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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8500 m/e 02/1944
British Railways 48500 w/e 24/04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1924
To Service During 02/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 18/12/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 10 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1966 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1944
25A   Wakefield on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
9A   Longsight w/e 20/08/1949
5D   Stoke w/e 13/06/1960
6B   Mold Junction w/e 19/05/1962
8C   Speke Junction w/e 21/07/1962
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 14/03/1964
8L   Aintree w/e 03/04/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 18/12/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 25A Wakefield w/e 02/11/1946
LOAN 30A Corkerhill w/e 21/08/1948
EXLOAN 25A Wakefield w/e 06/11/1948
LOAN 5B Crewe South w/e 30/07/1949
LOAN 9A Longsight w/e 13/08/1949
ALLOC 9A Longsight w/e 20/08/1949
ALLOC 8D Widnes 4w/e 27/02/1960
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction 4w/e 02/06/1962
ALLOC 8G Sutton Oak (Peasley Cross) 5w/e 04/08/1962
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 04/04/1964
ALLOC 8L Aintree 2w/e 10/04/1965
WDN   w/e 18/12/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
26/11/1961 Crewe Works (Works Sidings) 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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8500
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1924
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Wakefield (25A)    
24/04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48500    
20/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Longsight (9A)    
13/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
19/05/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
21/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
14/03/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
03/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (8L)    
18/12/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 48500    
03/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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