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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8547 m/e 03/1945
British Railways 48547 w/e 07/01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1954
To Service During 03/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 18/03/1967
Service Life 22 yrs , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1967 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1945
20C   Royston on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
20B   Stourton w/e 15/05/1948
20A   Holbeck (MR) w/e 02/06/1951
20A   Holbeck (MR) 4w/e 16/06/1951
17B   Burton 4w/e 27/12/1952
17B   Burton 5w/e 03/01/1953
18C   Hasland 8w/e 05/10/1957
9K   Bolton w/e 20/06/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 18/03/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
EXLOAN 20C Royston on 25/07/1947
ALLOC 20B Stourton w/e 15/05/1948
ALLOC 20A Holbeck (MR) w/e 02/06/1951
ALLOC 17B Burton 4w/e 27/12/1952
ALLOC 18C Hasland 4w/e 05/10/1957
ALLOC 9K Bolton 5w/e 11/07/1964
WDN   w/e 18/03/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
14/11/1958 Derby Works (Erecting shop-1 bay) 14th Nov. Paint shop- 42524 I, 43975 G, 47438 I, D3561 New, D5003/4 New. D/E shop- 10202, 10800, 12043, 13057/124, 15004, ED7, 10 D/E shunters D3562-71 (Order D658, 60-69). Test House- D5002. Erecting shop-1 bay, 42349 I, 42513 G, 43994 G, 44007 I, 44245 G, 44566 G, 47599 G, 47621 G, 48026 G, 48182 I, 48212 I, 48339 I, 48352 G, 48359 G, 48503 G, 48547 G, 53802 I, 75020 G, 80064 I, 80142 I. Erecting shop-2 bay- 42230 I, 42332 I, 43844, 43972 I, 47404 I, 48114 I, 48415 I, 48662 G, 80140 I. Erecting shop-3 bay- 9 Bo-Bo D/E 1160 H,P. D5005-13, 3 1Co-Col D/E 2300 H.P. D1, D3 an D4. Yard- 40047, 40420, 40680, SLS/195812

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8547
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1954
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Royston (20C)    
15/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Stourton (20B)    
07/01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 48547    
02/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
16/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
27/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Burton (17B)    
03/01/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Burton (17B)    
05/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Hasland (18C)    
20/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (9K)    
18/03/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48547    
09/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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