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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8669 m/e 05/1944
British Railways 48669 w/e 26/11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 05/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 04/11/1967
Service Life 23 yrs, 6 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1944
21A   Saltley on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
21B   Bournville 4w/e 21/02/1953
21A   Saltley 4w/e 18/04/1953
2A   Tyseley w/e 07/05/1966
6C   Croes Newydd w/e 12/11/1966
5D   Stoke w/e 10/06/1967
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 12/08/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 04/11/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 21B Bournville 4w/e 21/02/1953
ALLOC 21A Saltley 4w/e 18/04/1953
ALLOC 2A Tyseley 4w/e 07/05/1966
ALLOC 6C Croes Newydd 5w/e 12/11/1966
ALLOC 5D Stoke 5w/e 10/06/1967
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 5w/e 12/08/1967
WDN 9F Heaton Mersey w/e 04/11/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/11/1959 Derby Works (Erecting Shop:-No. 1 Bay) Paint Shop:- M.R. 1000, 40026 G, 40031 G, 42350 I, 42540 I, 44428/521 I. 75013 I, D3795 New, D5028 New, D8 New; Diesel Erecting Shop:-12036/94, 13053; New Work:-6D-E.Sh. D3797-802uc; Test House:-D3796; Erecting Shop:-No. 1 Bay, 40039 G, 42387 I, 42527 G, 42537 G, 43887 G, 44104 G, 44109 I, 44143 I, 44296 I, 47286 G, 47292 I, 47522 I, 47592 G, 47673 G, 48609/69 G, 73131/7 I, 75063 I, Stripping:-42412/28stripping; Erecting Shop:-No. 2 Bay:- 44197 I, 44735 Cas, 75036 I; Stripping:- 73066stripping; Erecting Shop:-No. 3 Bay:- 10 Bo-Bo 1160 H.P. D-E, 3 1-Co-Co-1 2300 H.P. D-E; Diesel Finishing Shop:-D5/7, D5029; Yard:-40513/680/925, 42312/21/54/85/88/507/80, 43233/47 94/370/531/766/85/829/934/98, 44694, 47309, 48000, 75050, 80065/82, 10100/800, 12093, D6, ED6. Cecil Raikes. SLS/195912
06/04/1962 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: D1, D3, D72, D90, D105, D2506, D2912, D3124, D3859, D5020/2/30/76/86/9/91/2. Test House: D162, D2908, D5029/88, D5136, 10203. New Building: D167-D176. Finishing Shop: D69, D74, D165/6, D5028, D5133. Erecting Shop: D3067/8, D3371, D3585/7, 13117/68/78, 42542, 44243, 44425, 47321, 47534, 48272/82, 48413, 48669/87, 53808, 73140, 75016. Paint Shop: D163 Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry, D164, M.R. 1000, 42350, Outside : 43982. Works Sidings: ED1, ED3, D2508, D5137, 12000, 41168, 42332/63/75, 42448, 43263, 43410/64, 43760, 43825, 43938/85, 44092, 44154, 44561/83, 47218/59, 47310/40, 47601, 48094, 'Spike Island' (Gasworks): Cut up remains of 42387, 44166, 47353 an 47516. SLS/196205

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8669
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Saltley (21A)    
26/11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48669    
21/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Bournville (21B)    
18/04/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
07/05/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (2A)    
12/11/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (6C)    
10/06/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
12/08/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
04/11/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48669    
04/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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