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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8704 m/e 06/1944
British Railways 48704 w/e 19/11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 06/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 11/09/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 3 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1965 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1944
15B   Kettering on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
16C   Derby w/e 19/09/1964
9G   Gorton w/e 07/11/1964
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 27/03/1965
8L   Aintree w/e 17/04/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 11/09/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 16C Derby 3w/e 03/10/1964
ALLOC 9G Gorton 4w/e 07/11/1964
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam 2w/e 10/04/1965
ALLOC 8L Aintree 4w/e 08/05/1965
WDN   w/e 11/09/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
13/04/1960 Derby Works (Erecting Shop, No. 1 Bay) Paint Shop: 42500 G, 75053 I, D3952/3 New, D5114 New, D5713 Casual. Diesel Erecting Shop:-10001 G, 12045/70/6/99, 13118, D2901/8, D8004, 4 D.E. Sh. 0-6-0. Erecting Shop, No. 1 Bay:-42099 G, 42219/389/406/520 G, 42556 I, 47578 G, 48027/64/673 I, 48696 G 48704 G, 75012/19 I. No. 1 Bay Stripping:- 42213/311, 44289. Erecting Shop, No. 2 Bay:- 44270 Casual, 9 0-6-0 D.E. Sh. No. 2 Bay Stripping:- 44133, 48403, 73004. Erecting Shop, No. 3 Bay:- D5003 Casual 3 1.Co-Co.1 2300 H.P. D.E., 8 Bo-Bo 1160 H.P. D.E. (D5118 etc.) Test House:- 10202, D2220, D3955/7, D5117, D8012. Diesel Finishing Shop:- D214, D5014 Casual, D5115/6. Yard:- 40070, 40633, 42211, 42301/20/8/31/2/53/62/417/48, 43314, 43637, 44209/406/515, 47326/96, 47400 Frames, 48100/661, 75036/54, M.R. 1000 Cecil Raikes, D10, D3015, D5716/18, ED6, 10100, 10800. SLS/196005
09/07/1962 Derby Works (Stone Pit) Diesel Erecting Shop: E3071 (arrived at Derby on June 20th for testing purposes), ED3, D37, D62, D79, D104, D117/8, D176, D3018, D5009/27, D5135. Outside Diesel Erecting Shop: D3291. Test House: D46, D97, D173/5, D308, D5019. Shunter Test House: D3125. New Building: D180-D189. Finishing Shop: D63, D92, D177/8, D287. Erecting Shop: ED1, D3177, 13121, 41533, 42095, 42240/7, 44049, 44214, 44362, 47532, 48607, 73066/70, 73131/7/8, 75038/63. Paint Shop: D174, MR1000. 'Stone Pit': 44583, 48167, 48704. 'Foundry Row': 44030, 44158. 'Klondyke Sidings' : D38, D50, D5017, 10201/3, plus frames of an unidentified diesel shunter (d12000?). Shop Road: 48673. 'Bone Yard': 42146/84 (both stored). SLS/196208
10/08/1962 Derby MPD Ex-Works on Shed: D38 (82A), D3018 (2A), D5075 (2A), D5139 (9A), 41533 (41E), 42095 (12C), 44162 (18A), 45240 (5A) - Ex Crewe, 48167 (18A), 48704 (15B), 73066 (14D), D54 new ex Crewe arrived on Shed towing D2506 (5A) for works attention. SLS/196209

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8704
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kettering (15B)    
19/11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48704    
19/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (16C)    
07/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
27/03/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
17/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (8L)    
11/09/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 48704    
12/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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