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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8331 m/e 09/1943
British Railways 48331 w/e 09/04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Horwich Works
To Service During 09/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 26/02/1966
Service Life 22 yrs, 5 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1966 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1943
28C   Carstairs on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
18A   Toton w/e 05/03/1949
21A   Saltley w/e 27/10/1951
18D   Staveley (Barrow Hill) 4w/e 24/04/1954
9D   Newton Heath w/e 25/04/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 26/02/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 18A Toton w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC 18A Toton w/e 05/03/1949
ALLOC 21A Saltley w/e 27/10/1951
ALLOC 18D Staveley (Barrow Hill) 4w/e 17/04/1954
LOAN 41E Staveley (Barrow Hill) on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 41E Staveley (Barrow Hill) on 23/02/1958
ALLOC 9D Newton Heath 4w/e 02/05/1964
ALLOC 9D Newton Heath 4w/e 09/05/1964
WDN   w/e 26/02/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1949 Crewe Works During the past month a further seven Class '5' 4-6-0's-Nos. 44718-24 inclusive-have been put into traffic, painted black with red, cream and grey lining but carrying neither lettering nor crests on the tender sides. No. 46202 recently returned to traffic. The engine was run in on trips from Crewe to Shrewsbury during W/E 19/3, and returned to the regular London-Liverpool working the following week. Since then, however, it is reported to have failed again at Camden, details are not known.
Dynamometer car trials were carried out with Class '4' 2-6-0 No. 43027 on the Crewe-Holyhead line during W/E 9/4; the dynamometer car used was No. 1. Locomotives entering Works during March included:-Nos. 42227/52, 2263/66, 2432/54/80, 2541/44/63, 2611/13/42/50/57/60/73, 44745, 4775, 4819/72/97, 4911/39/63, 44984, 5046/54/88, 45091, 5110/45, 45195, 45229/34, 5244, 45264, 5269/96/7/8, 45326, 5343/82/84, 5408, 5501, 45520, 5556, 45568, 5591, 45597, 5659/70, 45676/90/99, 5703/35, 6004, 46100, 6103/10/13/21, 46134, 6155/56, 46160/63, 6169, 6206/27, 46231, 6235/50/1/2/5, 7972, 47982, 7994/95, 8026/75, 8112/50/57, 8206/70, 8301/2/3/17/24/31/50/61/67, 8495, 8522, 8610/45/91, 48696, 8770, 8906/18, 9042/52/74, 9110/11/66/85, 9210/59/63/89/96/97, 9305/29/40/63/81, 9419/27/29, 28619, 58889 and 2-10-0 73788 (65F).		 SLS/194905
15/10/1959 Derby Works (Erecting Shop; No. 2 Bay) Paint Shop: M.R. 1000, 42512 (I), 42624 (G), 47598 (G), 48001 (I), 48218 (G), 48293 (I), D3791 New, D5025 New. Diesel Erecting Shop: 10203, 11126, 12036, 13038. New Work: 9 D-E. Sh. D3792-D3800new. Test House: D6, D3789/90. Diesel Finishing Shop: D5026/7/8, D4. Erecting Shop; No. 1 Bay; 42314 (G), 42403 (I), 42405 (I), 42422 (G), 42506 (I), 42523 (I), 42537 (G), 43914 (I), 44333 (I), 44435 (I), 44521 (I), 44557 (G), 47410 (G), 48004 (G), 73030 (I), 80093 (G). Stripping: 42311, 43865, 48674stripping. Erecting Shop; No. 2 Bay: 42227 (I), 42540 (G), 43949 (G), 44262 (G), 44267 casual, 44394 (G), 48331 (I), 75044 (I). Erecting Shop; No. 3 Bay: 9 Bo-Bo. 1160 H.P. D-E. D5029-37uc 5 1-Co-Co-1. 2300 H.P. D-E D7-11uc. Yard: 40047, 40412, 40513/36/50/680, 42303/13/41/54, 43292/308/587/826 860/86, 44214/402, 47309/433/584/632, 48050, 58065, 73159, 10000/800, 12094, D2/5, Cecil Raikes. SLS/195911

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1943 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8331
Built at Horwich Works 		   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Carstairs (28C)    
05/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
09/04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48331    
27/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
24/04/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (Barrow Hill) (18D)    
25/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (9D)    
26/02/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48331    
09/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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