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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Western Railway 1287 m/e 09/1903
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8942 m/e 12/1927
British Railways 48942 m/e 09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Webb
Class 4 Cylinder Compound
Company History LNWR/LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B09/1903
G1 (0-8-0)09/1925
G2A (0-8-0)06/1940
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 4359
To Service During 09/1903
Withdrawal w/e Sat 07/10/1961
Service Life 58 yrs, 1 mth , 6 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1903
8C   Speke Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 15/08/1959
     Withdrawn w/e 07/10/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 8w/e 05/09/1959
WDN   w/e 07/10/1961

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1903 To Service To service as London and North Western Railway Number 1287
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 4359
   
12/1927 Renumbered Renumbered to 8942    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Speke Junction (8C)    
09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48942    
15/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
07/10/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 48942    

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