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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3154 m/e 12/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3554 m/e 03/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8759 m/e 01/1948
British Railways 48759 w/e 11/03/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Works Number 1560
To Service During 12/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 27/11/1965
Service Life 19 yrs, 11 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1966 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1945
26A   Newton Heath on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
15B   Kettering w/e 02/04/1949
15B   Wellingborough w/e 13/03/1965
15A   Leicester Midland w/e 26/06/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 27/11/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW MEX Mexborough on 13/12/1945
ALLOC MEX Mexborough on 13/04/1947
LOAN 26A Newton Heath w/e 17/01/1948
LOAN 15B Kettering w/e 06/03/1948
ALLOC 15B Kettering w/e 02/04/1949
ALLOC 15B Wellingborough 5w/e 13/03/1965
ALLOC 15A Leicester Midland 4w/e 10/07/1965
WDN   w/e 27/11/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/08/1962 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: D48, D104, D132, D179, D5000/80, 10001. Outside Diesel Erecting Shop: ED3, D5, D178, D3125, D5017. Test House: D90, D122, D176, D5018, Pullman Coach No. uM60090. Shunter Test House: D3121. New Building: D183-D192. Finishing Shop: D68, D108, D180-D182, D5022. Erecting Shop: D2386, D3117/77, 12054, 42240/7, 42335, 42413, 44321, 44575, 48000, 48132, 48673, 48759, 73161/5. Paint Shop: D177, MR1000. Outside Paint Shop: 43994. 'Stone Pit': 73159, 75063. 'Foundry Row': 42069, 42500, 43216, 43682, 44122, 73131. 'Klondyke Sidings' : D58, D87, D96, D5014/28, D5134, 10201/3, 73137 (frames only). SLS/196209
03/05/1964 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Awaiting Works at Scrap Yard: 44835, 45064, 48053, 48354, 48717, 70022. Awaiting Scrap at Scrap Yard: 42897, 42922, 48140, 48209. Diesel Erecting Shop: D277, D342, D349, D6843, 26005, 26034, 26048. Outside Diesel Erecting Shop: D205, D210, D219, D241, D255, D274, D1582 painted, D1583, D1585 undercoat, D1609, D1610, D1611 shell only, 26047, 27006, 46457. Outside Erecting Shop: D254, 42081, 42410, 45080, 45112, 45217, 48528, 92156, 92177. Erecting Shop: D226, D248, D256, D315, D335, D336, D340, D1591 undercoat, D1592 nearly complete, D1593, D1594, D1595, D1596 motors mounted, D1597, D1598, D1599, D1600, D1601, D1602, D1603, D1604, D1605, D1606, D1607, D1608 shell only, D5719, D6789, D6794, D6884, D8050, 42055, 42085, 42394, 44665, 44873, 44884, 45132, 45147, 45182, 45336, 45354, 45415, 45647, 46436, 48211, 48258, 48313, 48424, 48746, 48749, 48759, 92026, 92030, 92085. Works Yard: 42583, 44662, 44872, 44898, 45000, 45271, 45558, 48070, 48171, 48371, 48462, 48538, 48602, 48613, 48684, 70010, 70024, 70049, 78002, 78007, 78017, 92062, 92102, 92126, 92154, 92166, 92227. Outside Paint Shop: D298, D1584 undercoat, D5717, D6775, D6863, D8002, D8027, 48742. Paint Shop: D1578 painted, D1579, D1580, D1581, D1586, D1587, D1588, D1589, D1590 undercoat, 26028. SLS/196406

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1945 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3154
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1560
   
03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3554    
01/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 8759    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newton Heath (26A)    
02/04/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Kettering (15B)    
11/03/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 48759    
13/03/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15B)    
26/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15A)    
27/11/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 48759    
03/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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