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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8538 on 03/08/1945
British Railways 48538 w/e 29/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Works Number 1990
To Service Sat 03/08/1945 to March (MAR)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 11/03/1967
Service Life 21 yrs, 7 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1967 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
MAR   March (New) on 03/08/1945
18D   Staveley (Barrow Hill) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
18A   Toton w/e 30/09/1950
18A   Toton 4w/e 07/10/1950
14A   Cricklewood East w/e 23/05/1959
18A   Toton w/e 12/12/1959
18B   Westhouses w/e 23/06/1962
15A   Wellingborough w/e 10/11/1962
16G   Westhouses w/e 11/07/1964
16B   Colwick w/e 22/10/1966
2E   Saltley w/e 04/02/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 11/03/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
EXLOAN 18D Staveley (Barrow Hill) on 01/07/1947
ALLOC 18A Toton w/e 30/09/1950
ALLOC 14A Cricklewood East 4w/e 30/05/1959
ALLOC 18A Toton 5w/e 02/01/1960
ALLOC 18B Westhouses 4w/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 15A Wellingborough 4w/e 01/12/1962
ALLOC 16G Westhouses 5w/e 11/07/1964
ALLOC 16B Colwick 5w/e 12/11/1966
ALLOC 2E Saltley 4w/e 01/02/1967
WDN   w/e 11/03/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
13/02/1959 Derby Works (Paint shop) Paint shop-40563I, 43924G, 44606G, 47341G, 48538G, 73038G, 80066G, D5011 new. D/E Erecting shop-10000/1, 10203, 10800, 12000, 12082, 13083, 13169, D3568, D8014, new work-D3763-D3767 new. Outside-dED2. Test House-D5009/10. Erecting shop, 1 bay- 42374G, 42501G, 42520I, 44216I, 44518I, 47223G, 47379G, 47405G, 48003G, 48010G, 48317I, 48367G, 48409I, 73126I, 73159I, 75056G, 80088G, 42409 an 47376 stripping. Erecting shop, 2 bay- 42136I, 44477I, 48011I, 73125I, 73128I, 48050 stripping. Erecting shop, 3 bay- 7 Bo-Bo 1160 H.P. D/E D5012-8 new, 4 1Co-Col 2300 H.P. D/Es, D5008. Yard- 40047, 40680, 42354, 43946, 43970, 47309, 48364 frames, 48517, 10100, D2910, D8001. SLS/195903
03/05/1964 Crewe Works (Works Yard) Awaiting Works at Scrap Yard: 44835, 45064, 48053, 48354, 48717, 70022. Awaiting Scrap at Scrap Yard: 42897, 42922, 48140, 48209. Diesel Erecting Shop: D277, D342, D349, D6843, 26005, 26034, 26048. Outside Diesel Erecting Shop: D205, D210, D219, D241, D255, D274, D1582 painted, D1583, D1585 undercoat, D1609, D1610, D1611 shell only, 26047, 27006, 46457. Outside Erecting Shop: D254, 42081, 42410, 45080, 45112, 45217, 48528, 92156, 92177. Erecting Shop: D226, D248, D256, D315, D335, D336, D340, D1591 undercoat, D1592 nearly complete, D1593, D1594, D1595, D1596 motors mounted, D1597, D1598, D1599, D1600, D1601, D1602, D1603, D1604, D1605, D1606, D1607, D1608 shell only, D5719, D6789, D6794, D6884, D8050, 42055, 42085, 42394, 44665, 44873, 44884, 45132, 45147, 45182, 45336, 45354, 45415, 45647, 46436, 48211, 48258, 48313, 48424, 48746, 48749, 48759, 92026, 92030, 92085. Works Yard: 42583, 44662, 44872, 44898, 45000, 45271, 45558, 48070, 48171, 48371, 48462, 48538, 48602, 48613, 48684, 70010, 70024, 70049, 78002, 78007, 78017, 92062, 92102, 92126, 92154, 92166, 92227. Outside Paint Shop: D298, D1584 undercoat, D5717, D6775, D6863, D8002, D8027, 48742. Paint Shop: D1578 painted, D1579, D1580, D1581, D1586, D1587, D1588, D1589, D1590 undercoat, 26028. SLS/196406
27/11/1966 Locations of stored steam locomotives (Colwick) Toton-27/11/66 78061/4. Stored Colwick-44811/47/941/84, 45224/89/464, 48073/83/127/37/43/77/90/361/76/88/414/32/538/635/45/51/62/72/90. No steam at Colwick since 5/12/66. SLS/196701

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/08/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8538
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1990
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Staveley (Barrow Hill) (18D)    
29/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48538    
30/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
23/05/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Cricklewood East (14A)    
12/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
23/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Westhouses (18B)    
10/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15A)    
11/07/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Westhouses (16G)    
22/10/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (16B)    
04/02/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (2E)    
11/03/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48538    
08/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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