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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8163 m/e 03/1943
British Railways 48163 w/e 28/08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number Lot-154
To Service During 03/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 17/06/1967
Service Life 24 yrs, 3 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1943
28B   Dalry Road on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
14A   Cricklewood East w/e 05/06/1948
18A   Toton w/e 23/05/1959
15B   Kettering w/e 23/06/1962
15B   Wellingborough w/e 15/02/1964
16G   Westhouses w/e 11/07/1964
9G   Gorton w/e 07/11/1964
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 06/03/1965
8A   Edge Hill w/e 03/04/1965
8C   Speke Junction w/e 19/06/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 17/06/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 28B Dalry Road 4w/e 10/11/1945
LOAN 14A Cricklewood East w/e 27/03/1948
ALLOC 14A Cricklewood East w/e 05/06/1948
ALLOC 18A Toton 4w/e 30/05/1959
ALLOC 15B Kettering 4w/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 15B Wellingborough 5w/e 07/03/1964
ALLOC 16G Westhouses 5w/e 11/07/1964
ALLOC 9G Gorton 4w/e 07/11/1964
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam 5w/e 13/03/1965
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 2w/e 10/04/1965
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 4w/e 10/07/1965
WDN   w/e 17/06/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/12/1960 Horwich Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard: 40173, 43023, 44125, 44262, 44602, 48084/9, 48130/88/97, 48249/54, 48457/69, 48664, 48747, 49505, 51498, 52305. Cutting-up Yard: 51227, 52139/79, 52445/52. Erecting Shop: Frames for three new diesel shunters, 12010, 40089, 40120/48, 42649, 42701/59/60/71/85, 42859, 43047, 43122, 43931, 44018 (marked to be cut-up), 44292, 44309/41, 44458, 48082, 48152/9/63, 48247/74, 48340, 48709/21, 76078/85. Paint Shop: uM28341/83M, F.R.3, L.Y.R. 1008. Works Shunters: 11304/5/24/68, 47402, 51429. SLS/196102
24/01/1965 Crewe Works (Erecting shop) Erecting shop: D1661-71, D1672-7 bodies, D225, D267, D299, D335, D1502/10/21/35/68/9, D1604/7, D1724/44, D5710, D6854, D8048, 42141/252/468/699, 44682/773/841/965, 48163/8/204/327/612/77/97/739, 70008/15/23/42/5, 92015/93/167/9. Outside: D1653/60, D1515, D1701, D229, 44684, 48315/751, 92002. Side of Works: 44691/717, 45300, 70022/35, 48035/322/423. Paint shop: E3704, 71000 stored, D236, D347, D1655/6/9, D5714. Outside: D1654/7/8, D1756, D5700, D6853, D8060, E3018, 45193, 48212, 78041, 92047/132/9. Traverser area: 44778, D233, D382, D1511/30, D1688, D5703, D7594, D8036/42/61. SLS/196503

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1943 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8163
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number Lot-154
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Dalry Road (28B)    
05/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Cricklewood East (14A)    
28/08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48163    
23/05/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
23/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Kettering (15B)    
15/02/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15B)    
11/07/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Westhouses (16G)    
07/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
06/03/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
03/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
19/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
17/06/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48163    
11/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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