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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8203 m/e 07/1942
British Railways 48203 w/e 13/11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Works Number 24784
To Service During 07/1942
Withdrawal w/e Sat 23/04/1966
Service Life 23 yrs, 9 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1966 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1942
18A   Toton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
20A   Holbeck (MR) 4w/e 27/01/1951
20A   Holbeck (MR) m/e 31/01/1951
18A   Toton 4w/e 24/02/1951
20A   Holbeck (MR) 4w/e 16/06/1951
18A   Toton 4w/e 18/04/1953
9G   Northwich 4w/e 07/09/1957
8C   Speke Junction 4w/e 30/11/1957
2A   Rugby 4w/e 22/02/1958
1E   Bletchley w/e 10/06/1961
1A   Willesden w/e 08/05/1965
2F   Bescot w/e 02/10/1965
8C   Speke Junction w/e 12/03/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 23/04/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 20A Holbeck (MR) m/e 31/01/1951
LOAN 18A Toton m/e 28/02/1951
EXLOAN 20A Holbeck (MR) w/e 02/06/1951
ALLOC 18A Toton 4w/e 18/04/1953
LOAN 9G Northwich 4w/e 07/09/1957
ALLOC 9G Northwich 4w/e 02/11/1957
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 4w/e 30/11/1957
ALLOC 2A Rugby 4w/e 22/02/1958
ALLOC 1E Bletchley 4w/e 01/07/1961
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 08/05/1965
ALLOC 2F Bescot 4w/e 09/10/1965
LOAN 8C Speke Junction 5w/e 12/03/1966
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 4w/e 09/04/1966
WDN   w/e 23/04/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/08/1964 Crewe Works (Scrap Road) Arrival Sidings: 41264, 42233/581/651, 44836/8/934, 45005/38/249, 46487, 48050/205/301/556/617, 78023, 84028. Paint Shop: D1589, D1611/2/3/5/6, 26057, 27006, L.M.S. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland (painted in L.M.S. livery for Butlin's Camp, Ayrshire), 49395, Lion. Outside Paint Shop: D230/41/82, D302/22, D1610, D6826/36, 48641. Paint Shop Yard: 42210/152, 48158/62/462, 78010, 92203. Diesel Test Road: D207, D1614, D8053. Erecting Shop: New Construction D1619-D1636 in various stages of construction, D203/74/6/9/83, D304/6/29/33/84/6, D5719, D6843, D8009/13/17/55, 42134/577/611, 44695/946, 45003/338, 45558, 48104/36/215/18/87/305/531/710/67, 92001/59/166/77, 92205/12. No. 9 Shop: D1617/8. Outside Erecting Shop: 48010/193/466, 84026, 92042. Works Yard: D217/8/89/91, D350, D5706/16, D6758, D8045, 42115/697, 44593/937, 45297/325, 48002/153/267/426/548/53/676, 70001/9/36/51, 78044. Electric Traction Shop: E3021, 26033/52, D288, D315/24. Scrap Road: 48069/155/203/310/657/745, 84021/2. Dismantling Shed: 42090/614/86, 48335/64/494/540, 84025, 92065. SLS/196409

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1942 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8203
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24784
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Toton (18A)    
13/11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48203    
27/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
24/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
16/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
18/04/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
07/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (9G)    
30/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
22/02/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
10/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (1E)    
08/05/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
02/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (2F)    
12/03/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
23/04/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48203    
07/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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