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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8085 m/e 01/1937
British Railways 48085 w/e 17/04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Works Number 4762
To Service During 01/1937
Withdrawal w/e Sat 12/08/1967
Service Life 30 yrs, 7 mths , 12 dys
Information WD 618

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1937
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 22/06/1946
20C   Royston on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
5B   Crewe South w/e 19/06/1948
2A   Rugby w/e 26/11/1949
2A   Rugby 5w/e 24/12/1949
5B   Crewe South w/e 17/09/1960
1A   Willesden w/e 23/06/1962
1E   Bletchley w/e 15/12/1962
8H   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 05/10/1963
2E   Saltley w/e 30/11/1963
5D   Stoke w/e 03/12/1966
8E   Northwich w/e 03/06/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 12/08/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 20C Royston w/e 07/12/1946
LOAN 5B Crewe South w/e 22/05/1948
ALLOC 5B Crewe South w/e 19/06/1948
ALLOC 2A Rugby w/e 26/11/1949
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 24/09/1960
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 1E Bletchley 4w/e 29/12/1962
ALLOC 8H Birkenhead Mollington Street 5w/e 12/10/1963
ALLOC 2E Saltley 4w/e 07/12/1963
ALLOC 5D Stoke 3w/e 03/12/1966
ALLOC 8E Northwich 5w/e 10/06/1967
WDN   w/e 12/08/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/10/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D122-6, 42604/68, 44729/59, 44928, 45210/61, 45594, 45635/98, 46427, 49395 and the usual preserved locos. Outside Paint Shop: D127, 42447, 42655, 44733, 45077, 45316, 45699, 46225, 78017, 92133. New Electing Shop: D8, D128/9/35-7, D327, D5016/74. Outside New Erecting Shop: D5, D227, D329. Erecting Shop: D130-4, D224, 41209/39, 42050/62, 42289/99, 42465, 42607, 44666/93, 44774, 44836/90, 44934/90, 45003/67, 45102/5/8, 45204/52/62/3, 45332/40, 45454, 45549/50, 45688/90, 46114/43, 46234, 46426, 48036/46/74/85, 48283, 48494, 48611/53, 48712, 49025/70, 49381, 70052, 71000, 90216/42/71, 90486, 92013/81/94, 92150. Outside Erecting Shop: D216, 42446, 42656, 45131, 45505, 45634/83, 48717, 78043, 92123. Minor Repair Road: 45646, 48451. Works Sidings: 41279, 42425, 42574, 44708/17/20/36/7/71, 44864/71, 45154, 45571/96, 45656, 46105/7/38/60, 46406, 48088, 48217, 48477, 48624/36, 49126, 90529/61. Scrap Yard: 40075/7/97, 40118, 42506, 43325, 47421/38/62, 47634, 52389 intact. Works Shunters: D3175, 43957, 44127, 44374, 47592, 47608, 52093, 52218, 52312, 52441. SLS/196111
15/10/1961 Crewe Works (Outside Paint Shop) Paint Shop: D124-8, 42667/8, 44679/82/3, 44729/30, 45131, 45210, 45594, 45698, 46108/60, 49395, 78043. Outside Paint Shop: D123, 41209, 42425, 42656, 44696, 44774, 44893/4, 44988, 45108, 45262, 45635/56, 48085, 48283, 48477, 48717, 49025, 49125, 70052, 71000, 92081. Works Sidings: 42619/65, 44845, 45041, 45204/85, 45549, 46425, 47448, 48660, 49070, 49381, 90218, 92024/67. Erecting Shop: D8, D129-34, 41209/79, 42050, 42289/99, 42436/65, 42607/31, 44666/93/5, 44708/17/37, 44864/76/90, 44934/90, 45038/67, 45105, 45207/52/95, 45332, 45420, 45505/50/71/3, 45688/90, 45740. 46105/7, 48036/46/74, 48217, 48365, 48451, 48611/24/36/53, 48712, 49423, 90121, 90216/42/71, 90486, 90561, 92119/50. Outside Erecting Shop: D5141, 42062, 45003, 45102, 45263, 45340, 45454, 45646, 46113/43, 46234, 46426, 48494, 92013. New Erecting Shop: D135-7, D227, D327, D5016. Outside New Erecting Shop: D329. Scrap Yard-intact: 40075/7/97, 47421/38/62, 47634 intact. Scrap Yard-just cut up: 40118, 42506, 43325, 43863, 52389. Works Shunters: 43957, 44127, 44374, 47592, 51446, 52093, 52218, 52312, 52441/59, D3763. SLS/196111

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1937 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8085
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4762
   
22/06/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Royston (20C)    
17/04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48085    
19/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
26/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
24/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
17/09/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
23/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
15/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (1E)    
05/10/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (8H)    
30/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (2E)    
03/12/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
03/06/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (8E)    
12/08/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48085    
11/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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