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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8342 m/e 02/1944
British Railways 48342 w/e 03/12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Horwich Works
To Service During 02/1944
Withdrawal During 09/1966
Service Life 22 yrs , 7 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1966 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1944
18B   Westhouses on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
24D   Lower Darwen w/e 05/06/1948
6B   Mold Junction w/e 12/11/1949
9E   Trafford Park (LMS) 8w/e 14/06/1952
9D   Buxton (LNWR) 8w/e 11/07/1953
11E   Lancaster Green Ayre 4w/e 02/01/1954
21A   Saltley 4w/e 12/07/1958
16B   Kirkby in Ashfield w/e 07/01/1961
40E   Colwick w/e 25/12/1965
     Withdrawn m/e 09/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 18B Westhouses 4w/e 10/11/1945
ALLOC 18B Westhouses 4w/e 08/12/1945
LOAN 24D Lower Darwen w/e 20/03/1948
ALLOC 24D Lower Darwen w/e 05/06/1948
LOAN 6B Mold Junction w/e 22/10/1949
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction w/e 12/11/1949
ALLOC 9E Trafford Park (LMS) 4w/e 14/06/1952
ALLOC 9D Buxton (LNWR) 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 11E Lancaster Green Ayre 4w/e 23/01/1954
LOAN 21A Saltley 4w/e 12/07/1958
ALLOC 21A Saltley 4w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 16B Kirkby in Ashfield 5w/e 04/02/1961
LOAN 16B Colwick on 03/01/1966
ALLOC 16B Colwick 5w/e 08/01/1966
WDN   w/e 27/08/1966

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8342
Built at Horwich Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Westhouses (18B)    
05/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Lower Darwen (24D)    
12/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
03/12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48342    
14/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LMS) (9E)    
11/07/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Buxton (LNWR) (9D)    
02/01/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Lancaster Green Ayre (11E)    
12/07/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
07/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Kirkby in Ashfield (16B)    
25/12/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
09/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48342    
12/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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