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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8545 m/e 02/1945
British Railways 48545 w/e 30/04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1952
To Service During 02/1945 to Dunfermline Upper (DFU)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 18/02/1967
Service Life 22 yrs , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DFU   Dunfermline Upper (New) m/e 02/1945
STM   St Margarets m/e 02/1945
20C   Royston on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
18D   Staveley (Barrow Hill) w/e 28/05/1949
18A   Toton 4w/e 09/08/1958
14A   Cricklewood East w/e 07/01/1961
18A   Toton w/e 21/01/1961
15B   Kettering w/e 24/11/1962
15B   Wellingborough w/e 13/03/1965
15A   Leicester Midland w/e 26/06/1965
8E   Northwich w/e 25/06/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 18/02/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK 91M To London Midland Region on 27/01/1947
ALLOC 18D Staveley (Barrow Hill) w/e 28/05/1949
LOAN 41E Staveley (Barrow Hill) on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 41E Staveley (Barrow Hill) on 23/02/1958
LOAN 18A Toton 4w/e 09/08/1958
ALLOC 18A Toton 4w/e 06/09/1958
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region 4w/e 06/09/1958
ALLOC 18A Toton 5w/e 04/02/1961
ALLOC 15B Kettering 4w/e 01/12/1962
ALLOC 15B Wellingborough 5w/e 13/03/1965
ALLOC 15A Leicester Midland 4w/e 10/07/1965
ALLOC 8E Northwich 4w/e 09/07/1966
WDN   w/e 18/02/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
14/01/1960 Derby Works (Erecting Shop, No. 1 Bay) Paint Shop: M.R.1000, 43911 I, 44274 G, 48097 G, 48205 I, 75054 I. Diesel Erecting Shop: ED4/6, 12097/8, 13090, D5004, D8209. New Work: 6 D-E Sh., 0-6-0 (D3937-D3942). Test House: D5068/9/70. Diesel Finishing Shop: D7/10, D5016/71/2. Erecting Shop, No. 1 Bay: 42394 G, 42502/13 G, 43342/682 I, 44098/381 G, 47377/429/45 G, 48181 I, 48355 G, 48382/436 I, 48607 G, 75051/61/4 I, Str., 48338/545. Erecting Shop, No. 2.Bay: 42315 G, 42533 I, 44160 I, 73133/4 (Cas.) Str., 42293, 43832. Erecting Shop, No. 3 Bay: D1, 9 Bo-Bo. 1160 H.P. D-E (D5073-81). 3 1-Co-Co-1 2300 H.P. D-E (D11-D14). Yard: 40413. 41763, 42354, 43370, 43531/828, 47309/67, 48387/424, 10100/800, D4/5/6/9, D5014. SLS/196002
14/11/1965 Crewe Works (Traverser Area) Main Erecting shop: 42249, 44690, 44761, 45021/150, 48176/214/53/78/92, 48544, 48775, 70010/25/6/9/53. 92012, D181, D208/15/21/89/97, D311/32/82/98, D1518/32/42/50/7/60/7/84/97, D1980-9. Electric shop: E3014/45/7/51/86, 26002/8, 27002. New Diesel Repair Shop: D153, D1534/70/82, D1683, D1717/76, D1843/60. Test Area: D1536/72, D1976, D5705/14. Traverser Area: 45421, 48545, 70013, 26027, E3060, D376/7, D1516/23/8/68, D1646/89, D1715, D1849, D5244, D5716. Side of Works: 48744, 70047, 92117/228, E3052. Paint shop: D1974/5/7/8/9, 46235, D305/58, E3054/97, D5709. Outside paint shop: 44809, 48033, 92063 re-painted, D347, D1541, D1634, D1770, D5710. SLS/196512

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1945 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (STM)    
02/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8545
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1952
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Royston (20C)    
30/04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48545    
28/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (Barrow Hill) (18D)    
09/08/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
07/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Cricklewood East (14A)    
21/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
24/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Kettering (15B)    
13/03/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15B)    
26/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15A)    
25/06/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (8E)    
18/02/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48545    
08/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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