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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8324 m/e 02/1944
British Railways 48324 w/e 02/04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number Lot-158
To Service During 02/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 17/06/1967
Service Life 23 yrs, 4 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1967 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1944
18A   Toton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
14A   Cricklewood East w/e 23/05/1959
16D   Annesley w/e 22/09/1962
16G   Westhouses w/e 03/07/1965
9H   Patricroft w/e 24/07/1965
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 29/01/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 17/06/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 18A Toton w/e 07/12/1946
ALLOC 14A Cricklewood East 4w/e 30/05/1959
ALLOC 16D Annesley 5w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 16G Westhouses 4w/e 10/07/1965
ALLOC 9H Patricroft 4w/e 07/08/1965
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 4w/e 05/02/1966
WDN   w/e 17/06/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
17/10/1945 Swansea Paxton Street MPD Home engines on shed on 17/10 were: 1676, 2360/81/90, 7715/41, 7807, 7931/3/41, 8325/44/5, 8673/89/91, 9033, 9260, 9358, 27621, 28543, 28622. Other locos were 2307, 5245, 5318, 8324, 8688, 9019 of 4A and 7258 of 4C. SLS/194601
31/03/1949 Crewe Works During the past month a further seven Class '5' 4-6-0's-Nos. 44718-24 inclusive-have been put into traffic, painted black with red, cream and grey lining but carrying neither lettering nor crests on the tender sides. No. 46202 recently returned to traffic. The engine was run in on trips from Crewe to Shrewsbury during W/E 19/3, and returned to the regular London-Liverpool working the following week. Since then, however, it is reported to have failed again at Camden, details are not known.
Dynamometer car trials were carried out with Class '4' 2-6-0 No. 43027 on the Crewe-Holyhead line during W/E 9/4; the dynamometer car used was No. 1. Locomotives entering Works during March included:-Nos. 42227/52, 2263/66, 2432/54/80, 2541/44/63, 2611/13/42/50/57/60/73, 44745, 4775, 4819/72/97, 4911/39/63, 44984, 5046/54/88, 45091, 5110/45, 45195, 45229/34, 5244, 45264, 5269/96/7/8, 45326, 5343/82/84, 5408, 5501, 45520, 5556, 45568, 5591, 45597, 5659/70, 45676/90/99, 5703/35, 6004, 46100, 6103/10/13/21, 46134, 6155/56, 46160/63, 6169, 6206/27, 46231, 6235/50/1/2/5, 7972, 47982, 7994/95, 8026/75, 8112/50/57, 8206/70, 8301/2/3/17/24/31/50/61/67, 8495, 8522, 8610/45/91, 48696, 8770, 8906/18, 9042/52/74, 9110/11/66/85, 9210/59/63/89/96/97, 9305/29/40/63/81, 9419/27/29, 28619, 58889 and 2-10-0 73788 (65F).		 SLS/194905
17/10/1958 Derby Works (Erecting Shop, No. 1 bay) 17th October, 1958. Paint shop-42392 G, 42525 G, 48008 G, 75043 G, 80043 G, D3553/4 (new-Order D658), D5002 (new-order B251). Diesel Erecting Shop- 10202/3, 12090, 15004, D3555-3564 (new-order D658), outside- 10201. Test House- D5001, D5700. Erecting Shop, No. 1 bay- 41157 I, 42324 G, 42328 G, 42502 G, 42508 G, 42524 G, 44082 G, 44304 G, 44516 G, 47674 G, 48305 G, 48324 G, 48332 G, 73023 I, 75040 G. Stripping- 44466, 48363, 80060 an 80144. Erecting Shop, No. 2 Bay- 42367 I, 47589 G, 48530 G, 48617 I, 80143 I; Stripping- 40694, 42513 an 44137. Yard- 40047, 40680/931, 41167, 42370/513, 43231/301/522/815, 47309, 12096 an 15000. SLS/195811
14/08/1961 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: D223/33, D2503, D3017, D5025, D5134/5. Diesel Test House: D43, D220, D3053, D5144, 12092. Shunter Test House: 12069. New Building: D46-D49, D138-D143. Finishing Shop: D44/5, D226/88, D8010. Erecting Shop: D3016/58, 13122, 13250, 42082, 42178, 42374, 42523, 42697, 44123, 44215, 44380, 44528, 47345/85/93, 48004/24, 48211, 48312/24/82, 48469, 48621, 48729, 73127. Paint Shop: MR1000, 42501, 44135, 44203, 48193. In Works Sidings: D230, 12000/96, D2501, 41532, 41835, 42307/49/60, 42415, 42506/10/31, 43846, 43905, 44171, 44278, 44527, 47268, 47629/62, 48218, 48765, 58850, 73125, 75050. SLS/196109

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8324
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number Lot-158		    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Toton (18A)    
02/04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48324    
23/05/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Cricklewood East (14A)    
22/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (16D)    
03/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Westhouses (16G)    
24/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (9H)    
29/01/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
17/06/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48324    
11/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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