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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 70573 m/e 09/1936
British Railways 48045 w/e 23/07/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Works Number 4722
To Service During 09/1936
Withdrawal w/e Sat 04/05/1968 off Edge Hill (8A)
Service Life 31 yrs, 8 mths , 3 dys
Information WD 70573

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1936
13D   Shoeburyness w/e 31/12/1949
NTH   Northwich 3w/e 14/01/1950
18A   Toton w/e 11/02/1961
8E   Northwich w/e 29/04/1961
8D   Widnes w/e 10/06/1961
6B   Mold Junction w/e 05/05/1962
8C   Speke Junction w/e 07/07/1962
8D   Widnes w/e 16/03/1963
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 11/01/1964
16D   Nottingham w/e 14/03/1964
16G   Westhouses w/e 10/04/1965
16E   Kirkby in Ashfield w/e 23/10/1965
8A   Edge Hill w/e 12/11/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 04/05/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK 5B Crewe South w/e 23/07/1949
ALLOC 13D Shoeburyness w/e 31/12/1949
ALLOC 18A Toton 4w/e 04/03/1961
ALLOC 8E Northwich 5w/e 06/05/1961
ALLOC 8D Widnes 4w/e 01/07/1961
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction 5w/e 05/05/1962
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 5w/e 04/08/1962
ALLOC 8D Widnes 4w/e 30/03/1963
ALLOC 16D Nottingham 4w/e 04/04/1964
ALLOC 16G Westhouses 2w/e 10/04/1965
ALLOC 16E Kirkby in Ashfield 4w/e 06/11/1965
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 5w/e 12/11/1966
WDN 8A Edge Hill w/e 04/05/1968

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1936 To Service To service as WD Number 70573
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4722
   
23/07/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48045    
31/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Shoeburyness (13D)    
14/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (NTH)    
11/02/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
29/04/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (8E)    
10/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Widnes (8D)    
05/05/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
07/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
16/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Widnes (8D)    
11/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
14/03/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16D)    
10/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Westhouses (16G)    
23/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Kirkby in Ashfield (16E)    
12/11/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
04/05/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48045 from Edge Hill (8A)    
08/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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