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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3150 m/e 10/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3550 m/e 03/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8755 m/e 10/1947
British Railways 48755 w/e 24/07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Works Number 1556
To Service During 10/1945
Withdrawal During 09/1966
Service Life 20 yrs, 11 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1967 at Cohens (Kettering)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1945
25G   Farnley Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
25D   Mirfield w/e 17/01/1948
26A   Newton Heath w/e 30/09/1950
26A   Newton Heath 4w/e 07/10/1950
3A   Bescot 4w/e 08/09/1951
3A   Bescot w/e 13/10/1951
5C   Stafford w/e 14/05/1960
1E   Bletchley w/e 23/06/1962
1F   Rugby w/e 12/10/1963
2B   Oxley w/e 09/01/1965
2E   Saltley w/e 19/06/1965
     Withdrawn m/e 09/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MEX Mexborough 9w/e 31/03/1946
LOAN 25G Farnley Junction w/e 25/10/1947
ALLOC 25D Mirfield w/e 17/01/1948
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath w/e 30/09/1950
LOAN 3A Bescot w/e 08/09/1951
ALLOC 3A Bescot w/e 13/10/1951
ALLOC 5C Stafford 4w/e 28/05/1960
ALLOC 1E Bletchley 4w/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 1F Rugby 5w/e 12/10/1963
ALLOC 2B Oxley 5w/e 09/01/1965
ALLOC 2E Saltley 4w/e 10/07/1965
WDN   w/e 01/10/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/01/1961 Crewe Works (Paint Shop) Paint Shop: D77/8, D83/5, D3921, 42179, 45063/8, 45646/95, 48755, L.N.W.R. 1054 and the usual preserved engines. Outside Paint Shop: D74/5/9, D80/2/4, 44767, 45132, 45201, 45348, 45667, 46457, 48529, 48600, 70032, 90346. Works Sidings: 40161, 44697, 44734/82, 44867, 44936, 45336, 45428, 46235, 46430, 49158/99, 49270, 49432, 70021, 84015, 92092, 92160/7. Erecting Shop: D90-6, 42476, 42580, 44869, 45037/48, 45197, 45219/40/50/77/94, 45302/44, 45411/9, 45506/78/82, 45616/38/54/75/80, 46203/9/47/50/5, 46410/36, 48054, 48120/73, 48255, 48438, 48635/68, 48898, 49281, 70033, 90137/8/57/97, 90203/33/51, 90316, 90509, 92018/33/43, 92134/55/65. Outside Erecting Shop: 42295, 45515/60, 46103/36/7, 48508, 49034, 90297, 92048. New Erecting Shop: D76, D81/6-9, D97-102. Cutting-up Shop: Nil. SLS/196102
13/12/1964 Doncaster MPD (Also on shed) Stored: 60139/49, 61212, 90469/717, 92169/70/5; Also on shed: 48755(1F), D1519/39/45/56, D1766. SLS/196501

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1945 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3150
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1556		    
03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3550    
10/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8755    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Farnley Junction (25G)    
17/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Mirfield (25D)    
24/07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48755    
30/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
13/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
14/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford (5C)    
23/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (1E)    
12/10/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (1F)    
09/01/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (2B)    
19/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (2E)    
09/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48755    
06/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Kettering    

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