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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7659 m/e 07/1944
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3108 m/e 04/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3508 m/e 02/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8713 m/e 12/1947
British Railways 48713 w/e 01/10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 07/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 05/03/1966
Service Life 21 yrs, 8 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1966 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1944
24B   Rose Grove on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
25G   Farnley Junction w/e 12/03/1949
25B   Huddersfield Hillhouse w/e 22/10/1949
25G   Farnley Junction w/e 19/11/1949
27B   Greenock Ladyburn w/e 25/02/1950
26A   Newton Heath 4w/e 24/02/1951
26A   Newton Heath m/e 28/02/1951
3A   Bescot 4w/e 08/09/1951
3A   Bescot w/e 13/10/1951
5E   Nuneaton w/e 15/01/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 05/03/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 24B Rose Grove w/e 06/12/1947
ALLOC 25G Farnley Junction w/e 12/03/1949
ALLOC 25B Huddersfield Hillhouse w/e 22/10/1949
ALLOC 25G Farnley Junction w/e 19/11/1949
ALLOC 27B Greenock Ladyburn w/e 25/02/1950
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath m/e 28/02/1951
LOAN 3A Bescot w/e 08/09/1951
ALLOC 3A Bescot w/e 13/10/1951
ALLOC 5E Nuneaton 4w/e 05/02/1966
WDN   w/e 05/03/1966

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1944 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 7659
Built at Brighton Works
   
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3108    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3508    
12/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8713    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Rose Grove (24B)    
12/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Farnley Junction (25G)    
01/10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48713    
22/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Huddersfield Hillhouse (25B)    
19/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Farnley Junction (25G)    
25/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Greenock Ladyburn (27B)    
24/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
28/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
13/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
15/01/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (5E)    
05/03/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48713    
07/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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