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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8553 m/e 05/1945
British Railways 48553 w/e 07/05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1960
To Service During 05/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 16/03/1968
Service Life 22 yrs, 10 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1945
5B   Crewe South on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
15A   Wellingborough w/e 15/05/1948
26A   Newton Heath w/e 25/10/1958
9H   Patricroft w/e 07/12/1963
     Withdrawn w/e 16/03/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
EXLOAN IMM Immingham on 08/04/1947
LOAN 5B Crewe South w/e 12/04/1947
ALLOC 5B Crewe South w/e 26/04/1947
LOAN 18A Toton w/e 07/06/1947
ALLOC 18A Toton w/e 28/06/1947
ALLOC 15A Wellingborough w/e 15/05/1948
LOAN 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 01/11/1958
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 29/11/1958
ALLOC 9H Patricroft 4w/e 07/12/1963
WDN 9H Patricroft w/e 16/03/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/06/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D105-8/10, 45139, 45403, 45584, 45626, 46146, 78021. Outside Paint Shop: D97, D109, 41222/66, 42286, 44910, 45397, 45694, 46127, 46246, 49395, 92020. Works Sidings: 41269, 42441/78, 42604, 44685, 44714/66, 44832, 44907, 45021, 45208/34/96, 45438, 45535/91, 45641, 46125/8, 46404, 48525, 90163, 90388, 90595, 92033/74. Erecting Shop: D114-9, 41218/42, 42226/96, 42431, 42559, 42625/64, 44682, 44715, 44875/92, 44946, 45056/70/80, 45107/9, 45222/38/42, 45310/27/42, 45415/26/37, 45510/23/55/64, 45703/17, 46117, 46222/9/32/8, 46429, 46509, 48258, 48305/35/93, 48409/36, 48549/53/6, 48760, 49447, 70004, 78061, 90251/76, 90557, 90685, 90724, 92087, 92132. Outside Erecting Shop: 42227, 44874, 45686, 45734, 46116/70. New Erecting Shop: D111-3/20-4, D222. Scrap Yard: 40002, 40658/91, 43225, 43459, 47374, 52240/60, 52464, 52526 all intact, with 40502 being cut-up. Works Shunters: 12022, 44373/4, 47592, 47648, 51441/4/6, 52093, 52312. SLS/196107
25/06/1961 Crewe Works (Outside Paint Shop) Paint Shop: D112/3, 41326, 44682, 48549, 49395, 90537, Outside Paint Shop: D109-11, 10203, 45080, 45203, 45426, 46232, 46404, 48553, 48707, 70004. Works Sidings: 41229, 42118, 45104, 45218, 45438, 45516/29, 46155, 48287, 48648/97, 48761, 90163, 90327/81/8, 90685, 92030/77. Erecting Shop: D5016, 42136/58, 42234, 42452/78, 42589, 42651, 44658/85, 44714/28/48, 44857, 44949/87, 45021, 45107/89, 45238/47/8/9/86/96, 45367/70/94, 45410/35/45, 45588, 45641/58/61, 46102/42/7, 46243, 46441, 46502, 48154, 48264, 48375, 48446, 48724/67, 49048, 90125, 90264/66, 90338, 90408, 90528, 90646, 92074. Outside Erecting Shop: D78, D108, 42226, 44888, 44946, 45254, 45615, 46131, 46238, 46484, 92032. New Erecting Shop: D75, D114-26. Scrap Yard: 40050, 40126/55/71, 47571, 47605 all intact. SLS/196108
12/08/1964 Crewe Works (Works Yard) Arrival Sidings: 41264, 42233/581/651, 44836/8/934, 45005/38/249, 46487, 48050/205/301/556/617, 78023, 84028. Paint Shop: D1589, D1611/2/3/5/6, 26057, 27006, L.M.S. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland (painted in L.M.S. livery for Butlin's Camp, Ayrshire), 49395, Lion. Outside Paint Shop: D230/41/82, D302/22, D1610, D6826/36, 48641. Paint Shop Yard: 42210/152, 48158/62/462, 78010, 92203. Diesel Test Road: D207, D1614, D8053. Erecting Shop: New Construction D1619-D1636 in various stages of construction, D203/74/6/9/83, D304/6/29/33/84/6, D5719, D6843, D8009/13/17/55, 42134/577/611, 44695/946, 45003/338, 45558, 48104/36/215/18/87/305/531/710/67, 92001/59/166/77, 92205/12. No. 9 Shop: D1617/8. Outside Erecting Shop: 48010/193/466, 84026, 92042. Works Yard: D217/8/89/91, D350, D5706/16, D6758, D8045, 42115/697, 44593/937, 45297/325, 48002/153/267/426/548/53/676, 70001/9/36/51, 78044. Electric Traction Shop: E3021, 26033/52, D288, D315/24. Scrap Road: 48069/155/203/310/657/745, 84021/2. Dismantling Shed: 42090/614/86, 48335/64/494/540, 84025, 92065. SLS/196409

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8553
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1960
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Crewe South (5B)    
15/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15A)    
07/05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48553    
25/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
07/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (9H)    
16/03/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48553    
07/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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