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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8493 m/e 08/1945
British Railways 48493 w/e 08/10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Horwich Works
To Service During 08/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 03/08/1968
Service Life 23 yrs , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1969

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1945
18D   Staveley (Barrow Hill) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
2C   Northampton w/e 19/06/1948
1A   Willesden w/e 10/11/1962
1E   Bletchley w/e 17/08/1963
8C   Speke Junction w/e 10/07/1965
8E   Northwich w/e 03/02/1968
8C   Speke Junction w/e 09/03/1968
10F   Rose Grove w/e 11/05/1968
     Withdrawn w/e 03/08/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 2C Northampton w/e 29/05/1948
ALLOC 2C Northampton w/e 19/06/1948
ALLOC IA   4w/e 01/12/1962
ALLOC 1E Bletchley 5w/e 07/09/1963
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 4w/e 10/07/1965
ALLOC 8E Northwich 5w/e 10/02/1968
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 4w/e 09/03/1968
ALLOC 10F Rose Grove w/e 11/05/1968
WDN 10F Rose Grove w/e 03/08/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
27/06/1965 Crewe Works (Erecting shop) Erecting shop: D1859/60/1, D1962-7, D202/11/32/4/95, D338/50/2, D1508/12/18/29/30/43/54/68, D5709/15, D8015/24, 44669/963, 45018/227/435/93, 48012/111/67/271/322/445/93/507/51/727, 70035/54, 92011/49/50/137/234. Electric shop: E3059/78/80/2/3, E26000. New Diesel shop: D222, D284, D290, D396, D1501/15/61, D1633. Paint shop: D1853/5-8, E3038/87, E26045, D8021, 71000 (stored outside). Traverser Area: 44679, 45327, 48116/768, D240, D1511/21, E3072. Side of Works: 44673/8/877/5004/190, 48474, 92021/212, 70023. Ex-Works: D248, D342, D1615/35/88, D6885, 44759, 45200, 45444/8, 48055, 70039, 92054/247. New diesel shop is the old 'cutting up' shop which has been converted into a light diesel repair shop. SLS/196508

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8493
Built at Horwich Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Staveley (Barrow Hill) (18D)    
19/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Northampton (2C)    
08/10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48493    
10/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
17/08/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (1E)    
10/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
03/02/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (8E)    
09/03/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
11/05/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Rose Grove (10F)    
03/08/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48493    
04/1969 Scrapped Scrapped    

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