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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8508 m/e 10/1944
British Railways 48508 w/e 17/04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1943
To Service During 10/1944
Withdrawal Sun 19/01/1964
Service Life 19 yrs, 3 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1944
25A   Wakefield on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
20D   Normanton w/e 02/04/1949
19G   Trafford Park (LMS) m/e 30/11/1950
19C   Canklow 4w/e 02/12/1950
41E   Staveley (Barrow Hill) w/e 08/12/1962
     Withdrawn on 19/01/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 25A Wakefield on 09/07/1947
ALLOC 25A Wakefield w/e 09/08/1947
LOAN 30A Corkerhill w/e 16/10/1948
EXLOAN 25A Wakefield w/e 06/11/1948
LOAN 20D Normanton w/e 15/01/1949
ALLOC 20D Normanton w/e 02/04/1949
ALLOC 19G Trafford Park (LMS) m/e 30/11/1950
LOAN 41D Canklow on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 41D Canklow on 23/02/1958
ALLOC 41E Staveley (Barrow Hill) 2w/e 15/12/1962
WDN   on 19/01/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/01/1961 Crewe Works (Outside Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D77/8, D83/5, D3921, 42179, 45063/8, 45646/95, 48755, L.N.W.R. 1054 and the usual preserved engines. Outside Paint Shop: D74/5/9, D80/2/4, 44767, 45132, 45201, 45348, 45667, 46457, 48529, 48600, 70032, 90346. Works Sidings: 40161, 44697, 44734/82, 44867, 44936, 45336, 45428, 46235, 46430, 49158/99, 49270, 49432, 70021, 84015, 92092, 92160/7. Erecting Shop: D90-6, 42476, 42580, 44869, 45037/48, 45197, 45219/40/50/77/94, 45302/44, 45411/9, 45506/78/82, 45616/38/54/75/80, 46203/9/47/50/5, 46410/36, 48054, 48120/73, 48255, 48438, 48635/68, 48898, 49281, 70033, 90137/8/57/97, 90203/33/51, 90316, 90509, 92018/33/43, 92134/55/65. Outside Erecting Shop: 42295, 45515/60, 46103/36/7, 48508, 49034, 90297, 92048. New Erecting Shop: D76, D81/6-9, D97-102. Cutting-up Shop: Nil. SLS/196102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8508
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1943
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Wakefield (25A)    
17/04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48508    
02/04/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Normanton (20D)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LMS) (19G)    
02/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Canklow (19C)    
08/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (Barrow Hill) (41E)    
19/01/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 48508    
05/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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