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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7651 m/e 06/1944
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3100 m/e 04/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3500 m/e 02/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8705 m/e 11/1947
British Railways 48705 w/e 22/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 06/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 04/03/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 9 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1967 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1944
24A   Accrington on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
23B   Aintree w/e 10/04/1948
25A   Wakefield w/e 12/02/1949
26A   Newton Heath w/e 13/08/1949
3A   Bescot 4w/e 08/09/1951
3A   Bescot w/e 13/10/1951
5C   Stafford w/e 17/09/1960
21B   Bescot w/e 23/06/1962
2B   Oxley w/e 26/03/1966
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 04/02/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 04/03/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 24A Accrington w/e 15/11/1947
ALLOC 23B Aintree w/e 10/04/1948
ALLOC 25A Wakefield w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath w/e 13/08/1949
LOAN 3A Bescot w/e 08/09/1951
ALLOC 3A Bescot w/e 13/10/1951
ALLOC 5C Stafford 4w/e 24/09/1960
ALLOC 21B Bescot 4w/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 2B Oxley 4w/e 09/04/1966
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 01/02/1967
WDN   w/e 04/03/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
05/03/1961 Crewe Works (Leaving Works) 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
18/06/1967 Crewe South MPD (condemned or waiting Works) Stored-LNER 4498, 44843, 45042, 45243/64/98, 45353/91, 45494; condemned or waiting Works-43024/34, 44666/85, 44737/79, 44800/12/4/60/5, 45006/33, 45197, 45446, 47566, 48011/449/502/548/705, 71000, 78036, 92032. SLS/196708

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1944 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 7651
Built at Brighton Works
   
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3100    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3500    
11/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8705    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Accrington (24A)    
10/04/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (23B)    
22/01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48705    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (25A)    
13/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
13/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
17/09/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford (5C)    
23/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (21B)    
26/03/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (2B)    
04/02/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
04/03/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48705    
08/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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