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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8127 m/e 01/1941
British Railways 48127 w/e 10/12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number Lot-154
To Service During 01/1941
Withdrawal w/e Sat 08/10/1966
Service Life 25 yrs, 9 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1941
20A   Holbeck (MR) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
16A   Nottingham w/e 21/02/1948
9D   Buxton (LNWR) w/e 19/06/1948
6B   Mold Junction w/e 03/07/1948
19D   Heaton Mersey w/e 31/12/1949
19D   Heaton Mersey 3w/e 14/01/1950
18B   Westhouses 4w/e 22/02/1958
18A   Toton w/e 03/10/1959
21A   Saltley w/e 09/12/1961
15B   Kettering w/e 06/10/1962
16G   Westhouses w/e 13/03/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 08/10/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 16A Nottingham w/e 21/02/1948
LOAN 9D Buxton (LNWR) w/e 22/05/1948
ALLOC 9D Buxton (LNWR) w/e 19/06/1948
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction w/e 03/07/1948
LOAN CAR Carlisle Canal w/e 28/08/1948
EXLOAN 6B Mold Junction w/e 06/11/1948
ALLOC 19D Heaton Mersey w/e 31/12/1949
ALLOC 18B Westhouses 4w/e 22/02/1958
ALLOC 18A Toton 5w/e 31/10/1959
ALLOC 21A Saltley 4w/e 30/12/1961
ALLOC 15B Kettering 5w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 16G Westhouses 5w/e 13/03/1965
WDN   w/e 08/10/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1945 Wellingborough During the last two weeks in December, there were numerous strangers in this area, helping with the Christmas workings when some expresses ran in as many as six parts-an unprecedented occurrence on the Midland Division. Locos noted included 324, 931 (20B); 1181 (19A), 2339 (21A), 2814 (2D), 4017 (19C), 4843 (22A), 4916, 5070 (1A), 5381 (5A), 5403 (5A), 5410 (8A), 5657 (22A), 8127 (20A), 8162 (20C), 8373 (4A). 2129, 2518 (13D), and 7312 (13B) have been seen working through light en route for shops. W.D. tanks 71473 an 71535 were dead in the loco yard on 23/12, but disappeared next day. SLS/194604
27/11/1966 Locations of stored steam locomotives (Colwick) Toton-27/11/66 78061/4. Stored Colwick-44811/47/941/84, 45224/89/464, 48073/83/127/37/43/77/90/361/76/88/414/32/538/635/45/51/62/72/90. No steam at Colwick since 5/12/66. SLS/196701

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1941 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8127
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number Lot-154
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
21/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16A)    
19/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Buxton (LNWR) (9D)    
03/07/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
10/12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48127    
31/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (19D)    
14/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (19D)    
22/02/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Westhouses (18B)    
03/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
09/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
06/10/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Kettering (15B)    
13/03/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Westhouses (16G)    
08/10/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48127    
01/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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