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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8440 on 05/06/1944
British Railways 48440 w/e 29/10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 353
To Service Sat 05/06/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 18/02/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 8 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 05/06/1944
TN   Taunton (On Loan to GWR) 8w/e 26/03/1946
19G   Trafford Park (LMS) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
1A   Willesden w/e 03/03/1951
1A   Willesden 4w/e 24/03/1951
2E   Northampton w/e 30/01/1960
1A   Willesden w/e 10/11/1962
1H   Northampton w/e 01/02/1964
6C   Croes Newydd w/e 02/10/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 18/02/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC TN Taunton 4w/e 23/02/1946
EXLOAN 18A Toton w/e 12/04/1947
ALLOC 19G Trafford Park (LMS) w/e 26/04/1947
EXLOAN 91M To London Midland Region m/e 30/04/1947
ALLOC 1A Willesden w/e 03/03/1951
ALLOC 2E Northampton 4w/e 30/01/1960
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 01/12/1962
ALLOC 1H Northampton 3w/e 01/02/1964
ALLOC 6C Croes Newydd 4w/e 09/10/1965
WDN   w/e 18/02/1967

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/06/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8440
Built at Swindon Works 		   
26/03/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Taunton (TN) (On Loan to GWR)    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Trafford Park (LMS) (19G)    
29/10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48440    
03/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
24/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
30/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Northampton (2E)    
10/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
01/02/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Northampton (1H)    
02/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (6C)    
18/02/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48440    
08/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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