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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8479 on 21/07/1945
British Railways 48479 w/e 26/08/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 353
To Service Sat 21/07/1945 to Reading (S.R.) (RDG)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 12/02/1966
Service Life 20 yrs, 6 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1966 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
RDG   Reading (S.R.) (New) on 21/07/1945
24A   Accrington on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
25A   Wakefield w/e 09/04/1949
2A   Rugby w/e 20/08/1949
2B   Nuneaton 3w/e 24/01/1953
6C   Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 16/05/1953
9D   Buxton (LNWR) 4w/e 19/05/1956
8A   Edge Hill 4w/e 14/06/1958
8C   Speke Junction w/e 30/01/1960
8E   Northwich w/e 28/05/1960
8C   Speke Junction w/e 18/06/1960
18A   Toton w/e 11/02/1961
8C   Speke Junction w/e 25/03/1961
1A   Willesden w/e 23/06/1962
6C   Croes Newydd w/e 28/11/1964
8H   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 26/12/1964
8G   Sutton Oak (Peasley Cross) w/e 17/04/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 12/02/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 26D Bury w/e 10/05/1947
ALLOC 26D Bury w/e 24/05/1947
ALLOC 24A Accrington w/e 11/10/1947
ALLOC 25A Wakefield w/e 09/04/1949
LOAN 2A Rugby w/e 16/07/1949
ALLOC 2A Rugby w/e 20/08/1949
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 4w/e 24/01/1953
ALLOC 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 16/05/1953
ALLOC 9D Buxton (LNWR) 4w/e 19/05/1956
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 4w/e 30/01/1960
ALLOC 8E Northwich 4w/e 28/05/1960
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 5w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 18A Toton 4w/e 04/03/1961
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 4w/e 01/04/1961
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 6C Croes Newydd 4w/e 05/12/1964
ALLOC 8H Birkenhead Mollington Street 5w/e 09/01/1965
ALLOC 8G Sutton Oak (Peasley Cross) 4w/e 08/05/1965
WDN   w/e 12/02/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
20/12/1964 Swindon MPD D9516/7 and 23 other Diesels with 48479 the only steam loco. Stored: 1011, 1658/64, 4903/32, 6122, 6430, 73012. SLS/196502

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
21/07/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8479
Built at Swindon Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Accrington (24A)    
09/04/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (25A)    
20/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
26/08/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 48479    
24/01/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
16/05/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (6C)    
19/05/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Buxton (LNWR) (9D)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
30/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
28/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (8E)    
18/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
11/02/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
25/03/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
23/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
28/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (6C)    
26/12/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (8H)    
17/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Sutton Oak (Peasley Cross) (8G)    
12/02/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48479    
05/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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