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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8543 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 48543 w/e 20/08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1949
To Service During 01/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 12/02/1966
Service Life 21 yrs, 1 mth , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1945
17C   Coalville on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
15A   Wellingborough m/e 30/11/1950
15A   Wellingborough 4w/e 02/12/1950
18A   Toton 8w/e 29/11/1952
18B   Westhouses 4w/e 04/10/1958
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 06/12/1958
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 22/02/1964
9G   Gorton w/e 20/03/1965
9D   Newton Heath w/e 12/06/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 12/02/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
EXLOAN 91M To London Midland Region on 03/03/1947
ALLOC 17C Coalville w/e 27/09/1947
ALLOC 15A Wellingborough m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 18A Toton 4w/e 29/11/1952
ALLOC 18B Westhouses 4w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 4w/e 29/11/1958
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam 5w/e 07/03/1964
ALLOC 9G Gorton 2w/e 10/04/1965
ALLOC 9D Newton Heath 5w/e 12/06/1965
WDN   w/e 12/02/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
17/12/1959 Derby Works (Erecting Shop, No. 1 Bay) Paint Shop: M.R. 1000, 42527 I, 47616 G, 48326 G, 80082 G, D3801, D5066 (New). Diesel Erecting Shop: ED4/6, 12093/7, D3053, D5705/16, D8209. New Work: D3802, D3937-41, Diesel Finishing Shop: D5026, D5068-70. Test House: D9, D5067. Erecting Shop, No. 1 Bay: 42315 G, 42413 G, 42629 G, 43903 G, 44248/334/368 I, 44444 G, 44514 G, 44580 I, 44596 G, 47547 I, 48009 G, 48097/146/386/446 G, 48543 I, 48716 G, 73045 I, 75058 I, 80086 G. Stripping: 43809/999. Erecting Shop, No. 2 Bay: 44235/429 I, 73013/127 I, 75052 I, 80141 I. Erecting Shop, No. 3 Bay: 7 Bo-Bo 1160 H.P. D-E (D5071-7) D8, 3 1-Co-Co-1, 2300 H.P. D-E (D10-D12). Yard: 40413/680/925, 41975, 42312/54/61/507, 43370, 43531/665/759/998, 44140/50/274/326/79, 47299/309/482, 48205, 58190, 73129/32, 75054, 10100/800, D2/5, D2910, D5014, D5718, D8002. SLS/196001

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8543
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1949
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Coalville (17C)    
20/08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48543    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15A)    
02/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15A)    
29/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
04/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Westhouses (18B)    
06/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
22/02/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
20/03/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
12/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (9D)    
12/02/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48543    
05/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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