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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2449 on 24/06/1936
British Railways 42449 w/e 02/04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P24/06/1936
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Derby Works
To Service Sat 24/06/1936
Withdrawal Sat 14/11/1964
Service Life 28 yrs, 4 mths , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 24/06/1936
3D   Aston on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
5D   Stoke w/e 28/01/1950
5A   Crewe North 4w/e 21/02/1953
5D   Stoke 4w/e 18/04/1953
3B   Bushbury 4w/e 10/08/1957
5D   Stoke 4w/e 07/09/1957
9G   Northwich 8w/e 05/10/1957
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 22/03/1958
11C   Oxenholme w/e 05/03/1960
12B   Carlisle Upperby w/e 22/10/1960
12C   Carlisle Canal w/e 13/05/1961
24L   Carnforth w/e 11/05/1963
     Withdrawn on 14/11/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 08/12/1945
ALLOC 5D Stoke w/e 28/01/1950
LOAN 5A Crewe North 4w/e 21/02/1953
EXLOAN 5D Stoke 4w/e 18/04/1953
LOAN 3B Bushbury 4w/e 10/08/1957
LOAN 3B Bushbury 2w/e 12/08/1957
EXLOAN 5D Stoke 2w/e 12/08/1957
EXLOAN 5D Stoke 4w/e 07/09/1957
ALLOC 9G Northwich 4w/e 05/10/1957
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 22/03/1958
ALLOC 11C Oxenholme 4w/e 26/03/1960
ALLOC 12B Carlisle Upperby 5w/e 29/10/1960
ALLOC 12C Carlisle Canal 4w/e 03/06/1961
ALLOC 24L Carnforth 4w/e 01/06/1963
WDN   w/e 14/11/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
17/03/1963 Carlisle Canal MPD (Stored) Stored at Carlisle Canal-42067/98, 42449, 42720/52/5, 42835/6, 43045/139, 47520, 61064, 64499, 64877/8/95/9, 65237 an 69155. SLS/196304
29/04/1963 Coventry (Stored) On 29th April a Cathedral special from Newcastle was worked throughout by Peak D192 (52A) instead of the usual V2; three of latter class failed on similar specials during April. On lst May, 70035 (40B) worked a special evening coke train from Coventry Gas Works to Immingham. Commencing April, a twice weekly car train is scheduled to run between the new Rootes factory at Linwood and the Rootes factory at Coventry; the trains run to Gosford Green goods station (Coventry avoiding line) arriving at 3-45 a.m. and are worked throughout by two Polmadie Type 1 d/es which then run to Rugby, l.e., and return from Gosford Green at 5 p.m. Since running, D8119-8128 have all been noted on this turn. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
24/06/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2449
Built at Derby Works 		   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Aston (3D)    
02/04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42449    
28/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
21/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
18/04/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
10/08/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Bushbury (3B)    
07/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
05/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (9G)    
22/03/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
05/03/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Oxenholme (11C)    
22/10/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12B)    
13/05/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Canal (12C)    
11/05/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Carnforth (24L)    
14/11/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 42449    
12/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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