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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2558 on 12/08/1936
British Railways 42558 w/e 29/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P12/08/1936
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L896
Works Number 24314
To Service Sat 12/08/1936
Withdrawal Sat 17/04/1965
Service Life 28 yrs, 8 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 12/08/1936
24B   Rose Grove on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
23C   Southport w/e 02/10/1948
24D   Lower Darwen w/e 04/02/1950
24E   Blackpool Central w/e 15/04/1961
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 19/09/1964
     Withdrawn on 17/04/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 23C Southport w/e 04/10/1947
ALLOC 23C Southport w/e 25/10/1947
ALLOC 24B Rose Grove w/e 15/11/1947
ALLOC 23C Southport w/e 02/10/1948
ALLOC 24D Lower Darwen w/e 04/02/1950
ALLOC 24E Blackpool Central 5w/e 06/05/1961
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 3w/e 03/10/1964
WDN   w/e 17/04/1965

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/08/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2558
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24314		    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Rose Grove (24B)    
29/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 42558    
02/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Southport (23C)    
04/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Lower Darwen (24D)    
15/04/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Blackpool Central (24E)    
19/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
17/04/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 42558    
09/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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