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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7655 m/e 06/1944
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3104 m/e 04/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3504 m/e 03/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8709 m/e 10/1947
British Railways 48709 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 06/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 15/07/1967
Service Life 23 yrs, 1 mth , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1968 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1944
15C   Leicester Midland on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
16A   Nottingham 4w/e 23/02/1952
9D   Buxton (LNWR) 4w/e 30/11/1957
5B   Crewe South 4w/e 19/04/1958
9G   Gorton 4w/e 17/05/1958
8E   Northwich 4w/e 06/09/1958
8D   Widnes w/e 15/11/1958
8C   Speke Junction w/e 18/04/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 15/07/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC YK York (North) on 13/04/1947
LOAN 15C Leicester Midland w/e 18/10/1947
ALLOC 18A Toton 4w/e 23/02/1952
LOAN 9D Buxton (LNWR) 4w/e 30/11/1957
ALLOC 9D Buxton (LNWR) 4w/e 25/01/1958
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 19/04/1958
ALLOC 9G Gorton 4w/e 17/05/1958
ALLOC 8D Widnes 4w/e 29/11/1958
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 4w/e 02/05/1964
WDN   w/e 15/07/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/12/1960 Horwich Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard: 40173, 43023, 44125, 44262, 44602, 48084/9, 48130/88/97, 48249/54, 48457/69, 48664, 48747, 49505, 51498, 52305. Cutting-up Yard: 51227, 52139/79, 52445/52. Erecting Shop: Frames for three new diesel shunters, 12010, 40089, 40120/48, 42649, 42701/59/60/71/85, 42859, 43047, 43122, 43931, 44018 (marked to be cut-up), 44292, 44309/41, 44458, 48082, 48152/9/63, 48247/74, 48340, 48709/21, 76078/85. Paint Shop: uM28341/83M, F.R.3, L.Y.R. 1008. Works Shunters: 11304/5/24/68, 47402, 51429. SLS/196102
14/08/1963 Crewe Works (Outside Paint Shop) Erecting Shop: D1030-34, D1073, D1550-58 UC (in various stages), D202/24/32/36/87, D316, 46230, 46442, 44812/96, 44936, 45070/94, 45310/40, 45421/31, 48121/64, 48766, 70018/50, 73166, 90384, 92014/56/83/105/113/133/154/167/173/191. Outside Erecting Shop: 44674, 45414/51, 48409, 82038, 12134/240. Stripped down in Yard: 92084/132/151/162. Dismantling Shed: 49448, 64791, 64907, 90095. On Scrap Road: 63808/17/65. Yard: D215/98, D338/344, 42151, 44826/909/81, 45218/305/398, 48035/133/296/751/770, 70004/21, 73025, 75000, 84012, 92100. Electric and Diesel Shop: 26057, 27002/4. Paint Shop: D1069/70/71/72, 45295, 45573, 49395, 26010, 1439 and Lion. Outside Paint Shop: D227/90, D335/79, D8007/21, 45283, 48502/618/709, 70020, 92020/40/86/123/192. On 21st July, Royal Scot 46151 was in the dismantling shed being broken-up, and 46152 was in the erecting shop having a casual. SLS/196309

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1944 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 7655
Built at Brighton Works
   
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3104    
03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3504    
10/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8709    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Leicester Midland (15C)    
18/02/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 48709    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16A)    
30/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Buxton (LNWR) (9D)    
19/04/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
17/05/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
06/09/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (8E)    
15/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Widnes (8D)    
18/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
15/07/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48709    
01/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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