 4w/e 17/07/1951
24C   Lostock Hall 4w/e 22/03/1952
25F   Low Moor 4w/e 12/07/1952
25B   Huddersfield Hillhouse 4w/e 09/10/1954
25F   Low Moor 4w/e 03/12/1955
     Withdrawn m/e 11/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 24D Lower Darwen w/e 07/07/1951
ALLOC 24C Lostock Hall 4w/e 22/03/1952
ALLOC 25F Low Moor 4w/e 12/07/1952
ALLOC 25B Huddersfield Hillhouse 4w/e 30/10/1954
ALLOC 25F Low Moor 4w/e 03/12/1955
TOSTORE   4w/e 09/08/1958
WDN   on 07/10/1958

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
06/03/1959 Over and Wharton branch (Badnall Wharf) One track of this short branch from Acton Bridge contains the LTS locos. shown as transferred to Spital Bridge (Peterboro') on 6th March 'condemned' in official lists viz. 41928/39/41/5/6/8/50/77/8/81-7/90-3, also ex LNWR 0-8-0s 48945, 49109/13/17/57/80, 49226/330/68. Another LTS loco, is at Badnall Wharf (between Norton Bridge and Standon Bridge) viz. 41936 along with 41078/156/724, 43419/631, 50646/725/57/77/818/31/55/65, 51424/53, 52399/517, 58066/196. SLS/195904
02/06/1959 Locomotives Sold On 2nd June L. & Y. 50818/31/55/65 were removed from Badnall Wharf to Messrs. A. Looms, Spondon, Derby. On 8th June Compounds 41078 an 41156 and Class 3F 43419 an 43631 were removed to Messrs. Steel and Co. Ltd., Coatbridge Iron Works, Whifflet, Lanarks. SLS/195907
08/08/1959 Last few Aspinall 2-4-2T (Albert Looms Yard) Only five Aspinall ex-L.Y.R. Class 2P 2-4-2T locomotives now remain in stock; their shed allocations being as follows: 50850 (26C) Bolton, 50721 (27A) Bank Hall, 50746 an 50781 (27C) Southport, and 50795 (55F) Manningham. Mr. G. E. Jones informs us that a visit to Albert Looms Yard near Spondon on 9/8/59 revealed six condemned examples still intact, namely 50646, 50725, 50777, 50818, 50831 an 50855. In addition to these, the remains of another believed to be 50757, were scattered about the yard. All were condemned during October, 1958, with the exception of 50646 which was withdrawn one month later. SLS/195910

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1898 To Service To service as Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Number 316
Built at Horwich Works, Works Number 622
   
1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 10831    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bolton (26C)    
01/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 50831    
07/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Lower Darwen (24D)    
17/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Lower Darwen (24D)    
22/03/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Lostock Hall (24C)    
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (25F)    
09/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Huddersfield Hillhouse (25B)    
03/12/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (25F)    
11/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 50831    

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