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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8401 on 03/07/1943
British Railways 48401 w/e 12/11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 348
To Service Sat 03/07/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 04/09/1965
Service Life 22 yrs, 2 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 03/07/1943
21A   Saltley on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
14A   Cricklewood East 4w/e 31/12/1950
21A   Saltley 4w/e 24/02/1951
21A   Saltley m/e 28/02/1951
20A   Holbeck (MR) w/e 02/06/1951
20A   Holbeck (MR) 4w/e 16/06/1951
17B   Burton 4w/e 27/12/1952
17B   Burton 5w/e 03/01/1953
18A   Toton w/e 23/05/1959
16A   Nottingham w/e 07/01/1961
16E   Kirkby in Ashfield w/e 28/12/1963
16D   Nottingham w/e 02/05/1964
9G   Gorton w/e 07/11/1964
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 12/06/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 04/09/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
EXLOAN 21A Saltley w/e 07/12/1946
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region m/e 31/12/1946
LOAN 14A Cricklewood East m/e 31/12/1950
ALLOC 21A Saltley m/e 28/02/1951
ALLOC 20A Holbeck (MR) w/e 02/06/1951
ALLOC 17B Burton 4w/e 27/12/1952
ALLOC 18A Toton 4w/e 30/05/1959
ALLOC 16A Nottingham 5w/e 04/02/1961
ALLOC 16E Kirkby in Ashfield 5w/e 11/01/1964
ALLOC 16D Nottingham 4w/e 02/05/1964
ALLOC 9G Gorton 4w/e 07/11/1964
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 5w/e 12/06/1965
WDN   w/e 04/09/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
15/05/1961 Derby Works (Paint Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: D10, D214, D2903/12, D3069/88, D3172, D5022, 11114/6, 13119. Test House: D3, D9, D21, D31, D77, D223/69, D3245, D5034, 11119, 12052. New Building: D33-D43. Finishing Shop: D32, D94, D268, D5029/31/75/85. Erecting Shop: 42102, 42337, 42410, 44053/85, 44132, 44269, 44526/62, 47384/98, 47493, 47506/59, 48142/80, 48313, 48643/54/71, 73011/33/53/66, 73132, 75045. Paint Shop: D30, 42281, 47305/24, 48385, 48401. Ex Works on Shed: D2501, D2910, 42077, 42377, 47646, 483361 48639, 73157, 75043. In Works Sidings: D11, D3017, D5018/61/84/90, D5143, D8013, 12000/33, 41529/36, 41835, 42088, 42307, 42507/17/29, 43888, 43911/62/91, 44067, 44124, 47357, 47605, 58850, 73127, 75011. SLS/196106

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/07/1943 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8401
Built at Swindon Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Saltley (21A)    
12/11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48401    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Cricklewood East (14A)    
24/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
28/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
02/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
16/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
27/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Burton (17B)    
03/01/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Burton (17B)    
23/05/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
07/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16A)    
28/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Kirkby in Ashfield (16E)    
02/05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16D)    
07/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
12/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
04/09/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 48401    
01/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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