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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3153 m/e 12/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3553 m/e 03/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8758 m/e 09/1947
British Railways 48758 w/e 09/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Works Number 1559
To Service During 12/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 23/12/1967
Service Life 22 yrs , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1945
5B   Crewe South on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
1A   Willesden w/e 24/12/1949
1A   Willesden 3w/e 14/01/1950
12B   Carlisle Canal w/e 02/06/1951
12B   Carlisle Canal 4w/e 16/06/1951
68A   Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 09/08/1952
9D   Newton Heath w/e 27/06/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 23/12/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW MEX Mexborough on 01/12/1945
LOAN 5B Crewe South w/e 27/09/1947
LOAN 5C Stafford w/e 05/03/1949
EXLOAN 5B Crewe South w/e 07/05/1949
ALLOC 1A Willesden w/e 24/12/1949
ALLOC 12B Carlisle Canal w/e 02/06/1951
ALLOC 68A Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 09/08/1952
ALLOC 9D Newton Heath 5w/e 11/07/1964
WDN 9D Newton Heath w/e 23/12/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
15/08/1952 Stranraer MPD The following locos. were on shed: 41099 (68C), 600/11/16 (68C), 45480 (68B) and 57445 (68C). Visitors included 48758 (68A), 44706 (67A) and 42919 (68B). 44101 was working the 10.0 p.m. Stranraer-College freight and 45642 Rodney the 9.15 p.m. 'Northern Irishman.' Shunting duties are performed by 0-4-4T 55125 and 0-6-OT 56372 an 56234. The latter shunts the Harbour Station. SLS/195211

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1945 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3153
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1559
   
03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3553    
09/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8758    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Crewe South (5B)    
09/10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48758    
24/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
14/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
02/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Canal (12B)    
16/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Canal (12B)    
09/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (68A)    
27/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (9D)    
23/12/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48758    
03/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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