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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7667 m/e 08/1944
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3116 m/e 05/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3516 m/e 03/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8721 m/e 11/1947
British Railways 48721 w/e 26/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 08/1944
Withdrawal 4w/e Sat 09/09/1967
Service Life 23 yrs, 1 mth , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1944
24D   Lower Darwen on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
18B   Westhouses w/e 02/04/1949
15A   Wellingborough m/e 30/11/1950
15A   Wellingborough 4w/e 02/12/1950
20B   Stourton 4w/e 16/05/1953
55D   Royston 4w/e 08/10/1966
     Withdrawn 4w/e 09/09/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 24D Lower Darwen w/e 08/11/1947
LOAN 18B Westhouses w/e 20/03/1948
ALLOC 18B Westhouses w/e 02/04/1949
ALLOC 15A Wellingborough m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 20B Stourton 4w/e 16/05/1953
ALLOC 55D Royston 4w/e 08/10/1966
WDN   4w/e 09/09/1967

* 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
20/09/1964 Crewe Works (Works Yard) Paint Shop: D1622 painted, D1623 undercoat, D1626 undercoat, D1627 undercoat, D6786, 26049. Arrival Sidings: 42233, 42267, 42651, 42665, 44667, 45031, 45038, 45249, 48050, 48056, 48153, 48205, 48206, 48252, 48267, 48301, 48365, 48558, 48617, 78023, 92157. Works Siding adjacent to Scrap Road: 48069, 48155, 48202, 48310, 48657. Scrap Road: 42092, 48341, 84023. Traction Shop: D338, D371, E3012, 26025, 27004, 27005. Traction Shop Yard: D203, D274, D304, D379, D1646, D1647, D1648, D1649, D1650, D1651 shell, D8055. Erecting Shop Yard: D221, D232, D348, 42115, 48450, 70031. Minor Repair Road: 44688, 45195, 45455. Erecting Shop: D237, D244, D290, D301, D306, D329, D370, D380, D1624 undercoat, D1628 undercoat, D1629 undercoat, D1630 motors mounted, D1631 motors mounted, D1632 motors mounted, D1633, D1634, D1635, D1636, D1637, D1638, D1639, D1640, D1641, D1642, D1643, D1644, D1645 shell, D5706, D6768, D8017, D8056, 42436, 42546, 44664, 44779, 44814, 44835, 45005, 45327, 46487, 48057, 48218, 48247, 48335, 48351, 48356, 48357, 48364, 48435, 48540, 70022, 84015, 84025. Works Yard: 42186, 42421, 42608, 44663, 44715, 44803, 44857, 45103, 45307, 45392, 45716, 46491, 48002, 48024, 48081, 48160, 48334, 48552, 48721, 70033, 70034, 70053, 92024, 92100, 92139, 92206, 92223, 92231. Paint Shop Yard: D213, D276, D283, D354, D1621 painted, D333, D1625 undercoat, D6788, D8045, D8052, 42072, 45112, 45325, 48253, 48548, 48676, 70001, 70009, 70044, 78044. SLS/196410
10/10/1964 Crewe Works (Traverser Area) Erecting shop: D1631-6 Motors, D1636-43 Equip., D1644-53 bodies; D243/71/87/97, D345/77/90/9, D5706/16, D6737, D8038/44/7, 42187, 42546, 44715, 44803/57, 44934, 45038, 45307/92, 48081, 48155/205/310/34/552/617, 70033/53, 78023, 84028, 92024/98, 92100; New Erecting shop: D324/36/8/53, 26025/57, 27005. Traverser Area: D237 on test, D1630 on test, D301/5/80/2, D5714, D6787/911, E3014, 26030, 44838, 45005/191, 45455, 48002/24/46/160/435/639/719/21, 70002/22, 92233; Paint shop: D221, D1627/8, D8017; Outside paint shop: D290, D304/48, D1629, 44688/779/846, 46847, 48356, 84015/25; Works yard: D232, 44710/74/985, 45279, 46484, 46519, 48306/57/533/654/740, 70011/34, 80072, 92008/74/9. SLS/196411
15/11/1964 Crewe South MPD (Ex-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
08/1944 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 7667
Built at Brighton Works
   
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3116    
03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3516    
11/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8721    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Lower Darwen (24D)    
26/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48721    
02/04/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Westhouses (18B)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15A)    
02/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15A)    
16/05/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Stourton (20B)    
08/10/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Royston (55D)    
09/09/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48721    
01/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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