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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8452 on 09/09/1944
British Railways 48452 w/e 14/05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 353
To Service Sat 09/09/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 29/01/1966
Service Life 21 yrs, 4 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1966 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 09/09/1944
25B   Huddersfield Hillhouse on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
6B   Mold Junction w/e 12/11/1949
19A   Sheffield Grimesthorpe 4w/e 23/02/1952
19A   Sheffield Grimesthorpe 4w/e 19/04/1952
15A   Wellingborough 4w/e 03/12/1955
19A   Sheffield Grimesthorpe 4w/e 28/01/1956
85C   Hereford 8w/e 20/04/1957
87K   Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) 4w/e 22/02/1958
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 05/09/1959
84E   Tyseley on 15/06/1963
5D   Stoke w/e 20/06/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 29/01/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 25B Huddersfield Hillhouse w/e 26/04/1947
EXLOAN 91M To London Midland Region m/e 30/04/1947
ALLOC 25B Huddersfield Hillhouse w/e 10/05/1947
LOAN 6B Mold Junction w/e 22/10/1949
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction w/e 12/11/1949
LOAN 19A Sheffield Grimesthorpe 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 19A Sheffield Grimesthorpe 4w/e 19/04/1952
LOAN 15A Wellingborough 4w/e 03/12/1955
EXLOAN 19A Sheffield Grimesthorpe 4w/e 28/01/1956
ALLOC 85C Hereford 4w/e 23/03/1957
LOAN 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 23/03/1957
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR m/e 31/03/1957
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 20/04/1957
ALLOC 87K Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) 4w/e 22/02/1958
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 05/09/1959
ALLOC 84E Tyseley 4w/e 29/06/1963
ALLOC 84E Tyseley 5w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 5D Stoke 5w/e 11/07/1964
WDN   w/e 29/01/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/04/1962 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) New Erecting Shop: D52 (Complete), D1037-9 (Body shells), D231/94/5, D8015, E3020. New Erecting Shop Yard: D303, 42640. Erecting Shop: D53-5 (Engines in), D56/7, D1035/6 (Body Sides only), D7, D212/3/5/7/26/92, D325, D8005, 41225/39/41, 42102/5/33/5, 42249/96, 42555/6, 42644/86, 44741, 44815, 44911, 45134, 45202/10/24/31/62, 45375, 45557/71/90/1/9, 45632/3/54, 45742, 46111/22/9, 46238, 48452, 48504, 70015/20/51, 92045, 92120. Erecting Shop Yard: D335, D8019, 42586, 45097, 45370, 45434, 46132/45/56, 46222/39/42, 78013. Paint Shop: D50/1/64-7, 45242, 46240, 49395, 90606 and an unidentified electric loco. Paint Shop Yard: D235, 90178. Works Yard: 42256, 42494, 42514, 44778, 44862, 44932/64, 45535, 45671, 46118/48, 48600, 70014, 90167, 90201, 90520, 92022/46/54. Scrap Road: 40024, 40132, 41900, 46204/11/2, 49134 complete with 40180, 45519, 51222 just cut-up. Works Shunters: 43957, 44363/73, 47592, 47618/61, 51412, 52093, 52312, 52441, D3245. SLS/196205
09/02/1964 Crewe Works (Works Yard) Scrap Yard: 40147, 42313, 44096, 44216. Traction Shop: D202, D374, D8006, D8054, E3007, 27000. Outside Traction Shop: D201, D272, D1561 painted, D1591, D1592, D1593, D1594 shell only, D6756, D6843, D8050, 92031. Outside Erecting Shop: D300, 42202, 44816, 45140, 45200, 48186, 48268, 92118, 92177. Erecting Shop: D222, D235, D238, D242, D271, D292, D332, D382, D384, D1570 undercoat, D1571 undercoat, D1572 motors mounted, D1573 motors mounted, D1574 motors mounted, D1575 motors mounted, D1576 motors mounted, D1577, D1578, D1579, D1580, D1581, D1582, D1583, D1584, D1585, D1586, D1587, D1588, D1589, D1590 shell only, D5717 (which is the first of the class seen at this works), D6731, D6766, D6848, D6856, D6878, D8010, D8014, D8022, 41272, 42066, 42074, 44762, 44843, 45045, 45109, 45264, 45289, 45368, 48399, 48409, 48495, 48620, 48688, 70001, 70038, 78020, 92099, 92161. Works Yard: D203, D350, 42229, 42463, 44012, 44760, 44831, 44837, 44852, 44918, 45032, 45069, 45075, 45128, 45278, 45464, 45495, 45569, 46490, 46492, 48154, 48394, 48452, 48637, 48668, 48734, 48736, 48753, 73137, 84008, 92129, 92155, 92188. Outside Paint Shop: D246, D250, D327, D369, D1556 painted, D1557 painted, D1558 painted, D1559 painted, D1562 painted. Paint Shop: D1073, D1560, D1563, D1564, D1565, D1566, D1567, D1568, D1569. SLS/196403

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/09/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8452
Built at Swindon Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Huddersfield Hillhouse (25B)    
14/05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48452    
12/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Grimesthorpe (19A)    
19/04/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Grimesthorpe (19A)    
03/12/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15A)    
28/01/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Grimesthorpe (19A)    
20/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Hereford (85C)    
22/02/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) (87K)    
05/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
15/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
20/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
29/01/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48452    
04/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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