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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8502 m/e 08/1944
British Railways 48502 w/e 11/12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1937
To Service During 08/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 26/11/1966
Service Life 22 yrs, 3 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1944
25A   Wakefield on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
8C   Speke Junction w/e 25/06/1949
8D   Widnes 4w/e 14/06/1958
5B   Crewe South w/e 11/06/1960
9H   Patricroft w/e 24/07/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 26/11/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
EXLOAN 91M To London Midland Region on 20/03/1947
LOAN 26A Newton Heath w/e 22/03/1947
LOAN 25A Wakefield w/e 29/03/1947
ALLOC 25A Wakefield w/e 26/04/1947
LOAN 8C Speke Junction w/e 04/06/1949
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction w/e 25/06/1949
ALLOC 8D Widnes 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 5w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 9H Patricroft 4w/e 07/08/1965
WDN   w/e 26/11/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
05/03/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shops) Paint Shop: D90/5, 41247/50/5/7/9/64/82, 45228, 45658, 48686, 48733, L.N.W.R. 1054, and the usual preserved engines. Outside Paint Shop: D86/9/91-3, 44768, 48470. 48693, 49395, 84012. Works Sidings: 42584, 42678, 44665, 44868, 45101/90/8, 45205/64, 45391, 45500/4, 45612, 46101/64, 47271, 47672, 48101/22, 48437, 48628/57, 48734, 49149/73, 49335, 78030/4/64, 90313/43, 92009, 92159. Erecting Shops: D94/100-7, 41203/26, 42086, 42557/67, 42657/86, 44664/91, 44738/73, 44802/22/40, 44917, 45062/95, 45106/13/6/48/85, 45217/38/41/57, 45302/14/39/72/92, 45425/46, 45514, 45629/45/98, 45702/8, 46139/44, 46231, 47008, 48345, 48502, 48659, 49122, 49431, 70042, 71000, 90064, 90110, 90207/92, 90399, 90544/79/84, 92046/69. Outside Erecting Shops: 45000/15, 45533, 46421, 48895, 49328, 49448, 92135. New Erecting Shop: D96-9/108/9. Outside New Erecting Shop: D110. Scrap Road: 40001, 42397, 42438, 43194, 43333, 43562, 49243, with 45511 just cut-up. Leaving Works: 45341, 45613, 48705, 92087. Works Shunters: 12020, 44373/4, 47592, 47618, 51412/46, 52312, 52441/64. SLS/196104
14/08/1963 Crewe Works (Outside Paint Shop) Erecting Shop: D1030-34, D1073, D1550-58 UC (in various stages), D202/24/32/36/87, D316, 46230, 46442, 44812/96, 44936, 45070/94, 45310/40, 45421/31, 48121/64, 48766, 70018/50, 73166, 90384, 92014/56/83/105/113/133/154/167/173/191. Outside Erecting Shop: 44674, 45414/51, 48409, 82038, 12134/240. Stripped down in Yard: 92084/132/151/162. Dismantling Shed: 49448, 64791, 64907, 90095. On Scrap Road: 63808/17/65. Yard: D215/98, D338/344, 42151, 44826/909/81, 45218/305/398, 48035/133/296/751/770, 70004/21, 73025, 75000, 84012, 92100. Electric and Diesel Shop: 26057, 27002/4. Paint Shop: D1069/70/71/72, 45295, 45573, 49395, 26010, 1439 and Lion. Outside Paint Shop: D227/90, D335/79, D8007/21, 45283, 48502/618/709, 70020, 92020/40/86/123/192. On 21st July, Royal Scot 46151 was in the dismantling shed being broken-up, and 46152 was in the erecting shop having a casual. SLS/196309
15/11/1963 Crewe Works (Paint Shop Yard) Paint Shop: 45494, 49395, D1031/72, 27004 and three Brush Type 4s (D1500 series). Paint Shop Yard: 44677, 45059, 45574, 48094/371/502/760, 73135, 75000, 82000, 92008, D221/49, D1030. Yard: 42668, 44500, 44676/86/762/892/904, 45139/263/280/317/736, 46119/43, 46227/31/2, 46452, 48411, 70025, 78028/62, 84013, 90630, 92068/81/178. Electric Loco. Shop: E3019, 26005/16/20, 27001/2. Outside Erecting Shop: 44696, 44726, 45072/137, 46489, 78013, 92071/109, D200/6/15, D374/81/95. Erecting Shop: 44671/712/33/59/858/927, 45013/25/106/293/403/29/34/7/91, 46434/7, 48472/725/31, 70045, 77002, 78033/55, 80105, 92013/153/68/74/82/234, D222/8/9/31/3/45/52/93/7, D303, D6769, D8001. Cut-up Shop: remains of 46158 remains. Locos. cut up at Crewe w/e 19/10: 42556/853, 45100/315, 46223, 49104; w/e 26/10-42238/79, 46224, 49408, 84012; w/e 2/11-45625/45, 46149/222/42; w/e 9/11-42157/288/319, 44309, 45521, 45706; w/e 16/11-42442, 45591, 46126/58/230/49. New construction comprised Brush Type 4s (D1500s), Western Type 4s (D1000s). SLS/196312
19/02/1967 Crewe South MPD (Stored) Stored-45033, 46512, 48255/502, 78019/36/59. SLS/196704
18/06/1967 Crewe South MPD (condemned or waiting Works) Stored-LNER 4498, 44843, 45042, 45243/64/98, 45353/91, 45494; condemned or waiting Works-43024/34, 44666/85, 44737/79, 44800/12/4/60/5, 45006/33, 45197, 45446, 47566, 48011/449/502/548/705, 71000, 78036, 92032. SLS/196708

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8502
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1937
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Wakefield (25A)    
11/12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48502    
25/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Widnes (8D)    
11/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
24/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (9H)    
26/11/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48502    
08/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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