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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8374 m/e 11/1944
British Railways 48374 w/e 17/12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Horwich Works
To Service During 11/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 15/06/1968
Service Life 23 yrs, 7 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1969 at Cohens (Kettering)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1944
15A   Wellingborough on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
15A   Leicester Midland w/e 26/06/1965
8E   Northwich w/e 10/07/1965
8C   Speke Junction w/e 18/09/1965
8A   Edge Hill w/e 23/09/1967
9H   Patricroft w/e 11/05/1968
     Withdrawn w/e 15/06/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 15A Wellingborough w/e 01/11/1947
ALLOC 15A Wellingborough w/e 06/12/1947
ALLOC 8E Northwich 4w/e 10/07/1965
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 4w/e 09/10/1965
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 07/10/1967
ALLOC 9H Patricroft w/e 11/05/1968
WDN 9H Patricroft w/e 15/06/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
14/04/1959 Derby Works (Yard) Paint shop, 40672 G, 44376 G, 44553 G, 47285 I, D3763/4 New. Diesel erecting shop, 10202, 12092, 13085, D2221 (Old no. 11127), D5714, ED4/5. New work, D3765-D3772 0-6-0 D.E. shunters. Test house, D5015. Diesel Loco. finishing shop, D1 Scafell Pike, D5016 New. Erecting shop, No. 1 bay, 42522 G, 44070 I, 44576 G, 47362 G, 47448 I, 47629 I, 48001 G, 48225 I, 48304 I, 48653 G, 73032 G, 75016 I, 75018 G, 75045 G. Stripping, 44569, 48007, 48128. Erecting shop, No. 2 bay 41000 General, new cylinders, two frame inserts over driving horns, 42402 I, 43991 I, 44420 I, 47611 I, 48081 I, 53804 I. Erecting shop, No. 3 bay 7 Bo-Bo D-E. 1160 H.P. (D5017-D5023) 5 1-Co.-Co.-1 D-E. 2300 H.P. (D2-D6). Yard, 40047, 40680, 41165, 42335, 42354, 43292, 43324, 43629, 47309, 48033, 48133, 48186, 48197, 48374, 48380, 48405, 58085, 58308, 73140, 10100, 10800, D3124 Cecil Raikes. Stored, 40925. SLS/195905
13/05/1959 Derby Works (Erecting Shop, no. 1 bay) Paint shop-44467G, 44603 G, 48186 I, 48405 G, 73030 I, 73032 G, 12092, D3767/8 New; Diesel Erecting shop-10202, 12053, ED4/5, D3085, D3491, D5702; New Work-8 d/e shunters 0-6-0 (D3769-76). Test House-D5015/6/7, D3124; Diesel Finishing Shop-D5018, D1 Scafell Pike, D2 Helvellyn; Erecting Shop, no. 1 bay-42375I, 42505 I, 42641 I, 44036 G, 44092 G, 44097 G, 44195 I, 44206 I, 44213 G, 44387 G, 44582 G, 47255 G, 47378 I, 47442 G, 48088 I, 48374 G, 48636 G, 48673 I, 73136 I, 75005 I; Erecting Shop, no. 1 bay - stripping-52532, 43982, 44049, 44211. Erecting Shop, no. 2 bay-41000 (Boiler RBS 5240 no, 12594, type G9 ex 40928; present state-6 frame inserts, boiler in, motion and slide bars in partly, driving splashers and footplate supports fitted), 42508 I, 42531 I, 44188 I, 44414 I, 47414 I, 73132 I; Erecting Shop, no. 2 bay - stripping-73144; Erecting Shop, no. 3 bay-4 2300 H.P. 1-Co-Co-1 (D3-6), 6 1160 H.P. Bo-Bo (D5019-24); Yard-40047, 40680, 43205/54, 42541, 42661, 44588, 45032, 47309, 48111, 48385, 48643, 53806, 58281, 10100, 10800, Cecil Raikes. Stored locos. moved into Wks. yard-40931, 41068, 41119/63/4/7/93, 43231/301/441/522/745 an 43815. Stored locos, by side of Test House-40412/536, 41062, 41857 an 47214. SLS/195906

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8374
Built at Horwich Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Wellingborough (15A)    
17/12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48374    
26/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15A)    
10/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (8E)    
18/09/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
23/09/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
11/05/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (9H)    
15/06/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48374    
01/1969 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Kettering    

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