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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8162 m/e 02/1943
British Railways 48162 w/e 06/08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number Lot-154
To Service During 02/1943
Withdrawal Sat 24/06/1967
Service Life 24 yrs, 4 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1967 at Cohens (Kettering)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1943
20C   Royston on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
56F   Low Moor 5w/e 14/06/1958
55B   Stourton 4w/e 11/10/1958
55D   Royston w/e 07/03/1959
     Withdrawn on 24/06/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 20C Royston 4w/e 10/11/1945
ALLOC 20C Royston 4w/e 08/12/1945
ALLOC 56F Low Moor 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 55B Stourton 5w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 55D Royston 4w/e 21/03/1959
WDN   on 24/06/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1945 Wellingborough During the last two weeks in December, there were numerous strangers in this area, helping with the Christmas workings when some expresses ran in as many as six parts-an unprecedented occurrence on the Midland Division. Locos noted included 324, 931 (20B); 1181 (19A), 2339 (21A), 2814 (2D), 4017 (19C), 4843 (22A), 4916, 5070 (1A), 5381 (5A), 5403 (5A), 5410 (8A), 5657 (22A), 8127 (20A), 8162 (20C), 8373 (4A). 2129, 2518 (13D), and 7312 (13B) have been seen working through light en route for shops. W.D. tanks 71473 an 71535 were dead in the loco yard on 23/12, but disappeared next day. SLS/194604
12/08/1964 Crewe Works (Paint Shop 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
02/1943 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8162
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number Lot-154		    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Royston (20C)    
06/08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48162    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (56F)    
11/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Stourton (55B)    
07/03/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Royston (55D)    
24/06/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48162    
11/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Kettering    

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