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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8469 on 24/03/1945
British Railways 48469 w/e 15/10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 353
To Service Sat 24/03/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 16/12/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 8 mths , 22 dys
Information Broken at Bolton MPD - Unfit to travel

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 24/03/1945
23B   Aintree on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
25A   Wakefield w/e 12/02/1949
8C   Speke Junction w/e 20/08/1949
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 08/07/1950
20C   Royston 4w/e 08/09/1951
20C   Royston w/e 13/10/1951
8A   Edge Hill w/e 01/09/1962
8C   Speke Junction w/e 07/09/1963
9M   Bury w/e 19/10/1963
9K   Bolton w/e 10/04/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 16/12/1967

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 25A Wakefield w/e 12/02/1949
LOAN 8C Speke Junction w/e 16/07/1949
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction w/e 20/08/1949
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam w/e 08/07/1950
LOAN 20C Royston w/e 08/09/1951
ALLOC 20C Royston w/e 13/10/1951
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 08/09/1962
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 5w/e 07/09/1963
ALLOC 9M Bury 4w/e 09/11/1963
ALLOC 9K Bolton 2w/e 10/04/1965
WDN 9K Bolton w/e 16/12/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/12/1960 Horwich Works (Works Yard) Works Yard: 40173, 43023, 44125, 44262, 44602, 48084/9, 48130/88/97, 48249/54, 48457/69, 48664, 48747, 49505, 51498, 52305. Cutting-up Yard: 51227, 52139/79, 52445/52. Erecting Shop: Frames for three new diesel shunters, 12010, 40089, 40120/48, 42649, 42701/59/60/71/85, 42859, 43047, 43122, 43931, 44018 (marked to be cut-up), 44292, 44309/41, 44458, 48082, 48152/9/63, 48247/74, 48340, 48709/21, 76078/85. Paint Shop: uM28341/83M, F.R.3, L.Y.R. 1008. Works Shunters: 11304/5/24/68, 47402, 51429. SLS/196102
12/07/1961 Derby Works (In Works Sidings ) Diesel Erecting Shop: D214/7/36, D2503, D3017, D5034, 13119. Diesel Test House: D41, D100, D230/2, 10203, 11114. New Shunter Test House: D3181, New Building : D38, D43-D49, D139-D141. Finishing Shop: D42, D138, D220. Erecting Shop: D3058, 12069, 13122, 42082, 42178, 42334/55/74/8/85, 42411, 42501/2, 43947, 44053, 44135, 44203, 44598, 47207, 47531, 48011, 48193, 48339. 48729. 73127. New Paint Shop: D39, D40, MR1000, D2501, 42075. 47357, 73067. In Works Sidings : D3016, 12000, 13250, 41532, 41835, 42307/49, 42506/10/23/31, 42697, 43427, 43846, 43905, 44232, 44566, 46150 (returned to its birthplace!), 47268, 47393, 48211, 48312, 48469; 58850, 75050. Bone Yard: Cecil Raikes, 42332, 42507. SLS/196108
14/08/1961 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: D223/33, D2503, D3017, D5025, D5134/5. Diesel Test House: D43, D220, D3053, D5144, 12092. Shunter Test House: 12069. New Building: D46-D49, D138-D143. Finishing Shop: D44/5, D226/88, D8010. Erecting Shop: D3016/58, 13122, 13250, 42082, 42178, 42374, 42523, 42697, 44123, 44215, 44380, 44528, 47345/85/93, 48004/24, 48211, 48312/24/82, 48469, 48621, 48729, 73127. Paint Shop: MR1000, 42501, 44135, 44203, 48193. In Works Sidings: D230, 12000/96, D2501, 41532, 41835, 42307/49/60, 42415, 42506/10/31, 43846, 43905, 44171, 44278, 44527, 47268, 47629/62, 48218, 48765, 58850, 73125, 75050. SLS/196109

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
24/03/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8469
Built at Swindon Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Aintree (23B)    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (25A)    
20/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
15/10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48469    
08/07/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Royston (20C)    
13/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Royston (20C)    
01/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
07/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
19/10/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Bury (9M)    
10/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (9K)    
16/12/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48469    
03/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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