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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8459 on 18/11/1944
British Railways 48459 w/e 17/12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 353
To Service Sat 18/11/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 01/04/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 4 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1967 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 18/11/1944
24B   Rose Grove on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
25G   Farnley Junction w/e 12/03/1949
6B   Mold Junction w/e 12/11/1949
20C   Royston 4w/e 23/02/1952
20C   Royston 4w/e 19/04/1952
82B   St Philips Marsh 4w/e 10/09/1955
84F   Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 07/10/1961
9H   Patricroft w/e 23/07/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 01/04/1967

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
ALLOC 24B Rose Grove w/e 11/10/1947
ALLOC 25G Farnley Junction w/e 12/03/1949
LOAN 6B Mold Junction w/e 22/10/1949
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction w/e 12/11/1949
LOAN 20C Royston 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 20C Royston 4w/e 19/04/1952
ALLOC 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 10/09/1955
LOAN 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 10/09/1955
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 08/10/1955
ALLOC 84F Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 07/10/1961
ALLOC 9H Patricroft 4w/e 06/08/1966
WDN   w/e 01/04/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/12/1962 Western Regionboundary changes The following former W.R. engines were transferred to the L.M. Region when the depots to which they are allocated became the responsibility of that Region on 1.1.63. The official date of the transfer is December 30th, 1962: D3004/25-9/34-9, D3105-13/5/6/91-4, D3752/5/7, D3950-2/6-8/68-70/73-85/8/95-7, 1002/13/6/9/23/5, 1432/58, 1619/28/32/8/60/3/8, 2210/1/36/89 2845/51/6/66/75/88, 3208/9/17, 3601/5/7/19/25/31/58/60/73, 3709/44/9/70/6/8/82/8/9/92, 3802/6/9/13/5/7/21/5/8/9/31/45/6/9/52/5/7/65, 4105/11/4/20/5/33/40/7-9/53-5/8/65/7/8/71-3/5/6/8/9, 4602/17/45/6/8/65/83/7/96, 4923/46/54/98, 5022/6/31/63/89, 5101/53, 5192, 5606/40/58, 5927/42/83/90/1/4/5, 6129, 6314/64, 6403/24, 6604/9-11/5/8/25/31/2/44/6/63/7/8/71/4/8/9/83/92/4/8, 6803/11/23/7/8/30/1/3/9/42/5/51/3-5/7/8/61/2/4/6/70/1/9, 6903/4/6/7/11/5/6/7/22/5/6/9/30/3/4/52/64/71/6/9/80, 7001/12/4/9/24/6, 7207/18/36, 7414/8/24/6/31/43. 7800-3/6/7/9/10/2/8/9/21-4/7/8, 7905/8/12/5/8/29, 8109, 8464/98, 8718, 9435/63/70/98, 9608/10/3/4/24/30/6/9/46/57/69, 9724/33/53/68/74/82/93, 41201-4/9/31/2/40/1/85, 44835, 45143/5/90, 45283/98, 45406/22, 45572/7, 45660/99, 46401, 46503-27, 48330/47/54/69/402/4/10/2/5/7/8/24/30/6/50/9/60/71/4/5/8, 48724/38/9/68, 73025 6/34-6/90/5/7, 75000/2-4/6/9/20/1/3/4/6/7/9, 78000/2/3/7/8, 80070/8-80/96/8/100/l/2/4/5/31/2/5/6, 82000/3/5/6/9/20/1/31-4, 92001, 92212/3/5/27/8/34/47. SLS/196303

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
18/11/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8459
Built at Swindon Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Rose Grove (24B)    
12/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Farnley Junction (25G)    
12/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
17/12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48459    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Royston (20C)    
19/04/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Royston (20C)    
10/09/1955 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
07/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Stourbridge Junction (84F)    
23/07/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (9H)    
01/04/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48459    
10/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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