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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8185 m/e 04/1942
British Railways 48185 w/e 28/05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Works Number 24757
To Service During 04/1942
Withdrawal w/e Sat 11/02/1967
Service Life 24 yrs, 10 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1942
28A   Motherwell on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
18B   Westhouses w/e 27/11/1948
18A   Toton w/e 30/09/1950
18A   Toton 4w/e 07/10/1950
16A   Nottingham w/e 23/06/1962
16E   Kirkby in Ashfield w/e 12/09/1964
15A   Leicester Midland w/e 27/03/1965
16B   Colwick w/e 15/01/1966
8G   Sutton Oak (Peasley Cross) w/e 14/01/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 11/02/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 18B Westhouses w/e 14/08/1948
LOAN 12A Carlisle Kingmoor w/e 21/08/1948
EXLOAN 18B Westhouses w/e 30/10/1948
ALLOC 18B Westhouses w/e 27/11/1948
ALLOC 18A Toton w/e 30/09/1950
ALLOC 16A Nottingham 4w/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 16E Kirkby in Ashfield w/e 12/09/1964
ALLOC 15A Leicester Midland 2w/e 10/04/1965
ALLOC 16B Colwick 4w/e 05/02/1966
ALLOC 8G Sutton Oak (Peasley Cross) 4w/e 01/02/1967
WDN   w/e 11/02/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/02/1948 St Rollox Works The following locomotives have been painted in the temporary B.R. livery, i.e. unlined black with plain white lettering (tender number in brackets, followed by paint date):-Nos. 615 (4458) 9/2; 642 (4340) 18/2; 666 (4339) 1/3; 914 (4014) 17/2; 938 (4457) 26/2; 1138 (3555) 24/2; 2736 (4170) 29/2; 2749 (3336) 26/2; 2914 (4272) 20/2; 4323 (3817) 20/2; 5012 (9064) 9/2; 5018 (9829) 20/2; 5081 (9069) 2/2; 5082 (9005) 4/2; 5117 (9179) 24/2; 5127 (9713) 10/2; 5359 (9599) 19/2; 5459 (9593) 27/2; 5575 (9023) 10/2; 8185 (9912) 5/2; 8303 (10030) 12/2; 14476 (6173) 16/2; 14487 (6179) 25/2; 14501 (6209) 11/2; 17269 (910) 16/2; 17600 (1681) 11/2 and 17666 (1747) 12/2. No. 17313 arrived in the shops ex the dump on 20/2 and was cut up on 23/2. The boiler (Class N34 No. 1161) is to be repaired and used again SLS/194804
09/06/1959 Derby Works (Erecting Shop, No. 1 Bay) Paint Shop-44028 I, 44092 G, 44211 G, 44588 G, D3772 New. Tender for 41000. No. 2835/1902 (3500 galls). Diesel Erecting Shop-ED4, ED5, 10202, 12034/53/54/56/62. New Work 8 D-E Sh. D3773-D3780 new. Test House-D1, D3491. Diesel Finishing Shop-D2, D5019, D5700/1. Erecting Shop, No. 1 Bay-42400 I, 43920 I, 44229 G, 47259 I, 47623 G, 48170 G, 48184 G, 48185 I, 48192 G, 48215 G, 48420 G, 48643 I, 48690 G, 48700 G, 73033 G, 73138 I, Stripping-42305/7, 42818, 44213. Erecting Shop, No. 2 Bay-41000 (complete, ready for paint shop), 44202 I, 45057 Casual, 45275 Casual, 48191 I, 80062 I ; Stripping - 48180. Erecting Shop, No. 3 Bay-5 1-Co-Co-1, 2300 H.P. D/E (D3-D7); 8 Bo-Bo, 1160 H.P. D/E (D5020-D5027). Yard-40047, 40413, 40420, 40550, 40680, 42354, 43223, 43873, 43939, 43970, 44597, 45128, 47309, 47538, 48356, 48385, 53806 Frames, 58279, 10100, 10800, 13084, D5018, Cecil Raikes. SLS/195907
