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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 2611 on 01/01/1937
British Railways 42611 w/e 16/04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 4P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
4P01/01/1937
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L896
Works Number 24367
To Service Wed 01/01/1937 to Aston (3D)
Withdrawal Wed 15/03/1967
Service Life 30 yrs, 2 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1967 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
3D   Aston (New) on 01/01/1937
5E   Alsager on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
6H   Bangor 4w/e 10/08/1957
1A   Willesden 4w/e 04/10/1958
6H   Bangor w/e 08/07/1961
1A   Willesden w/e 16/09/1961
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 24/07/1965
12E   Tebay w/e 23/07/1966
10D   Lostock Hall w/e 07/01/1967
     Withdrawn on 15/03/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 5E Alsager 4w/e 10/11/1945
ALLOC 6H Bangor 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 6H Bangor 5w/e 05/08/1961
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 30/09/1961
ALLOC SF   4w/e 07/08/1965
ALLOC 12E Tebay 4w/e 06/08/1966
ALLOC 10D Lostock Hall w/e 07/01/1967
WDN   w/e 13/05/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1949 Crewe Works During the past month a further seven Class '5' 4-6-0's-Nos. 44718-24 inclusive-have been put into traffic, painted black with red, cream and grey lining but carrying neither lettering nor crests on the tender sides. No. 46202 recently returned to traffic. The engine was run in on trips from Crewe to Shrewsbury during W/E 19/3, and returned to the regular London-Liverpool working the following week. Since then, however, it is reported to have failed again at Camden, details are not known.
Dynamometer car trials were carried out with Class '4' 2-6-0 No. 43027 on the Crewe-Holyhead line during W/E 9/4; the dynamometer car used was No. 1. Locomotives entering Works during March included:-Nos. 42227/52, 2263/66, 2432/54/80, 2541/44/63, 2611/13/42/50/57/60/73, 44745, 4775, 4819/72/97, 4911/39/63, 44984, 5046/54/88, 45091, 5110/45, 45195, 45229/34, 5244, 45264, 5269/96/7/8, 45326, 5343/82/84, 5408, 5501, 45520, 5556, 45568, 5591, 45597, 5659/70, 45676/90/99, 5703/35, 6004, 46100, 6103/10/13/21, 46134, 6155/56, 46160/63, 6169, 6206/27, 46231, 6235/50/1/2/5, 7972, 47982, 7994/95, 8026/75, 8112/50/57, 8206/70, 8301/2/3/17/24/31/50/61/67, 8495, 8522, 8610/45/91, 48696, 8770, 8906/18, 9042/52/74, 9110/11/66/85, 9210/59/63/89/96/97, 9305/29/40/63/81, 9419/27/29, 28619, 58889 and 2-10-0 73788 (65F).		 SLS/194905
12/08/1964 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Arrival Sidings: 41264, 42233/581/651, 44836/8/934, 45005/38/249, 46487, 48050/205/301/556/617, 78023, 84028. Paint Shop: D1589, D1611/2/3/5/6, 26057, 27006, L.M.S. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland (painted in L.M.S. livery for Butlin's Camp, Ayrshire), 49395, Lion. Outside Paint Shop: D230/41/82, D302/22, D1610, D6826/36, 48641. Paint Shop Yard: 42210/152, 48158/62/462, 78010, 92203. Diesel Test Road: D207, D1614, D8053. Erecting Shop: New Construction D1619-D1636 in various stages of construction, D203/74/6/9/83, D304/6/29/33/84/6, D5719, D6843, D8009/13/17/55, 42134/577/611, 44695/946, 45003/338, 45558, 48104/36/215/18/87/305/531/710/67, 92001/59/166/77, 92205/12. No. 9 Shop: D1617/8. Outside Erecting Shop: 48010/193/466, 84026, 92042. Works Yard: D217/8/89/91, D350, D5706/16, D6758, D8045, 42115/697, 44593/937, 45297/325, 48002/153/267/426/548/53/676, 70001/9/36/51, 78044. Electric Traction Shop: E3021, 26033/52, D288, D315/24. Scrap Road: 48069/155/203/310/657/745, 84021/2. Dismantling Shed: 42090/614/86, 48335/64/494/540, 84025, 92065. SLS/196409

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/01/1937 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 2611
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24367
Allocated to Aston (3D)		    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Alsager (5E)    
16/04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 42611    
10/08/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Bangor (6H)    
04/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
08/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Bangor (6H)    
16/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
24/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
23/07/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Tebay (12E)    
07/01/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Lostock Hall (10D)    
15/03/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 42611    
09/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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