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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8343 m/e 02/1944
British Railways 48343 w/e 15/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Horwich Works
To Service During 02/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 18/02/1967
Service Life 23 yrs , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1967 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1944
4B   Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
2A   Rugby w/e 11/03/1950
2B   Nuneaton 4w/e 08/08/1953
5D   Stoke w/e 19/02/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 18/02/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 2A Rugby w/e 11/03/1950
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 4w/e 08/08/1953
ALLOC 5D Stoke 5w/e 12/03/1966
WDN   w/e 18/02/1967

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8343
Built at Horwich Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) (4B)    
15/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48343    
11/03/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
08/08/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
19/02/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
18/02/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48343    
05/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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