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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 9668 on 06/06/1932
British Railways 49668 m/e 08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class 7F
Company History LMS
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
To Service Sat 06/06/1932
Withdrawal w/e Sat 11/11/1961
Service Life 29 yrs, 5 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 06/06/1932
26F   Lees (Oldham) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
27B   Aintree 4w/e 28/12/1957
26B   Agecroft w/e 20/02/1960
     Withdrawn w/e 11/11/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 26F Lees (Oldham) w/e 22/11/1947
ALLOC 27B Aintree 4w/e 28/12/1957
ALLOC 26B Agecroft 4w/e 27/02/1960
WDN   w/e 11/11/1961

* 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
06/06/1932 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 9668
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Lees (Oldham) (26F)    
08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 49668    
28/12/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (27B)    
20/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Agecroft (26B)    
11/11/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 49668    
08/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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