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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8453 on 19/09/1944
British Railways 48453 w/e 15/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 353
To Service Sat 19/09/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 13/04/1968
Service Life 23 yrs, 6 mths , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 19/09/1944
26C   Bolton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
24A   Accrington w/e 14/07/1951
24A   Accrington 4w/e 17/07/1951
3A   Bescot 4w/e 29/12/1951
5C   Stafford w/e 17/09/1960
5D   Stoke w/e 14/09/1963
9H   Patricroft w/e 11/03/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 13/04/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 26C Bolton w/e 26/04/1947
EXLOAN 91M To London Midland Region m/e 30/04/1947
ALLOC 26C Bolton w/e 24/05/1947
LOAN 27A Polmadie w/e 21/08/1948
LOAN 28B Dalry Road w/e 28/08/1948
EXLOAN 26C Bolton w/e 06/11/1948
ALLOC 24A Accrington w/e 14/07/1951
LOAN 3A Bescot w/e 13/10/1951
ALLOC 3A Bescot 4w/e 29/12/1951
ALLOC 5C Stafford 4w/e 24/09/1960
ALLOC 5D Stoke 5w/e 12/10/1963
ALLOC 9H Patricroft 5w/e 08/04/1967
WDN 9H Patricroft w/e 13/04/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D9, D50, D134-7, 42600/9, 44755/81, 44942, 45092, 45680, 46224, 49395, 78035 and the usual preserved locos. Out-side Paint Shop: D5031, 42117, 42639, 45421. 45690, 48205, 70043/9. Erecting Shop: D51-60, D235, D5137, 41200, 42234/67/83/92, 42437, 42606, 44680/4, 44739/49/53, 44806, 44985, 45034, 45147, 45233, 45369/83/95, 45568/9, 45625/39/60/84, 46166, 46230/44, 46485, 48080, 48111/34, 48304, 48429/53, 48518, 48601/74, 48733, 49141. 70031, 78036, 84001, 92025/93, 92167. Outside Erecting Shop: 42073, 45283, 45560, 46152, 70022, 90702. New Erecting Shop: D1/5, D229/31/6, D328, D5073, D5136. Works Sidings: 41262, 42460, 44686, 44756, 45140/5, 45215/27/79/98, 45645. 46109/21/7/50, 46236, 48172, 48416, 48649, 48930/50. 49246, 49313, 70026/42, 78037, 90147, 90413, 92018, 92159. Scrap Road: 47467, 47420, 47570 being cut up, 40074, 42220. 44088, 44249, 45544, 47755, 47405. 50850 intact. Works Shunters: D3584, 43957, 44374, 47618/61/77, 51412/46, 52093. SLS/196202

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
19/09/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8453
Built at Swindon Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bolton (26C)    
15/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48453    
14/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Accrington (24A)    
17/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Accrington (24A)    
29/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
17/09/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford (5C)    
14/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
11/03/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (9H)    
13/04/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48453    
07/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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