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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3146 m/e 09/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3546 m/e 03/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8751 m/e 11/1947
British Railways 48751 w/e 08/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1988
To Service During 09/1946
Withdrawal w/e Sat 25/02/1967
Service Life 20 yrs, 5 mths , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1946
25D   Mirfield on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
26A   Newton Heath w/e 30/09/1950
26A   Newton Heath 4w/e 07/10/1950
5B   Crewe South 4w/e 31/12/1950
9F   Heaton Mersey 4w/e 27/01/1951
9F   Heaton Mersey m/e 31/01/1951
9F   Heaton Mersey m/e 28/02/1951
2B   Nuneaton 4w/e 03/10/1953
9B   Stockport Edgeley w/e 04/06/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 25/02/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 25D Mirfield w/e 08/11/1947
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath w/e 30/09/1950
ALLOC 5B Crewe South m/e 31/12/1950
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey m/e 31/01/1951
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey m/e 28/02/1951
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 4w/e 03/10/1953
LOAN 9B Stockport Edgeley 5w/e 11/06/1966
ALLOC 9B Stockport Edgeley 4w/e 09/07/1966
WDN   w/e 25/02/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
21/04/1948 Horwich Works On 21/4 the following locomotives were in the Erecting Shop: Nos. 133/49, 205, 2701/82/86, 2958, 3841, 4060, 4220, 4307/68, 4497, 4517/48, 5079, 8751/61, 9501/08/20/37, 10630, 10953, 11313/20, 11425, 12089, 12133/71, 12268, 12399, 12411, 12522, 12615 an 12870, while awaiting Works were the following: Nos. 131, 2646, 2796, 2964, 9545, 9607, 10852, 11410, 12152/60, 12397, 12438/67, 12582, 12821/39. Nos. 10429, 10717, 10901, 12247/56, 12422, 12824/37/61 an 12902 were on the scrap road; the boiler of No. 11116 is still there. Nos. R10600 an R10617 are still standing between the Erecting and Paint Shops-the glass having been removed from the coach windows. The only renumbered locomotive seen here with a new cast smoke-box numberplate was No. 45220, the rest not having received them yet. SLS/194806
14/08/1963 Crewe Works (Yard) 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
24/01/1965 Crewe Works (Outside) Erecting shop: D1661-71, D1672-7 bodies, D225, D267, D299, D335, D1502/10/21/35/68/9, D1604/7, D1724/44, D5710, D6854, D8048, 42141/252/468/699, 44682/773/841/965, 48163/8/204/327/612/77/97/739, 70008/15/23/42/5, 92015/93/167/9. Outside: D1653/60, D1515, D1701, D229, 44684, 48315/751, 92002. Side of Works: 44691/717, 45300, 70022/35, 48035/322/423. Paint shop: E3704, 71000 stored, D236, D347, D1655/6/9, D5714. Outside: D1654/7/8, D1756, D5700, D6853, D8060, E3018, 45193, 48212, 78041, 92047/132/9. Traverser area: 44778, D233, D382, D1511/30, D1688, D5703, D7594, D8036/42/61. SLS/196503

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1946 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3146
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1988
   
03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3546    
11/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8751    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Mirfield (25D)    
08/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48751    
30/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
27/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
28/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
04/06/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Stockport Edgeley (9B)    
25/02/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48751    
07/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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