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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8454 on 29/09/1944
British Railways 48454 w/e 14/01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 353
To Service Wed 29/09/1944
Withdrawal Wed 05/07/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 9 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 29/09/1944
4A   Shrewsbury on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
20A   Holbeck (MR) w/e 27/03/1948
     Withdrawn on 05/07/1967
55D   Royston 4w/e 15/07/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 4A Shrewsbury w/e 10/05/1947
ALLOC 4A Shrewsbury w/e 24/05/1947
LOAN 20A Holbeck (MR) w/e 07/02/1948
ALLOC 20A Holbeck (MR) w/e 27/03/1948
WDN   on 05/07/1967
ALLOC 55D Royston 4w/e 15/07/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/03/1961 Horwich Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard: D3925, 40146, 42723/79, 42890, 43880, 44126, 44455, 44512/44, 48118/64, 48507, 48608, 48742/56, 51229, 51441/96, 52270, 52415. Scrap Yard: 50746, 52201/44, 52355. Erecting Shop: D3932-6, D4011/2, 12004/5/46, 42822/4/67/70, 42959/69/75/84, 43000/19, 44099, 44113/97, 44446, 44595, 48056, 48113, 48332, 48454, 48513, 48640/76, 48708, 76077/83, Car Shop: uM28306/81M, uM28586M. Paint Shop: 13247, uM28330M, and the usual preserved engines; Works Shunters: 11304/5/24/68, 47402, 51429. SLS/196105

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
29/09/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8454
Built at Swindon Works 		   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Shrewsbury (4A)    
27/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
14/01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 48454    
05/07/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48454    
15/07/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Royston (55D)    
02/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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