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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8449 on 01/08/1944
British Railways 48449 w/e 27/08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 353
To Service Sat 01/08/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 20/05/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 9 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1967 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 01/08/1944
25C   Goole on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
2D   Nuneaton w/e 12/11/1949
1H   Northampton w/e 14/09/1963
2F   Bescot w/e 02/10/1965
5B   Crewe South w/e 12/03/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 20/05/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 25C Goole w/e 19/04/1947
EXLOAN 91M To London Midland Region m/e 30/04/1947
ALLOC 25C Goole w/e 10/05/1947
LOAN 2D Nuneaton w/e 08/10/1949
ALLOC 2D Nuneaton w/e 12/11/1949
ALLOC 1H Northampton 5w/e 12/10/1963
ALLOC 2F Bescot 4w/e 09/10/1965
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 5w/e 12/03/1966
WDN   w/e 20/05/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
18/06/1967 Crewe South MPD (condemned or waiting Works) Stored-LNER 4498, 44843, 45042, 45243/64/98, 45353/91, 45494; condemned or waiting Works-43024/34, 44666/85, 44737/79, 44800/12/4/60/5, 45006/33, 45197, 45446, 47566, 48011/449/502/548/705, 71000, 78036, 92032. SLS/196708

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/08/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8449
Built at Swindon Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Goole (25C)    
27/08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48449    
12/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2D)    
14/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Northampton (1H)    
02/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (2F)    
12/03/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
20/05/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48449    
09/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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