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Record: 71951 (21/04/2026)
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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Western Railway 1842 m/e 10/1898
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8966 m/e 08/1926
British Railways 48966 m/e 08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Webb
Class A Compound
Company History LNWR/LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
A10/1898
C01/1906
G1 (0-8-0)08/1926
G2A (0-8-0)12/1944
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 3847
To Service During 10/1898
Withdrawal w/e Sat 18/02/1950
Service Life 51 yrs, 4 mths , 19 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date Reference
    (New) m/e 10/1898  
8A   Edge Hill on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)  
8C   Speke Junction w/e 09/04/1949  
3C   Ryecroft (Walsall) w/e 29/10/1949  
6B   Mold Junction w/e 31/12/1949  
6B   Mold Junction 3w/e 14/01/1950  
     Withdrawn w/e 18/02/1950  

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction w/e 09/04/1949
ALLOC 3C Ryecroft (Walsall) w/e 29/10/1949
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction w/e 31/12/1949
WDN   w/e 18/02/1950

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1898 To Service To service as London and North Western Railway Number 1842
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 3847		    
08/1926 Renumbered Renumbered to 8966    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Edge Hill (8A)    
08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48966    
09/04/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
29/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Ryecroft (Walsall) (3C)    
31/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
14/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
18/02/1950 Withdrawn Condemned as 48966    

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