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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7654 m/e 06/1944
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3103 m/e 04/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3503 m/e 02/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8708 m/e 10/1947
British Railways 48708 w/e 06/11/1948

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 15/04/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 10 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1944
5B   Crewe South on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
8D   Widnes w/e 14/02/1948
12B   Carlisle Canal w/e 02/06/1951
12B   Carlisle Canal 4w/e 16/06/1951
68A   Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 17/05/1952
9D   Newton Heath w/e 27/06/1964
9J   Agecroft w/e 17/10/1964
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 22/10/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 15/04/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 5B Crewe South w/e 18/10/1947
ALLOC 8D Widnes w/e 14/02/1948
ALLOC 12B Carlisle Canal w/e 02/06/1951
ALLOC 68A Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 17/05/1952
ALLOC 9D Newton Heath 5w/e 11/07/1964
ALLOC 9J Agecroft 4w/e 07/11/1964
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 5w/e 12/11/1966
WDN   w/e 15/04/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/03/1961 Horwich Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard: D3925, 40146, 42723/79, 42890, 43880, 44126, 44455, 44512/44, 48118/64, 48507, 48608, 48742/56, 51229, 51441/96, 52270, 52415. Scrap Yard: 50746, 52201/44, 52355. Erecting Shop: D3932-6, D4011/2, 12004/5/46, 42822/4/67/70, 42959/69/75/84, 43000/19, 44099, 44113/97, 44446, 44595, 48056, 48113, 48332, 48454, 48513, 48640/76, 48708, 76077/83, Car Shop: uM28306/81M, uM28586M. Paint Shop: 13247, uM28330M, and the usual preserved engines; Works Shunters: 11304/5/24/68, 47402, 51429. SLS/196105
04/02/1962 Crewe Works (Works Sidings) Paint Shop: Closed indefinitely through £50 damage being wilfully caused to paintwork of D58 by a singularly irresponsible visitor in a party on 28/1/62. Outside Paint Shop: D62/3, 45436, 45660/99, 48555. New Erecting Shop: D4/6/7, D64, D213/7/31/4/88, D317. Erecting Shop: D50-5/65-7, D237, D8044, 42150, 42484, 42550, 42617, 44661/94, 44713, 44839, 44904, 45051/8/76/8, 45144, 45209/50, 45412, 45606/48, 45723, 46106/36/8/69, 46231/6, 46420, 48039, 48366, 48478, 48503, 49277, 70029, 78039, 90190, 90245/57/61/85, 92028/77/81/3, 92111/57. Erecting Shop Yard: 42280, 45208, 45304/5/15, 46257, 52312, 90096, 90665, 92076. Works Sidings: 41239, 42445, 44709/35/70, 44870/3/95, 45093, 45211, 45494, 45522, 45642/5/52/76, 46249/56, 46431, 47334, 47580, 47631, 48325, 48400, 48550, 48624, 48708, 78036, 90125, 92089. Scrap Road: Nil. SLS/196203
15/11/1964 Crewe South MPD (Waiting Works) Ex-Works: 45392, 48458, 48721/45, 92231; Waiting Works: 42468, 42588, 42616, 44773, 45300, 45733, 47354, 47467, 46499, 48001, 48385, 48505, 48697, 48708, 70001/39, 80125, 92160; Stored: 43151, 45553, 45586; Also on shed: 5063, 6819/77, 7023, 7914. SLS/196412

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1944 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 7654
Built at Brighton Works
   
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3103    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3503    
10/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8708    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Crewe South (5B)    
14/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Widnes (8D)    
06/11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48708    
02/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Canal (12B)    
16/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Canal (12B)    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (68A)    
27/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (9D)    
17/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Agecroft (9J)    
22/10/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
15/04/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48708    
09/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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