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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8670 m/e 07/1944
British Railways 48670 w/e 03/06/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 07/1944
Withdrawal During 10/1966
Service Life 22 yrs , 3 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1944
20D   Normanton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
20C   Royston 4w/e 27/02/1954
55B   Stourton 4w/e 09/10/1965
     Withdrawn m/e 10/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 20C Royston 4w/e 20/02/1954
ALLOC 55B Stourton 4w/e 09/10/1965
WDN   on 15/09/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
15/04/1962 Horwich Works (Paint Shop) Paint Shop: 42789, 48670, LYR 1008, D4127, uM65437, uM77158, uM28580, u28930, u29154, u29241, u29653, u29830 M. Light Repair Shop: 44061, D2388. Test House: 47550, 11305. Yard: 43017, 44334, 47402/29, 48684, 11324/68, uM28331, u29560, u29881 M. Erecting Shop: 42708/32, 42828, 42979, 43960, 44074, 44266, 44364/79, 44468, 44554, 48123/38/61, 48295, 48403, 48715 Wren, 12001/9/19/36/49/63/71, D4128-30 (Engines and body sides), D4131/2 (Engines on frames), D4133/4 (frames only). Outside Erecting Shop: 42896, 42959, 44003, 48257, 48321, D117. Car Shop: uM28221, u28497, u28690, u29022, u29289, u29720/2 M. Scrap Road: NIL. SLS/196205

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8670
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Normanton (20D)    
03/06/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 48670    
27/02/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Royston (20C)    
09/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Stourton (55B)    
10/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48670    
12/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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