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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8461 on 16/12/1944
British Railways 48461 w/e 27/08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 353
To Service Fri 16/12/1944
Withdrawal Fri 15/01/1965
Service Life 20 yrs , 30 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1965 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 16/12/1944
23B   Aintree on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
24A   Accrington w/e 12/02/1949
18A   Toton w/e 23/07/1949
82B   St Philips Marsh 4w/e 21/04/1956
87K   Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) 4w/e 22/02/1958
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 05/09/1959
87F   Llanelli 5w/e 24/08/1964
     Withdrawn on 15/01/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 25E Sowerby Bridge w/e 26/04/1947
EXLOAN 91M To London Midland Region m/e 30/04/1947
ALLOC 25E Sowerby Bridge w/e 24/05/1947
ALLOC 23B Aintree w/e 13/09/1947
ALLOC 24A Accrington w/e 12/02/1949
LOAN 18A Toton w/e 19/03/1949
ALLOC 18A Toton w/e 23/07/1949
ALLOC 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 21/04/1956
LOAN 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 21/04/1956
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR m/e 31/07/1956
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 11/08/1956
ALLOC 87K Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) 4w/e 22/02/1958
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 05/09/1959
TOSTORE   3w/e 20/07/1964
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 2w/e 24/08/1964
WDN   5w/e 04/01/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/08/1958 Derby Works (Erecting shop-2 bay) 29th August. Paint shop- 40010 G, 42369 G, 43948 I, 44147 I, 47635 I, 75039 G, D3542/3 new, D5001 new; Diesel shop- 10203, 15000 I, 15004 Casual, D3544-D3554 (order no. 658); Erecting shop-1 bay, 40038 G, 42420 I, 42526 G, 44035 I, 44519 G, 44577 G, 47236 G, 47574 G, 47597 G, 48410 I, 75017 I, 75030/3 G, 80137 I, 80138 G, also 53803, 75032, 80061; Erecting shop-2 bay, 43621 G, 44045 I, 44241 G, 44371 G, 47230 G, 48642 G, 48672 G, 53805 I, also 44046 an 48461; Erecting shop-3 bay, 10 Bo-Bos (D5002-11, three engines in), 3 1-Co-Co-ls (D1-3, no engines in). Yard- 40047, 40680, 41078, 41156, 42508, 43631, 43918, 47309, 48176, 75013 an 12098. Test House- D5000 an 10800. SLS/195809
17/09/1958 Derby Works (Erecting shop-no. 2 bay) 17th September. Paint shop- 42420 I, 80061 G, D3546/7 new, D5002 new; Test House-D8000; Diesel shop- 10203, 12089, 13056, 15004, D3548-56/8 (new work order no. D658); Erecting shop-no. 1 bay- 40038 G, 42333 I, 42526 G, 43225 I, 44564 G, 47366 G, 48008 G, 48176 I, 48212 G, 48393 I, 73093 I, 75032 G, 75033 G, 80139 I, stripping-42404, 43760, 73040 G, Erecting shop-no. 2 bay- D3557 new, 42525 G, 44100 G, 44137 I, 47666 I, 48060 I, 48461 I, 48672 G, stripping-42305, 44200, 47308, 58115; Works yard- 40005, 40047, 40680, 42508, 43815, 44602, 47309, 48378/87, 75043, 80043, 15000, D3542, D8013. SLS/195810

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
16/12/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8461
Built at Swindon Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Aintree (23B)    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Accrington (24A)    
23/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
27/08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48461    
21/04/1956 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
22/02/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) (87K)    
05/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
24/08/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
15/01/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 48461    
05/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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