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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7661 m/e 07/1944
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3110 m/e 04/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3510 m/e 02/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8715 m/e 11/1947
British Railways 48715 w/e 27/08/1949

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 03/08/1968
Service Life 24 yrs, 1 mth , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1944
24B   Rose Grove on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
25B   Huddersfield Hillhouse w/e 12/03/1949
25G   Farnley Junction w/e 19/11/1949
26A   Newton Heath w/e 21/01/1950
26G   Belle Vue w/e 21/10/1950
26G   Belle Vue 4w/e 04/11/1950
8B   Warrington Dallam 4w/e 26/01/1952
8B   Warrington Dallam 4w/e 23/02/1952
8L   Aintree w/e 03/04/1965
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 26/06/1965
8A   Edge Hill w/e 09/12/1967
10F   Rose Grove w/e 11/05/1968
     Withdrawn w/e 03/08/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 24B Rose Grove w/e 29/11/1947
ALLOC 25B Huddersfield Hillhouse w/e 12/03/1949
ALLOC 25G Farnley Junction w/e 19/11/1949
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath w/e 21/01/1950
ALLOC 26G Belle Vue w/e 21/10/1950
LOAN 8B Warrington Dallam 4w/e 26/01/1952
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 8L Aintree 2w/e 10/04/1965
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 10/07/1965
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill w/e 30/12/1967
ALLOC 10F Rose Grove w/e 11/05/1968
WDN 10F Rose Grove w/e 03/08/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
17/08/1959 Derby Works (Yard) Paint shop-MR 1000, 44579, 48390; Diesel Erecting Shop-12047/95, 13084/118/9/72, D3771, ED4; New Work-11 D/E sh. 0-6-0, D3782-92 new; Test House-D2, D3781, D5021; Diesel Finishing shop- D3/4, D5008/22/3; Erecting Shop-No. 1 Bay, 42415I, 42517/36G, 44122I, 44172G, 44214G, 44279/377I, 44389/402 G, 44468I, 44472G, 48053/346/77/463G; Also, 42395, 44166/191, 80091stripping; Erecting Shop-No. 2 Bay-42393I, 44164I, 47453I, 75057I, 80144I, 73014stripping; Erecting Shop-No. 3 Bay-8 Bo-Bo 1160 H.P.-D5024-31new, 1-Co-Co-1 2300 H.P, D5-D8new; Yard-40047/680, 42257/308/27/54/400/624, 43210/386/982, 44092/139/154/169, 45250, 47309, 48335/392/418, 48715 frames, 58213, 10000/203/800, D5020, D5700/17, Cecil Rakes. SLS/195909
17/09/1959 Derby Works (Erecting Shop-No. 1 Bay) Paint shop-44389/529/8346, D4, D3785, D5023; Diesel Erecting Shop-10201, 11126, 12038, 13091, New Work-9 D/E Sh. D3787-95new; Diesel Finishing Shop-D2/3/5, D5025; Test House-D5024; Erecting Shop-No. 1 Bay-42281 I, 42512 I, 42514 G, 42517 I. 42624 G. 44267 G, 44355 I, 44539 G, 47386 I, 47413 G, 47681 G, 48274/552 I, 48600 G, 48715 G, 80091 G. Stripping-44201, 47598, 48108/218stripping; Erecting Shop-No. 2 Bay-42337/53 I, 43982 I. 44214/472 Casual, 80040 I; Stripping-47315stripping; Erecting Shop-No. 3 Bay-9 1160 H.P. Bo-Bo D5026-34new etc., 5 2300 H.P. 1-Co-Co-1 D6-10new; Yard-40047, 40332/680, 42257/314/54/422, 42537 frames, 42686, 43886/935, 44122/69/87/327/77/402/560, 44807, 47309, 48177/293/672/87, 58191, 75046, 10100/800, 12000/36/55, D3786, ED4, Cecil Raikes. SLS/195910
15/04/1962 Horwich Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: 42789, 48670, LYR 1008, D4127, uM65437, uM77158, uM28580, u28930, u29154, u29241, u29653, u29830 M. Light Repair Shop: 44061, D2388. Test House: 47550, 11305. Yard: 43017, 44334, 47402/29, 48684, 11324/68, uM28331, u29560, u29881 M. Erecting Shop: 42708/32, 42828, 42979, 43960, 44074, 44266, 44364/79, 44468, 44554, 48123/38/61, 48295, 48403, 48715 Wren, 12001/9/19/36/49/63/71, D4128-30 (Engines and body sides), D4131/2 (Engines on frames), D4133/4 (frames only). Outside Erecting Shop: 42896, 42959, 44003, 48257, 48321, D117. Car Shop: uM28221, u28497, u28690, u29022, u29289, u29720/2 M. Scrap Road: NIL. SLS/196205

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1944 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 7661
Built at Brighton Works
   
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3110    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3510    
11/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8715    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Rose Grove (24B)    
12/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Huddersfield Hillhouse (25B)    
27/08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48715    
19/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Farnley Junction (25G)    
21/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
21/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Belle Vue (26G)    
04/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Belle Vue (26G)    
26/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
03/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (8L)    
26/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
09/12/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
11/05/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Rose Grove (10F)    
03/08/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48715    
12/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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