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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8159 m/e 01/1943
British Railways 48159 w/e 12/11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number Lot-154
To Service During 01/1943
Withdrawal w/e Mon 27/03/1967
Service Life 24 yrs, 2 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1943
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 22/06/1946
20D   Normanton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
20A   Holbeck (MR) w/e 07/02/1948
18A   Toton 4w/e 24/02/1951
20A   Holbeck (MR) 4w/e 16/06/1951
55D   Royston w/e 16/09/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 27/03/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 29A Perth South 4w/e 10/11/1945
LOAN 20D Normanton w/e 10/05/1947
ALLOC 20D Normanton w/e 31/05/1947
ALLOC 20A Holbeck (MR) w/e 07/02/1948
LOAN 18A Toton m/e 28/02/1951
EXLOAN 20A Holbeck (MR) w/e 02/06/1951
ALLOC 55B Stourton 3w/e 30/09/1961
WDN   w/e 27/03/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
03/07/1958 Derby Works (Erecting shop no. 1 bay) Paint shop- 42310 G, 42530 I, 43991 I, 44044 G, 48056 G, 48419 I, 48644 G, D3529 (No. 27-new), D3530 (No. 28). Diesel erecting shop- 12066 G, 15004 Casual, D8015 Casual, new work (order no. D658) no. 29 (D3531) on test, nos. 30-39 (D3532-41) all engines mounted, nos. 46-50 (D3548-52) frames in stocks. Erecting shop (no. 2 bay)- 42308 I, 42528 G, 43514 G, 43822 G, 43906 I, 43932 I, 47535 I, 47660 I, 48694 G; Erecting shop (no. 1 bay)- 40010 G, 42336 G, 42348 G, 42373 I, 42376 G, 42377 I, 42391 G, 42541 G, 42680 I, 43459 I, 44288 G, 48075 G, 48159 G, 75037 G, 75047 G, stripping- 42536 I, 47289 I, 47552 G; Erecting shop (no. 3 bay)-, new work Diesel main line-D5001-7 new (nos. 2-8) engines mounted on D5001-3; D1, D2 new (nos. 1 & 2) framework only. Yard- 40047, 40657, 40680, 42322, 42506/25/29, 44135/46/61, 44290, 47504, 53807, 58196, 75034, D8000, D5000. M.R. 118 has returned from Carlisle. SLS/195807
28/07/1958 Derby Works (Steam erecting shop, no. 1 bay) 28th July. Paint shop-42348 I, 42391 G, 43459 I, 47434 G, 47660 I, 75037 G. Diesel Erecting shop-15000/4, D8015; new work order D658-nos. 34-42 (D3536-44), nos. 49-52 (D3551-4) frames only. Steam erecting shop, no. 1 bay- 40010 G, 42181 I, 42303 I, 42322 G, 42336 I, 42376 G, 42377 I, 42481 Casual, 42529, 42541 G, 47275, 47289 I, 47504 I, 47552 G, 48002 G, 48075 G, 48159 G, 48696 I and 75034 G; Steam erecting shop, no. 2 bay- 40657 I, 42308 I, 42369 G, 42528 G, 44146 Casual, 44288, 47333 G, 47470 G and 48694 I. Steam erecting shop, No. 3 bay- new work, main line diesel; Nos. 2-10 (D5001-9) Bo-Bo; D1 an D2 1-Co-Co-1. Works yard- 12066, 40047, 40680, 41106, 42525, 43356, 43997, 44046, 44135, 44161, 47309, 48024, 80044 an D3530. Test House- D5000; this returned from inspection on 24th July from Marylebone and is the first main line diesel-electric built at Derby under M. Plan-it is painted in B.R. green with grey roof and grey-green waist band about 1' thick around centre and B.R. crests below waist-bands at no. 2 cab end. 1160 h.p., Sulzer diesel engine, B.T.H. elec. equipment. SLS/195808
10/12/1960 Horwich Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard: 40173, 43023, 44125, 44262, 44602, 48084/9, 48130/88/97, 48249/54, 48457/69, 48664, 48747, 49505, 51498, 52305. Cutting-up Yard: 51227, 52139/79, 52445/52. Erecting Shop: Frames for three new diesel shunters, 12010, 40089, 40120/48, 42649, 42701/59/60/71/85, 42859, 43047, 43122, 43931, 44018 (marked to be cut-up), 44292, 44309/41, 44458, 48082, 48152/9/63, 48247/74, 48340, 48709/21, 76078/85. Paint Shop: uM28341/83M, F.R.3, L.Y.R. 1008. Works Shunters: 11304/5/24/68, 47402, 51429. SLS/196102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1943 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8159
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number Lot-154
   
22/06/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Normanton (20D)    
07/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
12/11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48159    
24/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
16/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
16/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Royston (55D)    
27/03/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48159    
09/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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