16/10/1961 Derby Works (In Works Sidings) Diesel Erecting Shop: D6, D211, D312, D2908/9/13, D5084/9, 10203, 11146. Diesel Test House: D3, D138/9, D226, 11145, 12100. Shunter Test House: 12096. New Building: D142-D151. Finishing Shop: D76, D140/1, D5024, D8000. Erecting Shop: D3578, 12078, 13122/3, 42198, 42368, 42421, 44172/8, 44213/94, 44436, 47250, 47350/88/99, 48001/53/7, 48356, 48439, 58850 frames only, 73073, 73137/59, 75015/30/5. Paint Shop: 42408, 44185, 48491, 73010. In Works Sidings: ED3, D1, D10, D43, D75, D89, D2501, D5143, 10202, 12000/54, 41168, 41804, 42328, 42404, 42510/21/4, 43295, 43593, 43905, 44033, 44232/48, 47218/68/98, 47529, 47666, 48009/10, 48185, 48380, 73158, 75017, 92059. SLS/196111
05/11/1961 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Works Sidings: 12000, 42332, 42404, 43368, 43826, 43905/75, 44033, 44581, 47268, 47529, 47666, Cecil Raikes. Gasworks Siding: 44263, 47472. Erecting Shop: D3015/22, 12054/68/84, 12100, 13123, 41804, 42421, 42503, 43593, 43620, 44130, 44241, 44401, 44560, 47298, 47521, 48009, 48110/85/92, 48304/80, 48467, 58850, 73073, 73156/8, 75030/52. Diesel Finishing Shop: D89, D140/2/3, D8017/37. Diesel Test House: D141, D211/26. Outside Diesel Test House: D43, D80, D2501. New Erecting Shop: D144-54. Diesel Shunter Test House: 13122. Paint Shop: M.R.1000. Paint Shop Yard : Nil. Diesel Repair Shop: D2908/9, D5024, D5143, 10202/3, 11145. Outside Diesel Repair Shop: D2504, 11118. Shed Road: 41168, 42328, 42510/21/4, 43295. SLS/196112
17/11/1961 Derby MPD (17A) (Ex-Works on Shed) Ex-Works on Shed: D211, D5024, 41804, 42421, 44241, 48185, 48467, 73073, 75030/52. SLS/196112
01/04/1964 Crewe Works (Outside Paint Shop) Erecting Shop: New Construction, D1583-98 (in various stages), D205/27/46/70/86, D303/7/28/30/83/87, D5717, D6775/84, D6863/78, D8002/6/7/23/50, 44918, 45382/408/577/626, 46443, 48169/225/69/474/528/615/37/95/729/42, 70000/4/10, 82009 92121/22. Outside Erecting Shop: D300, D5719, D6783/9, 45426, 48154/436/742/50, 78041, 92137. Electric Shop: D204, D6843, E3007, 26000/9, 27003. Yard: 42055/81, 42410/583/699, 43957, 44405, 44676/873/917/87, 45217/372/445, 45569/658, 46436/41/524, 48073/258/332/424/613/749, 84021/3/4, 92002/62/156/73. Inside and Around Paint Shop: New Construction, D1563, D1567-82. Weigh Shed: 48753. Outside Paint Shop: D201/23/339, 26006, 45069/75, 48185/436/734, 92082/163. Inside Paint Shop: D259, D311, D1034, 49395, 92053 and L.M.S. 6229 Duchess of Hamilton, painted in L.M.S livery (for a Butlins Camp). SLS/196405

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1942 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8185
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24757
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Motherwell (28A)    
27/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Westhouses (18B)    
28/05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48185    
30/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
23/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16A)    
12/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Kirkby in Ashfield (16E)    
27/03/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15A)    
15/01/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (16B)    
14/01/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Sutton Oak (Peasley Cross) (8G)    
11/02/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48185    
08/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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