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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 9618 on 18/04/1931
British Railways 49618 m/e 03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class 7F
Company History LMS
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
To Service Sat 18/04/1931
Withdrawal Sat 07/10/1961
Service Life 30 yrs, 5 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 18/04/1931
25D   Mirfield on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
26F   Lees (Oldham) w/e 28/04/1951
26F   Lees (Oldham) 4w/e 19/05/1951
26C   Bolton 4w/e 28/12/1957
26A   Newton Heath w/e 23/01/1960
26B   Agecroft w/e 15/07/1961
     Withdrawn on 07/10/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 26F Lees (Oldham) w/e 28/04/1951
ALLOC 26C Bolton 4w/e 28/12/1957
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 30/01/1960
ALLOC 26B Agecroft 5w/e 05/08/1961
WDN   w/e 07/10/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1960 Fowler 7F 0-8-0 By late March, six Fowler ex-L.M.S.R. Class 7F 0-8-0 locomotives survived in stock, divided between Newton Heath 49508 an 49618(26A), and Agecroft 49505, 49627, 49637 an 49668 (26B). SLS/196006
18/03/1962 Agecroft MPD 49618/68, 51206/7/37, 51407/8 were at Agecroft. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
18/04/1931 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 9618
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Mirfield (25D)    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 49618    
28/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Lees (Oldham) (26F)    
19/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Lees (Oldham) (26F)    
28/12/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (26C)    
23/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
15/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Agecroft (26B)    
07/10/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 49618    
11/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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