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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 70402 m/e 07/1940
British Railways 48287 w/e 24/09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Works Number 6982
To Service During 07/1940
Withdrawal w/e Sat 01/07/1967
Service Life 27 yrs , 1 dy
Information WD 402

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1968 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1940
1A   Willesden 4w/e 21/02/1953
5B   Crewe South 4w/e 21/03/1953
2B   Nuneaton w/e 15/08/1959
2A   Rugby w/e 07/07/1962
6B   Mold Junction w/e 09/01/1965
6C   Croes Newydd w/e 11/12/1965
6B   Mold Junction w/e 26/02/1966
6C   Croes Newydd w/e 26/03/1966
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 15/04/1967
5B   Crewe South w/e 10/06/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 01/07/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK 5B Crewe South w/e 24/09/1949
LOAN 1A Willesden 4w/e 21/02/1953
EXLOAN 5B Crewe South 4w/e 21/03/1953
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 8w/e 05/09/1959
ALLOC 2A Rugby 5w/e 04/08/1962
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 3w/e 03/10/1964
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction 5w/e 09/01/1965
ALLOC 6C Croes Newydd 5w/e 08/01/1966
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction 5w/e 12/03/1966
ALLOC 6C Croes Newydd 4w/e 07/05/1966
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 4w/e 06/05/1967
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 5w/e 10/06/1967
WDN   w/e 01/07/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1948 Crewe Works New construction for the past month produced only three Caprotti 4-6-0's: No. 44756 (No. 9 of Order E468) completed on 10/5, and No. 44741 and 44742 (Nos. 4 & 5 of Order E.469) completed on 18/5 and 28/5 respectively.
Condemned engines cut-up during the past month were dealt with a follows: W/E 8/5 Nos. 7821, 9250; W/E 15/5 Nos. 7769, 9038; W/E 22/5 Nos. 6673, 6738, 9013; W/E 29/5 Nos. 6740, 6920, 25373 an 28484.
A number of War Department 2-8-0's of the standard L.M.S. '8F' type have recently returned from the Middle East, and are at present stored in the old carriage works. They are Nos. 70300/01/11/14/18/32/63/94/95/98, 70401/2/3/13/38/43/46/49, 70504/18/76/77/79/82/88 an 70611. Several of these engines are fitted with steam turbo-generators mounted on the right-hand side of the firebox, but no electric lights are in evidence, although conduit piping still exists along the boilers of a few engines.
Eight locomotives were recently painted in the new experimental liveries of the British Railways Six Class '7P' 4-6-2's Nos. 46224/27/30/1/2/41 were painted blue (the shade approaching that of Oxford blue), and lined in accordance gwith ex L.N.W.R. practice, whilst two Class '6P' 4-6-0's Nos. 45540 an 46139 were painted green (a shade closely resembling the standard L.N.E.R. green) and also lined in the ex L.N.W.R. style. All eight engines had their buffers, cylinder covers, motion, etc., scoured bright
SLS/194807
25/06/1961 Crewe Works (Works Sidings) Paint Shop: D112/3, 41326, 44682, 48549, 49395, 90537, Outside Paint Shop: D109-11, 10203, 45080, 45203, 45426, 46232, 46404, 48553, 48707, 70004. Works Sidings: 41229, 42118, 45104, 45218, 45438, 45516/29, 46155, 48287, 48648/97, 48761, 90163, 90327/81/8, 90685, 92030/77. Erecting Shop: D5016, 42136/58, 42234, 42452/78, 42589, 42651, 44658/85, 44714/28/48, 44857, 44949/87, 45021, 45107/89, 45238/47/8/9/86/96, 45367/70/94, 45410/35/45, 45588, 45641/58/61, 46102/42/7, 46243, 46441, 46502, 48154, 48264, 48375, 48446, 48724/67, 49048, 90125, 90264/66, 90338, 90408, 90528, 90646, 92074. Outside Erecting Shop: D78, D108, 42226, 44888, 44946, 45254, 45615, 46131, 46238, 46484, 92032. New Erecting Shop: D75, D114-26. Scrap Yard: 40050, 40126/55/71, 47571, 47605 all intact. SLS/196108
23/07/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D110-2, 42121, 42235, 42579, 42658/9/77, 44987, 45224, 45415/35, 45588, 49395. Outside Paint Shop: D108/13-5, 45658. Works Sidings: 40580, 42377, 42481, 42507, 42602, 44148/75, 44728/66/79, 44824, 44929/49, 45005, 45247, 45445, 45516/44, 45610/30, 46110/35, 47277, 48154, 49049, 90194, 90323, 90621, 92096. Erecting Shop: D116-21, D269, 41229/68, 42158, 42218, 42562/89, 42610, 44374, 44658/85/6, 44821/71/88, 45045/75, 45104/85/99, 45218/48/54/96, 45333/45/73, 45529/89, 45611/8/9/61/72, 46102/31/55, 46243, 46441, 48287, 48393, 48446, 48697, 48732/61/7, 90264, 90327/81, 90646/58, 92030/2/72/7. Outside Erecting Shop: 42086, 42234, 42652, 44687, 45189, 45410, 46142. New Erecting Shop: D76, D122-8, D331, D5142. Outside New Erecting Shop: D5078. Scrap Yard: 43268, 43962, 47418, 58305 intact, 41529 just cut up. Works Shunters: 12071, 42984, 43957, 47618, 51412/44/6, 52093, 52312, 52441/59. SLS/196109
12/08/1964 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) 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
07/1940 To Service To service as WD Number 70402
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 6982
   
24/09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48287    
21/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
21/03/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
15/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
07/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
09/01/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
11/12/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (6C)    
26/02/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
26/03/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (6C)    
15/04/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
10/06/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
01/07/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48287    
05/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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