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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8423 on 18/12/1943
British Railways 48423 w/e 04/06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 349
To Service Sat 18/12/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 03/08/1968
Service Life 24 yrs, 7 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 18/12/1943
2C   Northampton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
1A   Willesden 4w/e 30/01/1954
2E   Northampton 4w/e 09/10/1954
2A   Rugby 4w/e 04/10/1958
5B   Crewe South w/e 17/09/1960
6C   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 07/01/1961
10H   Lower Darwen w/e 19/06/1965
10F   Rose Grove w/e 19/02/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 03/08/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 5B Crewe South w/e 24/05/1947
ALLOC 5B Crewe South w/e 14/06/1947
ALLOC 2C Northampton w/e 23/08/1947
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 20/02/1954
ALLOC 2E Northampton 4w/e 02/10/1954
ALLOC 2A Rugby 4w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 24/09/1960
ALLOC 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street 5w/e 04/02/1961
ALLOC 10H Lower Darwen 4w/e 10/07/1965
ALLOC 10F Rose Grove 5w/e 12/03/1966
WDN 10F Rose Grove w/e 03/08/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/12/1961 Horwich Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: D4112 (finished), D4113/4 (engines in), D4115/6 (frames), 12004/20/7, 42702/17, 42827, 42953/82, 43007/52, 43856, 43976, 44056/146/277, 44342/52/67/73, 44602, 48136/64, 48634, 48741, 76051/79, Wren. Car Erecting Shop: uM28219/348/590, uM29023/249/575/655/723. Casual Repair Shop: 43009, 48522/36, 48717. Diesel Test House: 12014. Works Yard: 40132, 42703/63, 42862/3, 42983, 44152, 44481, 44564, 48201, 48333/8, 48423, 48558, 48770, uM28321M, uM29555M-both damaged. Paint Shop: D4111 (new), 42799, uM28394, uM29141, uM29836, LYR 1008, FR 3. Scrap Yard: 51419, 51537 (being cut up), 42893 (remains). Works Shunters: 47402/29, 11304/5/24/68. SLS/196201
24/01/1965 Crewe Works (Side of Works) Erecting shop: D1661-71, D1672-7 bodies, D225, D267, D299, D335, D1502/10/21/35/68/9, D1604/7, D1724/44, D5710, D6854, D8048, 42141/252/468/699, 44682/773/841/965, 48163/8/204/327/612/77/97/739, 70008/15/23/42/5, 92015/93/167/9. Outside: D1653/60, D1515, D1701, D229, 44684, 48315/751, 92002. Side of Works: 44691/717, 45300, 70022/35, 48035/322/423. Paint shop: E3704, 71000 stored, D236, D347, D1655/6/9, D5714. Outside: D1654/7/8, D1756, D5700, D6853, D8060, E3018, 45193, 48212, 78041, 92047/132/9. Traverser area: 44778, D233, D382, D1511/30, D1688, D5703, D7594, D8036/42/61. SLS/196503
21/03/1965 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D1675-D1681, D1842-D1850, 44685/91, 44717/77, 45347, 45446, 45589, 48151/208/423/557, 70002/9/17/41, 77014, 78028, 92009/76, D5702/3, D8064, D204/20/8/55/68/91, D375/99, D1506/9/16/9/26, D1684/6; Traverser area: D258, D317/28/72, D1521/5/82, D1689, D1717, E27004, 48170/312/615, 92013; Waiting Works: D324, D1517/50, 44800, 44829, 44905, 45006/327, 48077/124/97/364/87/93/433/632/49/66, 70032, 92017; Electric shop: E26015/44, E3011/5/6/20/2/56; Paint shop: D1669/70/1/3/4, D8004/54, E3007, 71000 (Stored); Outside: 44807, 45303, 48470, 48646, 92107, 92133, 92205, D213, D1510/39/76, D8037/49. Also noted: D2708/11/22/41/2/3 an D1734 ex Salop accident. SLS/196505

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
18/12/1943 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8423
Built at Swindon Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Northampton (2C)    
04/06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48423    
30/01/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
09/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Northampton (2E)    
04/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
17/09/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
07/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (6C)    
19/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Lower Darwen (10H)    
19/02/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Rose Grove (10F)    
03/08/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48423    
12/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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