Accrington Railways - Robert Kenyon

CHAPTER 9 On January 1 st , 1948, the nation’s railways were nationalised by the Labour Government under the leadership of the Prime Minister, Clement Atlee to be administered initially by the British Transport Commission’s Railway Executive. They promptly initiated a full review of the Nation’s railways, which possibly explains why during the following period little was done which involved the Corporation of Accrington and its surrounding townships. At midnight on December 31 st , 1947, the following 35 engines were allocated to Accrington Motive Power Depot. Following the nationalisation of the Accrington shed was coded 24A, which meant it kept its status as the head shed in the area. In the British Railways numbering scheme all ex-London Midland & Scottish engines had prefixes added to their existing numbers. Those with 3 digits + 40, those with four digits + 4 and on those ex-Lancashire & Yorkshire engines the 1 was replaced by a 5. Origin Built New Type Class. originally re-numbered Withdrawn LMS Fowler Derby Works Feb. 1932 4 – 4 – 0 tender 2P 676 April 1951 Aug. 1957 LMS Fowler Derby Works Apr. 1932 4 – 4 – 0 tender 2P 682 April 1954 Feb. 1961 LMS Fowler Derby Works Apr. 1932 4 – 4 – 0 tender 2P 683 February 1949 Mar. 1961 LMS Fowler Derby Works Sep. 1925 4 – 4 – 0 tender 4P 1100 February 1949 Mar. 1959 LMS Fowler Derby Works Sep. 1925 4 – 4 – 0 tender 4P 1101 May 1948 Aug. 1959 LMS Fowler Derby Works Oct. 1925 4 – 4 – 0 tender 4P 1102 May 1949 Dec. 1958 LMS Fowler Vulcan Foundry Feb. 1927 4 – 4 – 0 tender 4P 1185 August 1951 Nov. 1957 LMS Fowler Vulcan Foundry Feb. 1927 4 – 4 – 0 tender 4P 1187 December 1948 July 1956 LMS Fowler Vulcan Foundry Mar. 1927 4 – 4 – 0 tender 4P 1194 June 1948 Aug. 1957 LMS Fowler Vulcan Foundry Mar. 1927 4 – 4 – 0 tender 4P 1198 December 1949 Nov. 1955 LMS Fairburn Derby Works Nov. 1947 2 – 6 – 4 tank 4MT 2295 October 1949 Oct. 1965 LMS Stanier Derby Works Mar. 1936 2 – 6 – 4 tank 4MT 2433 November 1949 May 1962 LMS Stanier Derby Works Apr. 1937 2 – 6 – 4 tank 4MT 2490 May 1949 May 1960 LMS Stanier North British July 1936 2 – 6 – 4 tank 4MT 2548 December 1948 Feb. 1967 LMS Stanier Derby Works Sep. 1938 2 – 6 – 4 tank 4MT 2634 August 1948 Jan. 1965 LMS Fowler Horwich Works May 1928 0– 6 – 0 tender 4F 4460 June 1950 Oct. 1964 LMS Fowler North British Works Dec. 1927 0 – 6 – 0 tender 4F 4479 April 1950 May 1964 LMS Satnier Oct. 1935 4 – 6 – 0 tender 5MT 5200 February 1949 Sep. 1953

Armstrong Whitworth Armstrong Whitworth

5396

LMS Stanier

Aug. 1937

4 – 6 – 0 tender

5MT

June 1948

Feb. 1966

8448 8479 8705 8722 11361 12216 12238 12288 12412 12441 12452

Stanier War Dep. Swindon Works Stanier War Dep. Swindon Works Stanier War Dep. Brighton Works Stanier War Dep. Brighton Works

July 1944 July 1945 June 1944 Aug. 1944 Feb 1878 Sep. 1893 July 1894 July 1895 Sep. 1900 July 1906 June 1909

2 – 8 – 0 tender 2 – 8 – 0 tender 2 – 8 – 0 tender 2 – 8 – 0 tender 0 – 6 – 0 saddle tank 0 – 6 – 0 tender 0 – 6 – 0 tender 0 – 6 – 0 tender 0 – 6 – 0 tender 0 – 6 – 0 tender 0 – 6 – 0 tender

8F 8F 8F 8F 2F 3F 3F 3F 3F 3F 3F

January 1950 August 1950 January 1949 May 1949 August 1948 August 1948 July 1948 June 1950 August 1948 September 1948 July 1948

July 1968 Feb. !966 Mar. 1967 May 1968 Oct. 1956 Dec. 1958 July 1951 Oct.1951 Mar. 1957 Sep. 1962 June 1960

Aspinall L & Y

Kitson Works

Aspinall L & Y Aspinall L & Y Aspinall L & Y Aspinall L & Y Aspinall L & Y Aspinall L & Y

Horwich Works Horwich Works Horwich Works Horwich Works Horwich Works Horwich Works

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