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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8426 on 31/12/1943
British Railways 48426 w/e 18/06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 349
To Service Sat 31/12/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 11/06/1966
Service Life 22 yrs, 5 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1966 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 31/12/1943
2C   Northampton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
1E   Bletchley 4w/e 03/10/1953
2E   Northampton 4w/e 31/10/1953
9G   Northwich 4w/e 28/11/1953
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor w/e 06/07/1963
9D   Newton Heath w/e 18/07/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 11/06/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 5B Crewe South w/e 17/05/1947
ALLOC 5B Crewe South w/e 31/05/1947
ALLOC 2C Northampton w/e 23/08/1947
LOAN 1E Bletchley 4w/e 03/10/1953
EXLOAN 2E Northampton 4w/e 31/10/1953
ALLOC 9G Northwich 4w/e 28/11/1953
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Kingmoor 5w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 9D Newton Heath 4w/e 08/08/1964
WDN   w/e 11/06/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/08/1964 Crewe Works (Works Yard) Arrival Sidings: 41264, 42233/581/651, 44836/8/934, 45005/38/249, 46487, 48050/205/301/556/617, 78023, 84028. Paint Shop: D1589, D1611/2/3/5/6, 26057, 27006, L.M.S. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland (painted in L.M.S. livery for Butlin's Camp, Ayrshire), 49395, Lion. Outside Paint Shop: D230/41/82, D302/22, D1610, D6826/36, 48641. Paint Shop Yard: 42210/152, 48158/62/462, 78010, 92203. Diesel Test Road: D207, D1614, D8053. Erecting Shop: New Construction D1619-D1636 in various stages of construction, D203/74/6/9/83, D304/6/29/33/84/6, D5719, D6843, D8009/13/17/55, 42134/577/611, 44695/946, 45003/338, 45558, 48104/36/215/18/87/305/531/710/67, 92001/59/166/77, 92205/12. No. 9 Shop: D1617/8. Outside Erecting Shop: 48010/193/466, 84026, 92042. Works Yard: D217/8/89/91, D350, D5706/16, D6758, D8045, 42115/697, 44593/937, 45297/325, 48002/153/267/426/548/53/676, 70001/9/36/51, 78044. Electric Traction Shop: E3021, 26033/52, D288, D315/24. Scrap Road: 48069/155/203/310/657/745, 84021/2. Dismantling Shed: 42090/614/86, 48335/64/494/540, 84025, 92065. SLS/196409

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
31/12/1943 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8426
Built at Swindon Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Northampton (2C)    
18/06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48426    
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (1E)    
31/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Northampton (2E)    
28/11/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (9G)    
06/07/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
18/07/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (9D)    
11/06/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48426    
09/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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