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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8121 m/e 05/1939
British Railways 48121 w/e 17/04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number Lot-149
To Service During 05/1939
Withdrawal w/e Sat 22/04/1967
Service Life 27 yrs, 11 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1939
20A   Holbeck (MR) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
17A   Derby w/e 21/02/1948
18A   Toton 4w/e 24/02/1951
17A   Derby 4w/e 24/03/1951
2F   Woodford Halse w/e 02/02/1963
1A   Willesden w/e 19/06/1965
2C   Stourbridge Junction w/e 02/10/1965
8G   Sutton Oak (Peasley Cross) w/e 23/07/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 22/04/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 17A Derby w/e 21/02/1948
LOAN 18A Toton m/e 28/02/1951
EXLOAN 17A Derby w/e 10/03/1951
ALLOC 2F Woodford Halse 4w/e 02/02/1963
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 10/07/1965
ALLOC 2C Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 09/10/1965
ALLOC 8G Sutton Oak (Peasley Cross) 4w/e 06/08/1966
WDN   w/e 22/04/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
13/03/1961 Derby Works (In Works Sidings) Diesel Erecting Shop: ED2, D3, D232, D2501/8, D2909/10, D3052, D3126, D3778, D8006, 10203, 11116, 12077, 13119. Test House: ED4, D16, D79, D213/21, D5092, 12000. New Building: D9, D25-D33. Finishing Shop: D23/4, D5090, D5133, 10202. Erecting Shop: 42067, 42500/27, 44376, 47202/97, 47313, 47415/30, 47577, 47612/40, 48000/24/81, 48133, 48216, 48607/17/44, 48728, 53806, 75033/9/50/9, 92129. Paint Shop: D22, M1000, 42221, 42317, 43885, 44542, 48351. In Works Sidings: D210, D3172, D5065/72, 40695, 41536, 42134, 42300/67, 42414, 43306, 43574, 44480, 47204, 47312/8/47/72, 47408/39, 47507, 48063, 48121/43, 48153, 48219, 48690, 58850. Ex Works Shed: 10000, 42211, 42391, 42508, 44085, 44264, 44581, 47416, 48701, 75016. SLS/196104
13/04/1961 Derby Works (Works Sidings) Diesel Erecting Shop: D210/69, D2501/8, D2903/9, D3126/72, D8006, 11116, 12077, 13119, 13245. Test House: ED2, D24/7, D76, D83, D255/68, D2910, D5015/61/89, D5140, 10203, 11114. New Building: D28-37, Finishing Shop: D74, D223/92, 10202. Erecting Shop: 42077, 42092, 42367, 42414/39, 42522, 43972, 44102, 44284, 44538, 44603, 47675, 48114, 48220/4, 48447, 48695, 53806, 73014/39, 73126/7. Paint Shop: D26, D78, M1000, 44177, 47278, 47318, 48143. In Works Sidings: D68, D86, D88, D3069, D5701, 12000, 41529/36, 41835, 42281, 44067/85/91, 44195, 44269, 47305/24/90, 47533, 48003, 48121, 48336, 48666, 58850, 73157. Ex-Works Shed: D79, D230, D3052, 47415/39, 48063, 48153, 48219, 48690. SLS/196105
14/08/1963 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D1030-34, D1073, D1550-58 UC (in various stages), D202/24/32/36/87, D316, 46230, 46442, 44812/96, 44936, 45070/94, 45310/40, 45421/31, 48121/64, 48766, 70018/50, 73166, 90384, 92014/56/83/105/113/133/154/167/173/191. Outside Erecting Shop: 44674, 45414/51, 48409, 82038, 12134/240. Stripped down in Yard: 92084/132/151/162. Dismantling Shed: 49448, 64791, 64907, 90095. On Scrap Road: 63808/17/65. Yard: D215/98, D338/344, 42151, 44826/909/81, 45218/305/398, 48035/133/296/751/770, 70004/21, 73025, 75000, 84012, 92100. Electric and Diesel Shop: 26057, 27002/4. Paint Shop: D1069/70/71/72, 45295, 45573, 49395, 26010, 1439 and Lion. Outside Paint Shop: D227/90, D335/79, D8007/21, 45283, 48502/618/709, 70020, 92020/40/86/123/192. On 21st July, Royal Scot 46151 was in the dismantling shed being broken-up, and 46152 was in the erecting shop having a casual. SLS/196309
27/02/1966 Crewe Works (Works yard) Erecting shop: 44794, 44848, 44900, 45044/80, 45130, 45268/84/92, 48010/317, 92026/87/93, 92208/33, D220/3/41/83/99, D338, D1551/66/75/86, D1603/11/97, D1707/33, D1996-9, D1100-4, D5706, D8010/6; Electric shop: E3037/41/5/67/168, 26013/34/53, 27003; New Diesel shop: D243/70, D352/3/90, D1507/15/21/3/7, D1646/89/778, D1910/75; Works yard: D209, D1599, D1720, 45493, 48037/121, 70038; Traverser area: D272/8, D1503/17/24, D1675, D1863, D1914/71, D5715, E3049; On Test: D313/80/99, D1528/45/58, D1683, D1741/6, D8008; Paint shop: D259, D331, D1991-5, D292/6, D5709, D8050, E3102, 45096, 48062/3, 92020 and stored 46235, 71000. SLS/196604

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1939 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8121
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number Lot-149
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
21/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (17A)    
17/04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48121    
24/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
24/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (17A)    
02/02/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (2F)    
19/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
02/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Stourbridge Junction (2C)    
23/07/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Sutton Oak (Peasley Cross) (8G)    
22/04/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48121    
12/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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