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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8490 m/e 06/1945
British Railways 48490 w/e 05/11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Horwich Works
To Service During 06/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 11/09/1965
Service Life 20 yrs, 3 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1945
18A   Toton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
16A   Nottingham w/e 07/01/1961
15B   Wellingborough w/e 15/02/1964
16D   Nottingham w/e 11/04/1964
9G   Gorton w/e 07/11/1964
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 12/06/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 11/09/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 16A Nottingham 5w/e 04/02/1961
ALLOC 15B Wellingborough 5w/e 07/03/1964
ALLOC 16D Nottingham 4w/e 02/05/1964
ALLOC 9G Gorton 4w/e 07/11/1964
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 5w/e 12/06/1965
WDN   w/e 11/09/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/03/1962 Derby Works (Paint Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: D2, D110, D115, D122, D5018/35/75/6/80/6. Test House: D1, D3, D38, D75, D103, D161, D2213. New Building: D164-D173. Finishing Shop: D162/3, D5081/2/9. Erecting Shop: L. & N.W.R. 2650, D3124, 13117, 42089, 42198, 42343/50/85, 43453, 43950/85, 44092, 44262, 47003, 47165, 47336, 47427, 47627/67/74, 48182, 48211, 75035. Paint Shop: D160, 47643, 48490. Works Sidings: ED1, ED3, D123, D2506/8, D2912, D5022/92, D5133, 12000, 41168, 42332/56/63/75/87, 42448, 43410, 47218/59, 47601, 48099, 48442, 58228. Works Shunters: D2380, 47000, 47250. SLS/196204
26/04/1964 Derby Shed (On Shed) On Shed: 45334 x Wok - Cw, D1730, D1732, 12088, 12095, D3022, D4132, D5265 ex works; On Shed: D1735 undercoat, 42161, 42181, 44042, 44134, 44243, 44909, 45002, 45186, 45253, 47320, 47447, 47461, 48199, 48208, 48391, 48490, 48541, 73139, 78057, 90136, 90078, 90357, 90529, 92022, 60876, 68079. SLS/196406

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8490
Built at Horwich Works 		   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Toton (18A)    
05/11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48490    
07/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16A)    
15/02/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15B)    
11/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16D)    
07/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
12/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
11/09/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 48490    
12/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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