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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8544 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 48544 w/e 21/01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1951
To Service During 01/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 02/03/1968
Service Life 23 yrs, 2 mths , 0 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1945
18D   Staveley (Barrow Hill) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
16B   Spital Bridge w/e 02/10/1948
12B   Carlisle Canal 4w/e 09/09/1950
12B   Carlisle Canal w/e 16/09/1950
4A   Bletchley w/e 02/06/1951
4A   Bletchley 4w/e 16/06/1951
1A   Willesden w/e 08/05/1965
5B   Crewe South w/e 07/08/1965
10F   Rose Grove w/e 24/06/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 02/03/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
EXLOAN 91M To London Midland Region on 21/04/1947
EXLOAN 18D Staveley (Barrow Hill) w/e 26/04/1947
ALLOC 16B Spital Bridge w/e 02/10/1948
LOAN 12B Carlisle Canal w/e 19/08/1950
ALLOC 12B Carlisle Canal w/e 16/09/1950
ALLOC 4A Bletchley w/e 02/06/1951
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 08/05/1965
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 07/08/1965
ALLOC 10F Rose Grove 4w/e 08/07/1967
WDN 10F Rose Grove w/e 02/03/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
14/11/1965 Crewe Works (Main Erecting shop) Main Erecting shop: 42249, 44690, 44761, 45021/150, 48176/214/53/78/92, 48544, 48775, 70010/25/6/9/53. 92012, D181, D208/15/21/89/97, D311/32/82/98, D1518/32/42/50/7/60/7/84/97, D1980-9. Electric shop: E3014/45/7/51/86, 26002/8, 27002. New Diesel Repair Shop: D153, D1534/70/82, D1683, D1717/76, D1843/60. Test Area: D1536/72, D1976, D5705/14. Traverser Area: 45421, 48545, 70013, 26027, E3060, D376/7, D1516/23/8/68, D1646/89, D1715, D1849, D5244, D5716. Side of Works: 48744, 70047, 92117/228, E3052. Paint shop: D1974/5/7/8/9, 46235, D305/58, E3054/97, D5709. Outside paint shop: 44809, 48033, 92063 re-painted, D347, D1541, D1634, D1770, D5710. SLS/196512

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8544
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1951
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Staveley (Barrow Hill) (18D)    
02/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Spital Bridge (16B)    
21/01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 48544    
09/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Canal (12B)    
16/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Canal (12B)    
02/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (4A)    
16/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (4A)    
08/05/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
07/08/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
24/06/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Rose Grove (10F)    
02/03/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48544    
05/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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