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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8421 on 06/12/1943
British Railways 48421 w/e 31/12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 349
To Service Sat 06/12/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 10/02/1968
Service Life 24 yrs, 2 mths , 4 dys
Information Stored out of use at (8E) Northwich MPD Mar-1968

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1968 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 06/12/1943
16C   Kirkby in Ashfield on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
9D   Buxton (LNWR) w/e 19/06/1948
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 09/05/1964
8L   Aintree w/e 03/04/1965
8E   Northwich w/e 29/04/1967
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 03/02/1968
     Withdrawn w/e 10/02/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
EXLOAN 16C Kirkby in Ashfield w/e 19/04/1947
EXLOAN 91M To London Midland Region m/e 30/04/1947
LOAN 9D Buxton (LNWR) w/e 22/05/1948
ALLOC 9D Buxton (LNWR) w/e 19/06/1948
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam 5w/e 06/06/1964
ALLOC 8L Aintree 2w/e 10/04/1965
ALLOC 8E Northwich 4w/e 06/05/1967
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 5w/e 10/02/1968
WDN 9F Heaton Mersey w/e 10/02/1968

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/12/1943 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8421
Built at Swindon Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kirkby in Ashfield (16C)    
19/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Buxton (LNWR) (9D)    
31/12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48421    
09/05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
03/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (8L)    
29/04/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (8E)    
03/02/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
10/02/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48421    
07/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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