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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3145 m/e 08/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3545 m/e 04/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8750 m/e 10/1947
British Railways 48750 w/e 15/10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1987
To Service During 08/1946
Withdrawal w/e Sat 20/01/1968
Service Life 21 yrs, 5 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1946
5B   Crewe South on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
6B   Mold Junction w/e 14/02/1948
20A   Holbeck (MR) 4w/e 23/02/1952
20A   Holbeck (MR) 4w/e 19/04/1952
20C   Royston 4w/e 17/07/1954
14A   Cricklewood East 4w/e 06/11/1954
15B   Kettering w/e 23/05/1959
18A   Toton w/e 20/06/1959
18B   Westhouses w/e 18/02/1961
40E   Colwick w/e 18/12/1965
8G   Sutton Oak (Peasley Cross) w/e 03/09/1966
8E   Northwich w/e 20/05/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 20/01/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC YK York (North) on 27/04/1947
LOAN 5B Crewe South w/e 11/10/1947
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction w/e 14/02/1948
LOAN 20A Holbeck (MR) 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 20A Holbeck (MR) 4w/e 19/04/1952
ALLOC 20C Royston 4w/e 07/08/1954
ALLOC 14A Cricklewood East 4w/e 27/11/1954
ALLOC 15B Kettering 4w/e 30/05/1959
ALLOC 18A Toton 6w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 18B Westhouses 4w/e 04/03/1961
LOAN 16B Colwick on 03/01/1966
ALLOC 16B Colwick 5w/e 08/01/1966
LOAN 8G Sutton Oak (Peasley Cross) 5w/e 10/09/1966
ALLOC 8E Northwich 5w/e 10/06/1967
WDN 8E Northwich w/e 20/01/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
14/06/1961 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: D3, D8, D268, D2503, D2912, D3017, D5022/91, 11114, 12033/52. Diesel Test House: D27, D35, D215, D5031/2/4/85, D8013. New Shunter Test House: D3119. New Building: D38-D42, D44-D45, D47, D49. Finishing Shop: D36, D37. D43, D72, D5018/90. Erecting Shop: D2501, D3181, 12069, 42070/5/88, 42529, 43918/28, 44295, 44597, 47201, 47655, 48006, 48140, 48182, 48333/64, 48407, 48645/99, 48750, 73128, 75037/40/58. New Paint Shop: D34, MR 1000, 44045, 44533, 48748. In Works Sidings:-D11, D75, D77. D84, D92, D223, D306, D3058, D5061, D5139, 13122, 41529, 41835, 42307/37, 42506/7/10, 43846, 43911/21/47, 44132/3, 44333/62, 44520, 47393, 47418, 48177, 48351, 58850, 73014. SLS/196107
01/04/1964 Crewe Works (Outside Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: New Construction, D1583-98 (in various stages), D205/27/46/70/86, D303/7/28/30/83/87, D5717, D6775/84, D6863/78, D8002/6/7/23/50, 44918, 45382/408/577/626, 46443, 48169/225/69/474/528/615/37/95/729/42, 70000/4/10, 82009 92121/22. Outside Erecting Shop: D300, D5719, D6783/9, 45426, 48154/436/742/50, 78041, 92137. Electric Shop: D204, D6843, E3007, 26000/9, 27003. Yard: 42055/81, 42410/583/699, 43957, 44405, 44676/873/917/87, 45217/372/445, 45569/658, 46436/41/524, 48073/258/332/424/613/749, 84021/3/4, 92002/62/156/73. Inside and Around Paint Shop: New Construction, D1563, D1567-82. Weigh Shed: 48753. Outside Paint Shop: D201/23/339, 26006, 45069/75, 48185/436/734, 92082/163. Inside Paint Shop: D259, D311, D1034, 49395, 92053 and L.M.S. 6229 Duchess of Hamilton, painted in L.M.S livery (for a Butlins Camp). SLS/196405

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1946 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3145
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1987
   
04/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3545    
10/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8750    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Crewe South (5B)    
14/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
15/10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48750    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
19/04/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
17/07/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Royston (20C)    
06/11/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Cricklewood East (14A)    
23/05/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Kettering (15B)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
18/02/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Westhouses (18B)    
18/12/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
03/09/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Sutton Oak (Peasley Cross) (8G)    
20/05/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (8E)    
20/01/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48750    
06/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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