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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8521 m/e 10/1944
British Railways 48521 w/e 15/10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Doncaster Works
To Service During 10/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 07/05/1966
Service Life 21 yrs, 7 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1966 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1944
25A   Wakefield on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
8C   Speke Junction w/e 27/03/1948
9F   Heaton Mersey 4w/e 18/04/1953
9G   Northwich 4w/e 03/10/1953
9H   Patricroft w/e 19/09/1964
9J   Agecroft w/e 10/10/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 07/05/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 25A Wakefield on 10/06/1947
ALLOC 25A Wakefield w/e 05/07/1947
LOAN 5B Crewe South w/e 21/02/1948
LOAN 8C Speke Junction w/e 13/03/1948
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction w/e 27/03/1948
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 4w/e 18/04/1953
ALLOC 9G Northwich 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 9H Patricroft 3w/e 03/10/1964
ALLOC 9J Agecroft w/e 10/10/1964
WDN   w/e 07/05/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/10/1967 Crewe South MPD (Withdrawn) 45285/7, 48018, 48729, 92047, 70004/24/31/45. Stored-48402, LNER 4498. Withdrawn-D2519, 15000/2, 42647, 43001/3/7/21, 44680/1/4, 44765, 44805/8/12/4/21/32/3/43/60/5, 44944, 45006/21/42/52/60/89,45186, 45243/70/8/97/8, 45308, 45405/94, 46520, 48220, 48364, 48474, 48521/2/48, 48603/43, 48725/67, 75029, 76051, 92100. SLS/196712

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8521
Built at Doncaster Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Wakefield (25A)    
27/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
15/10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48521    
18/04/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (9G)    
19/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (9H)    
10/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Agecroft (9J)    
07/05/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48521    
08/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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