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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8686 m/e 02/1944
British Railways 48686 w/e 18/02/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 02/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 19/11/1966
Service Life 22 yrs, 9 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1967 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1944
18D   Staveley (Barrow Hill) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
26A   Newton Heath w/e 27/03/1948
3A   Bescot 2w/e 17/06/1950
3A   Bescot w/e 22/07/1950
2A   Rugby 4w/e 31/12/1950
2B   Nuneaton 4w/e 25/02/1956
9B   Stockport Edgeley w/e 04/06/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 19/11/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 26A Newton Heath w/e 21/02/1948
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath w/e 27/03/1948
LOAN 3A Bescot w/e 10/06/1950
ALLOC 3A Bescot w/e 22/07/1950
ALLOC 2A Rugby m/e 31/12/1950
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 4w/e 25/02/1956
LOAN 9B Stockport Edgeley 5w/e 11/06/1966
ALLOC 9B Stockport Edgeley 4w/e 09/07/1966
WDN   w/e 19/11/1966
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 01/02/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
05/03/1961 Crewe Works (Paint Shop) Paint Shop: D90/5, 41247/50/5/7/9/64/82, 45228, 45658, 48686, 48733, L.N.W.R. 1054, and the usual preserved engines. Outside Paint Shop: D86/9/91-3, 44768, 48470. 48693, 49395, 84012. Works Sidings: 42584, 42678, 44665, 44868, 45101/90/8, 45205/64, 45391, 45500/4, 45612, 46101/64, 47271, 47672, 48101/22, 48437, 48628/57, 48734, 49149/73, 49335, 78030/4/64, 90313/43, 92009, 92159. Erecting Shops: D94/100-7, 41203/26, 42086, 42557/67, 42657/86, 44664/91, 44738/73, 44802/22/40, 44917, 45062/95, 45106/13/6/48/85, 45217/38/41/57, 45302/14/39/72/92, 45425/46, 45514, 45629/45/98, 45702/8, 46139/44, 46231, 47008, 48345, 48502, 48659, 49122, 49431, 70042, 71000, 90064, 90110, 90207/92, 90399, 90544/79/84, 92046/69. Outside Erecting Shops: 45000/15, 45533, 46421, 48895, 49328, 49448, 92135. New Erecting Shop: D96-9/108/9. Outside New Erecting Shop: D110. Scrap Road: 40001, 42397, 42438, 43194, 43333, 43562, 49243, with 45511 just cut-up. Leaving Works: 45341, 45613, 48705, 92087. Works Shunters: 12020, 44373/4, 47592, 47618, 51412/46, 52312, 52441/64. SLS/196104

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8686
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Staveley (Barrow Hill) (18D)    
27/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
18/02/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 48686    
17/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
22/07/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
25/02/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
04/06/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Stockport Edgeley (9B)    
19/11/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48686    
06/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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