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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8438 on 08/05/1944
British Railways 48438 w/e 04/02/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 351
To Service Sat 08/05/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 18/11/1967 off Lostock Hall (10D)
Service Life 23 yrs, 6 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 08/05/1944
1A   Willesden on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 30/11/1950
87K   Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) 4w/e 18/04/1959
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 05/09/1959
82F   Bath Green Park (S&D) 7w/e 22/06/1964
10D   Lostock Hall on 06/09/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 18/11/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 1A Willesden w/e 17/05/1947
ALLOC 1A Willesden w/e 31/05/1947
ALLOC 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 13/08/1955
ALLOC 87K Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) 4w/e 18/04/1959
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 05/09/1959
ALLOC 82F Bath Green Park (S&D) 3w/e 29/06/1964
TOSTORE   w/e 08/07/1964
ALLOC 10D Lostock Hall w/e 12/09/1964
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region 3w/e 14/09/1964
WDN 10D Lostock Hall w/e 18/11/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/01/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D77/8, D83/5, D3921, 42179, 45063/8, 45646/95, 48755, L.N.W.R. 1054 and the usual preserved engines. Outside Paint Shop: D74/5/9, D80/2/4, 44767, 45132, 45201, 45348, 45667, 46457, 48529, 48600, 70032, 90346. Works Sidings: 40161, 44697, 44734/82, 44867, 44936, 45336, 45428, 46235, 46430, 49158/99, 49270, 49432, 70021, 84015, 92092, 92160/7. Erecting Shop: D90-6, 42476, 42580, 44869, 45037/48, 45197, 45219/40/50/77/94, 45302/44, 45411/9, 45506/78/82, 45616/38/54/75/80, 46203/9/47/50/5, 46410/36, 48054, 48120/73, 48255, 48438, 48635/68, 48898, 49281, 70033, 90137/8/57/97, 90203/33/51, 90316, 90509, 92018/33/43, 92134/55/65. Outside Erecting Shop: 42295, 45515/60, 46103/36/7, 48508, 49034, 90297, 92048. New Erecting Shop: D76, D81/6-9, D97-102. Cutting-up Shop: Nil. SLS/196102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/05/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8438
Built at Swindon Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Willesden (1A)    
04/02/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 48438    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
18/04/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) (87K)    
05/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
22/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bath Green Park (S&D) (82F)    
06/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Lostock Hall (10D)    
18/11/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48438 from Lostock Hall (10D)    
06/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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