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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3157 m/e 01/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3557 m/e 03/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8762 m/e 10/1947
British Railways 48762 w/e 20/11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Works Number 1563
To Service During 01/1946
Withdrawal w/e Sat 26/02/1966
Service Life 20 yrs, 1 mth , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1966 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1946
26A   Newton Heath on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
26B   Agecroft w/e 28/02/1948
26C   Bolton w/e 06/08/1949
24A   Accrington w/e 04/08/1951
24A   Accrington 4w/e 11/08/1951
3A   Bescot 4w/e 29/12/1951
5C   Stafford w/e 14/05/1960
21B   Bescot w/e 23/06/1962
6C   Croes Newydd w/e 21/09/1963
6B   Mold Junction w/e 05/10/1963
5B   Crewe South w/e 25/01/1964
2C   Stourbridge Junction w/e 14/11/1964
2E   Saltley w/e 19/06/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 26/02/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MEX Mexborough on 13/04/1947
LOAN 26A Newton Heath w/e 25/10/1947
ALLOC 26B Agecroft w/e 28/02/1948
ALLOC 26C Bolton w/e 06/08/1949
ALLOC 24A Accrington w/e 04/08/1951
LOAN 3A Bescot w/e 13/10/1951
ALLOC 3A Bescot 4w/e 29/12/1951
ALLOC 5C Stafford 4w/e 28/05/1960
ALLOC 21B Bescot 4w/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction 5w/e 12/10/1963
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 3w/e 01/02/1964
ALLOC 2C Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 05/12/1964
ALLOC 2E Saltley 4w/e 10/07/1965
WDN   w/e 26/02/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
26/11/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D10, D132-4, 44695, 45101/90, 45200, 45617/74, 45702, 48605, 49395, 78042. Paint Shop Yard: D135, 42213, 44697, 44757, 45608, 45710, 46130, 48252, 48476, 50850, 70048. New Erecting Shop: D1/3/9, D136/7, D214/31, D5140. Erecting Shop: D50-8, D290, 41251, 42148, 42224/55, 42440, 42571, 42679, 44690, 44942-4/89, 45046/92, 45145, 45256/90, 45301/37/86, 45424/93, 45543/52, 45695, 45709, 46133, 46224/53, 46506, 48130, 48399, 48408/45, 48532, 48638/49, 48700/3/36/62, 49130, 49361, 70042, 90188, 90365, 92017/76/82, 92125. Erecting Shop Yard: 42287/94, 44765, 44965, 45186/97, 45719, 46141. Minor Repair Road: 44753, 45646, 92025. Works Sidings: 44746/81, 44887, 45026/42, 45680, 46109, 47255, 47403/5, 48215, 48500/28/51, 78035, 90675, 92016/8, 92163. Scrap Road: 42545, 45401 just cut up, 45630 being cut up, 40033/4/8/64, 40569, 42217, 42467, 42549, 42683, 48927, 49401/53 intact. Works Shunters: 13292, 44374, 51412/46, 47592, 47608/61, 52093, 52218, 52441/59. SLS/196201
27/03/1966 Crewe Works (Stored or waiting works) Erecting Shop: 44659, 45132, 46443, 48392, 70038, 75009, 76040, 92002/16/77/123/227, D209, D290/9, D307/9/20, D1100-6, D1554/6/62/5, D1712/31, D1750, D1998/9, D8025. Traverser area: D215/9/34/53/72, D300/35/79, D1507/53/63/95/6, D1601/10, D1720, D1906, 26042, E3041/9, 92093. Old Cutting up shop: D233, D1537, D1859, D5704, E3045. Electric Shop: E3037/67/168, 26013/31. Test Area: D343, D5277, D7568. New shop: D305, D1505/15/24/41, D1617, D5227/31, D7554, E3031. Paint shop: 45135/305, 46235, 70003, 71000, 92026, D1993-7, D5709, D8010, 26034/57. Stored or waiting works: 44890, 45374/99, 45600, 47681, 48555, 48762, 78034. SLS/196605

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1946 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3157
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1563		    
03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3557    
10/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8762    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newton Heath (26A)    
28/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Agecroft (26B)    
20/11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48762    
06/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (26C)    
04/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Accrington (24A)    
11/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Accrington (24A)    
29/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
14/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford (5C)    
23/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (21B)    
21/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (6C)    
05/10/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
25/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
14/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Stourbridge Junction (2C)    
19/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (2E)    
26/02/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48762    
06/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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