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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8408 on 02/09/1943
British Railways 48408 w/e 26/03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 348
To Service Sat 02/09/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 11/11/1967 off Speke Junction (8C)
Service Life 24 yrs, 2 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 02/09/1943
24B   Rose Grove on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
16C   Kirkby in Ashfield w/e 05/06/1948
82B   St Philips Marsh 8w/e 20/04/1957
86G   Pontypool Road 4w/e 22/03/1958
6E   Chester West 4w/e 14/06/1958
8C   Speke Junction w/e 11/04/1959
6C   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 20/06/1959
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 19/09/1959
3A   Bescot w/e 07/11/1959
9B   Stockport Edgeley w/e 25/06/1960
5A   Crewe North w/e 07/01/1961
1E   Bletchley w/e 16/09/1961
8C   Speke Junction w/e 10/07/1965
8E   Northwich w/e 18/09/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 11/11/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 25E Sowerby Bridge w/e 26/04/1947
EXLOAN 91M To London Midland Region m/e 30/04/1947
ALLOC 25E Sowerby Bridge w/e 24/05/1947
ALLOC 24B Rose Grove w/e 11/10/1947
LOAN 16C Kirkby in Ashfield w/e 20/03/1948
ALLOC 16C Kirkby in Ashfield w/e 05/06/1948
ALLOC 84G Shrewsbury 4w/e 23/03/1957
LOAN 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 23/03/1957
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR m/e 31/03/1957
ALLOC 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 20/04/1957
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 20/04/1957
ALLOC 86G Pontypool Road 4w/e 22/03/1958
LOAN 6E Chester West 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region m/e 30/06/1958
ALLOC 6E Chester West 4w/e 12/07/1958
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 5w/e 02/05/1959
ALLOC 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street 6w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam 3w/e 26/09/1959
ALLOC 3A Bescot 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 9B Stockport Edgeley 5w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 5w/e 04/02/1961
ALLOC 1E Bletchley 4w/e 30/09/1961
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 4w/e 10/07/1965
ALLOC 8E Northwich 4w/e 09/10/1965
WDN 8C Speke Junction w/e 11/11/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
19/12/1958 Derby Works (Erecting shop: 1 bay) Paint shop-42337, 42518, 43960, 73044, 12043, D5005. D/E Erecting shop-10203, 10800, 12035, 13026/37/9, 15004, ED2, ED7, and last two of order D658 D3571/2. Test House-D3570, D5006. Erecting shop: 1 bay-42410G, 42421I, 44247G, 44276I, 44408G, 4463G, 47165I, 47464I, 48371I, 48403G, 48408G, 48637G, 48760I, 75026G, 80081I, 1 bay stripping-42378, 42381; Erecting shop: 2 bay-42516I, 44501G, 48063I, 48322I, 2 bay stripping-44009, 44400; Erecting shop: 3 bay-D5008-14 New, Bo-Bo 1160 H.P. D1, 3, 4 & 5, 1Co-Co1 2300 H.P.; Works Yard-40047, 40680, 41083, 41090, 42534, 43186, 43856, 44053, 47309, 48533, 48611, 48639, 12096, D2(fr.), D3569, D5084/7. Locomotives stored-40538, 43881, 43930, 44142, 44369, 58132 an 49418. SLS/195901
26/11/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D10, D132-4, 44695, 45101/90, 45200, 45617/74, 45702, 48605, 49395, 78042. Paint Shop Yard: D135, 42213, 44697, 44757, 45608, 45710, 46130, 48252, 48476, 50850, 70048. New Erecting Shop: D1/3/9, D136/7, D214/31, D5140. Erecting Shop: D50-8, D290, 41251, 42148, 42224/55, 42440, 42571, 42679, 44690, 44942-4/89, 45046/92, 45145, 45256/90, 45301/37/86, 45424/93, 45543/52, 45695, 45709, 46133, 46224/53, 46506, 48130, 48399, 48408/45, 48532, 48638/49, 48700/3/36/62, 49130, 49361, 70042, 90188, 90365, 92017/76/82, 92125. Erecting Shop Yard: 42287/94, 44765, 44965, 45186/97, 45719, 46141. Minor Repair Road: 44753, 45646, 92025. Works Sidings: 44746/81, 44887, 45026/42, 45680, 46109, 47255, 47403/5, 48215, 48500/28/51, 78035, 90675, 92016/8, 92163. Scrap Road: 42545, 45401 just cut up, 45630 being cut up, 40033/4/8/64, 40569, 42217, 42467, 42549, 42683, 48927, 49401/53 intact. Works Shunters: 13292, 44374, 51412/46, 47592, 47608/61, 52093, 52218, 52441/59. SLS/196201

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/09/1943 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8408
Built at Swindon Works 		   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Rose Grove (24B)    
05/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Kirkby in Ashfield (16C)    
26/03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48408    
20/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
22/03/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (86G)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (6E)    
11/04/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (6C)    
19/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
07/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
25/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Stockport Edgeley (9B)    
07/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
16/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (1E)    
10/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
18/09/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (8E)    
11/11/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48408 from Speke Junction (8C)    
06/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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