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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3158 m/e 02/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3558 m/e 03/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8763 m/e 10/1947
British Railways 48763 w/e 03/03/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Works Number 1991
To Service During 02/1946
Withdrawal w/e Sat 13/04/1968
Service Life 22 yrs, 2 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1969

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1946
26A   Newton Heath on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
21A   Saltley w/e 02/04/1949
16A   Nottingham 4w/e 14/08/1954
16G   Westhouses w/e 10/04/1965
16B   Colwick w/e 22/10/1966
9E   Trafford Park (LMS) w/e 12/11/1966
10D   Lostock Hall w/e 09/03/1968
     Withdrawn w/e 13/04/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW MEX Mexborough on 06/02/1946
ALLOC MEX Mexborough on 13/04/1947
LOAN 26A Newton Heath w/e 25/10/1947
LOAN 21A Saltley w/e 20/03/1948
ALLOC 21A Saltley w/e 02/04/1949
ALLOC 16A Nottingham 4w/e 04/09/1954
ALLOC 16G Westhouses 2w/e 10/04/1965
ALLOC 9E Trafford Park (LMS) 5w/e 12/11/1966
ALLOC 10D Lostock Hall 4w/e 09/03/1968
WDN 10D Lostock Hall w/e 13/04/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
24/10/1948 Bristol Barrow Road MPD On 24/10 the following were under repair at this shed-Nos. 1878 (17B), 3551 (3A), 4096 (22C), 4215 (16A) and 45660 (22A). Visiting locomotives included-Nos. 3287 (18A), 3930 (17B), M4010 (21A), 4775 (20A), 48187 (18A), 8424 (21A) and 8763. Both the new Class '4' 2-6-0's (Nos. 43012/13) were absent, one at Saltley 'unbalanced' and the other on a ballast working. 2-6-2T No. 29 (22A) still retains condensing apparatus. SLS/194812
25/02/1962 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Works Sidings: D2506, D3124, D5035/73/5/80/6, ED3, 12000/63, 42332/75, 47003, 47218, 47353, 47404/44/73/5, 48533, 58214, 73130, 75035. Gasworks : Nil, Roundhouse: M.R. 118/58A, Cecil Raikes, Thundersley. New Paint Shop: D157, M.R. 1000. Outside New Paint Shop: L.N.W.R, 2650, 48081. Diesel Test House: D158. Outside Diesel Test House: 12051. Diesel Finishing Shop: D38, D159/60, D5081/2, D5145. New Erecting Shop: D161-70. Erecting Shop: D2213, D3052, D3578, D3843, 13117, 42078, 42327/43/81, 43953, 44112, 44279, 44304/87, 44416, 47165, 47293/5, 47325, 47441, 47515, 47653, 48105/8, 48609, 48763, 75048. Diesel Repair Shop: D10/98/9, D122/9, D2236, D2864, D2904/12, D5018/23/6/76, D5142/6, ED1, Shed Road: 41168, 42363, 42448, Awaiting Works: 42409, 47483, 47643. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1946 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3158
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1991
   
03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3558    
10/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8763    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newton Heath (26A)    
02/04/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
03/03/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 48763    
14/08/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16A)    
10/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Westhouses (16G)    
22/10/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (16B)    
12/11/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LMS) (9E)    
09/03/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Lostock Hall (10D)    
13/04/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48763    
01/1969 Scrapped Scrapped    

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