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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8390 m/e 03/1945
British Railways 48390 w/e 20/05/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Horwich Works
To Service During 03/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 11/05/1968 off Patricroft (9H)
Service Life 23 yrs, 2 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1945
17A   Derby on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 04/03/1961
9H   Patricroft w/e 29/01/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 11/05/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 16A Nottingham w/e 16/10/1948
EXLOAN 17A Derby w/e 15/01/1949
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 4w/e 04/03/1961
ALLOC 9H Patricroft 4w/e 05/02/1966
WDN 9H Patricroft w/e 11/05/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
17/08/1959 Derby Works (Paint shop) Paint shop-MR 1000, 44579, 48390; Diesel Erecting Shop-12047/95, 13084/118/9/72, D3771, ED4; New Work-11 D/E sh. 0-6-0, D3782-92 new; Test House-D2, D3781, D5021; Diesel Finishing shop- D3/4, D5008/22/3; Erecting Shop-No. 1 Bay, 42415I, 42517/36G, 44122I, 44172G, 44214G, 44279/377I, 44389/402 G, 44468I, 44472G, 48053/346/77/463G; Also, 42395, 44166/191, 80091stripping; Erecting Shop-No. 2 Bay-42393I, 44164I, 47453I, 75057I, 80144I, 73014stripping; Erecting Shop-No. 3 Bay-8 Bo-Bo 1160 H.P.-D5024-31new, 1-Co-Co-1 2300 H.P, D5-D8new; Yard-40047/680, 42257/308/27/54/400/624, 43210/386/982, 44092/139/154/169, 45250, 47309, 48335/392/418, 48715 frames, 58213, 10000/203/800, D5020, D5700/17, Cecil Rakes. SLS/195909

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8390
Built at Horwich Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Derby (17A)    
20/05/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 48390    
04/03/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
29/01/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (9H)    
11/05/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48390 from Patricroft (9H)    
08/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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