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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8607 m/e 09/1943
British Railways 48607 w/e 29/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Eastleigh Works
To Service During 09/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 28/08/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 11 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1943
18A   Toton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
15B   Kettering w/e 07/01/1961
15B   Wellingborough w/e 18/01/1964
15E   Coalville w/e 07/11/1964
15A   Leicester Midland w/e 26/06/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 28/08/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 19D Heaton Mersey w/e 05/07/1947
EXLOAN 18A Toton w/e 06/09/1947
ALLOC 15B Kettering 5w/e 04/02/1961
ALLOC 15B Wellingborough 3w/e 01/02/1964
ALLOC 15E Coalville 4w/e 07/11/1964
ALLOC 15A Leicester Midland 4w/e 10/07/1965
WDN   w/e 28/08/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
14/01/1960 Derby Works (Erecting Shop, No. 1 Bay) Paint Shop: M.R.1000, 43911 I, 44274 G, 48097 G, 48205 I, 75054 I. Diesel Erecting Shop: ED4/6, 12097/8, 13090, D5004, D8209. New Work: 6 D-E Sh., 0-6-0 (D3937-D3942). Test House: D5068/9/70. Diesel Finishing Shop: D7/10, D5016/71/2. Erecting Shop, No. 1 Bay: 42394 G, 42502/13 G, 43342/682 I, 44098/381 G, 47377/429/45 G, 48181 I, 48355 G, 48382/436 I, 48607 G, 75051/61/4 I, Str., 48338/545. Erecting Shop, No. 2.Bay: 42315 G, 42533 I, 44160 I, 73133/4 (Cas.) Str., 42293, 43832. Erecting Shop, No. 3 Bay: D1, 9 Bo-Bo. 1160 H.P. D-E (D5073-81). 3 1-Co-Co-1 2300 H.P. D-E (D11-D14). Yard: 40413. 41763, 42354, 43370, 43531/828, 47309/67, 48387/424, 10100/800, D4/5/6/9, D5014. SLS/196002
13/03/1961 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: ED2, D3, D232, D2501/8, D2909/10, D3052, D3126, D3778, D8006, 10203, 11116, 12077, 13119. Test House: ED4, D16, D79, D213/21, D5092, 12000. New Building: D9, D25-D33. Finishing Shop: D23/4, D5090, D5133, 10202. Erecting Shop: 42067, 42500/27, 44376, 47202/97, 47313, 47415/30, 47577, 47612/40, 48000/24/81, 48133, 48216, 48607/17/44, 48728, 53806, 75033/9/50/9, 92129. Paint Shop: D22, M1000, 42221, 42317, 43885, 44542, 48351. In Works Sidings: D210, D3172, D5065/72, 40695, 41536, 42134, 42300/67, 42414, 43306, 43574, 44480, 47204, 47312/8/47/72, 47408/39, 47507, 48063, 48121/43, 48153, 48219, 48690, 58850. Ex Works Shed: 10000, 42211, 42391, 42508, 44085, 44264, 44581, 47416, 48701, 75016. SLS/196104
09/07/1962 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: E3071 (arrived at Derby on June 20th for testing purposes), ED3, D37, D62, D79, D104, D117/8, D176, D3018, D5009/27, D5135. Outside Diesel Erecting Shop: D3291. Test House: D46, D97, D173/5, D308, D5019. Shunter Test House: D3125. New Building: D180-D189. Finishing Shop: D63, D92, D177/8, D287. Erecting Shop: ED1, D3177, 13121, 41533, 42095, 42240/7, 44049, 44214, 44362, 47532, 48607, 73066/70, 73131/7/8, 75038/63. Paint Shop: D174, MR1000. 'Stone Pit': 44583, 48167, 48704. 'Foundry Row': 44030, 44158. 'Klondyke Sidings' : D38, D50, D5017, 10201/3, plus frames of an unidentified diesel shunter (d12000?). Shop Road: 48673. 'Bone Yard': 42146/84 (both stored). SLS/196208

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1943 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8607
Built at Eastleigh Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Toton (18A)    
29/01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48607    
07/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Kettering (15B)    
18/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15B)    
07/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Coalville (15E)    
26/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15A)    
28/08/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 48607    
11/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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