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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8639 m/e 09/1943
British Railways 48639 w/e 24/04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 09/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 03/02/1968
Service Life 24 yrs, 5 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1968 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1943
16A   Nottingham on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
10C   Fleetwood w/e 23/11/1963
8E   Northwich w/e 20/06/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 03/02/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 16A Nottingham 4w/e 10/11/1945
ALLOC 10C Fleetwood 4w/e 07/12/1963
ALLOC 8E Northwich 5w/e 11/07/1964
WDN 8E Northwich w/e 03/02/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
19/12/1958 Derby Works (Works Yard) Paint shop-42337, 42518, 43960, 73044, 12043, D5005. D/E Erecting shop-10203, 10800, 12035, 13026/37/9, 15004, ED2, ED7, and last two of order D658 D3571/2. Test House-D3570, D5006. Erecting shop: 1 bay-42410G, 42421I, 44247G, 44276I, 44408G, 4463G, 47165I, 47464I, 48371I, 48403G, 48408G, 48637G, 48760I, 75026G, 80081I, 1 bay stripping-42378, 42381; Erecting shop: 2 bay-42516I, 44501G, 48063I, 48322I, 2 bay stripping-44009, 44400; Erecting shop: 3 bay-D5008-14 New, Bo-Bo 1160 H.P. D1, 3, 4 & 5, 1Co-Co1 2300 H.P.; Works Yard-40047, 40680, 41083, 41090, 42534, 43186, 43856, 44053, 47309, 48533, 48611, 48639, 12096, D2(fr.), D3569, D5084/7. Locomotives stored-40538, 43881, 43930, 44142, 44369, 58132 an 49418. SLS/195901
10/10/1964 Crewe Works (Traverser Area) Erecting shop: D1631-6 Motors, D1636-43 Equip., D1644-53 bodies; D243/71/87/97, D345/77/90/9, D5706/16, D6737, D8038/44/7, 42187, 42546, 44715, 44803/57, 44934, 45038, 45307/92, 48081, 48155/205/310/34/552/617, 70033/53, 78023, 84028, 92024/98, 92100; New Erecting shop: D324/36/8/53, 26025/57, 27005. Traverser Area: D237 on test, D1630 on test, D301/5/80/2, D5714, D6787/911, E3014, 26030, 44838, 45005/191, 45455, 48002/24/46/160/435/639/719/21, 70002/22, 92233; Paint shop: D221, D1627/8, D8017; Outside paint shop: D290, D304/48, D1629, 44688/779/846, 46847, 48356, 84015/25; Works yard: D232, 44710/74/985, 45279, 46484, 46519, 48306/57/533/654/740, 70011/34, 80072, 92008/74/9. SLS/196411

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1943 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8639
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Nottingham (16A)    
24/04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48639    
23/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Fleetwood (10C)    
20/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (8E)    
03/02/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48639    
07/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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