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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 46472 m/e 07/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Ivatt
Class 2MT
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 2164
To Service During 07/1951 to Darlington (51A)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 16/01/1965
Service Life 13 yrs, 6 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
51A   Darlington (New) m/e 07/1951
51F   West Auckland 4w/e 13/11/1954
51H   Kirkby Stephen 5w/e 22/01/1955
2A   Rugby w/e 20/12/1958
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 09/01/1960
1A   Willesden w/e 30/04/1960
8E   Northwich w/e 25/05/1963
9D   Newton Heath w/e 08/08/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 16/01/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 51A Darlington on 20/07/1951
ALLOC 51F West Auckland 4w/e 04/12/1954
ALLOC 51H Kirkby Stephen 4w/e 29/01/1955
ALLOC 12E Kirkby Stephen on 01/02/1958
LOAN 12E Kirkby Stephen on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 2A Rugby 4w/e 27/12/1958
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 4w/e 30/01/1960
ALLOC 1A Willesden 5w/e 30/04/1960
ALLOC 8E Northwich 4w/e 01/06/1963
ALLOC 9D Newton Heath 4w/e 08/08/1964
WDN   w/e 16/01/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1959 Chester Northgate MPD Chester Northgate (6D) now has an allocation of 10 2-car diesel sets. The final steam allocation was 41215/323, 42303/17/416/7, 75030/52, 84001. Some freight turns are now being worked by Northwich whilst Chester 6A has acquired 46472 (ex N.E.R.) to cover a Northgate turn. SLS/196003

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1951 To Service To service as British Railways Number 46472
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 2164
Allocated to Darlington (51A)
   
13/11/1954 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (51F)    
22/01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Kirkby Stephen (51H)    
20/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
09/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
30/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
25/05/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (8E)    
08/08/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (9D)    
16/01/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 46472    
04/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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