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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8548 m/e 03/1945
British Railways 48548 w/e 20/08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1955
To Service During 03/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 15/04/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 1 mth , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1945
19C   Canklow on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
2A   Rugby 4w/e 28/12/1957
5B   Crewe South 4w/e 14/06/1958
5D   Stoke w/e 14/09/1963
5B   Crewe South w/e 11/03/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 15/04/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC GOR Gorton 9w/e 31/03/1946
LOAN 2A Rugby 4w/e 28/12/1957
ALLOC 2A Rugby 4w/e 25/01/1958
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 5D Stoke 5w/e 12/10/1963
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 5w/e 08/04/1967
WDN   w/e 15/04/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/08/1964 Crewe Works (Works Yard) Arrival Sidings: 41264, 42233/581/651, 44836/8/934, 45005/38/249, 46487, 48050/205/301/556/617, 78023, 84028. Paint Shop: D1589, D1611/2/3/5/6, 26057, 27006, L.M.S. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland (painted in L.M.S. livery for Butlin's Camp, Ayrshire), 49395, Lion. Outside Paint Shop: D230/41/82, D302/22, D1610, D6826/36, 48641. Paint Shop Yard: 42210/152, 48158/62/462, 78010, 92203. Diesel Test Road: D207, D1614, D8053. Erecting Shop: New Construction D1619-D1636 in various stages of construction, D203/74/6/9/83, D304/6/29/33/84/6, D5719, D6843, D8009/13/17/55, 42134/577/611, 44695/946, 45003/338, 45558, 48104/36/215/18/87/305/531/710/67, 92001/59/166/77, 92205/12. No. 9 Shop: D1617/8. Outside Erecting Shop: 48010/193/466, 84026, 92042. Works Yard: D217/8/89/91, D350, D5706/16, D6758, D8045, 42115/697, 44593/937, 45297/325, 48002/153/267/426/548/53/676, 70001/9/36/51, 78044. Electric Traction Shop: E3021, 26033/52, D288, D315/24. Scrap Road: 48069/155/203/310/657/745, 84021/2. Dismantling Shed: 42090/614/86, 48335/64/494/540, 84025, 92065. SLS/196409
20/09/1964 Crewe Works (Paint Shop Yard) Paint Shop: D1622 painted, D1623 undercoat, D1626 undercoat, D1627 undercoat, D6786, 26049. Arrival Sidings: 42233, 42267, 42651, 42665, 44667, 45031, 45038, 45249, 48050, 48056, 48153, 48205, 48206, 48252, 48267, 48301, 48365, 48558, 48617, 78023, 92157. Works Siding adjacent to Scrap Road: 48069, 48155, 48202, 48310, 48657. Scrap Road: 42092, 48341, 84023. Traction Shop: D338, D371, E3012, 26025, 27004, 27005. Traction Shop Yard: D203, D274, D304, D379, D1646, D1647, D1648, D1649, D1650, D1651 shell, D8055. Erecting Shop Yard: D221, D232, D348, 42115, 48450, 70031. Minor Repair Road: 44688, 45195, 45455. Erecting Shop: D237, D244, D290, D301, D306, D329, D370, D380, D1624 undercoat, D1628 undercoat, D1629 undercoat, D1630 motors mounted, D1631 motors mounted, D1632 motors mounted, D1633, D1634, D1635, D1636, D1637, D1638, D1639, D1640, D1641, D1642, D1643, D1644, D1645 shell, D5706, D6768, D8017, D8056, 42436, 42546, 44664, 44779, 44814, 44835, 45005, 45327, 46487, 48057, 48218, 48247, 48335, 48351, 48356, 48357, 48364, 48435, 48540, 70022, 84015, 84025. Works Yard: 42186, 42421, 42608, 44663, 44715, 44803, 44857, 45103, 45307, 45392, 45716, 46491, 48002, 48024, 48081, 48160, 48334, 48552, 48721, 70033, 70034, 70053, 92024, 92100, 92139, 92206, 92223, 92231. Paint Shop Yard: D213, D276, D283, D354, D1621 painted, D333, D1625 undercoat, D6788, D8045, D8052, 42072, 45112, 45325, 48253, 48548, 48676, 70001, 70009, 70044, 78044. SLS/196410
19/06/1965 Grange takes over ex-Paddington On 19th June, 6861 took over the 0910 ex Paddington at Banbury with a load of 14 coaches and at Cropredy 48548 was attached as pilot (off a goods in the loop) as far as Wolverhampton L.L. SLS/196507
18/06/1967 Crewe South MPD (condemned or waiting Works) Stored-LNER 4498, 44843, 45042, 45243/64/98, 45353/91, 45494; condemned or waiting Works-43024/34, 44666/85, 44737/79, 44800/12/4/60/5, 45006/33, 45197, 45446, 47566, 48011/449/502/548/705, 71000, 78036, 92032. SLS/196708
29/10/1967 Crewe South MPD (Withdrawn) 45285/7, 48018, 48729, 92047, 70004/24/31/45. Stored-48402, LNER 4498. Withdrawn-D2519, 15000/2, 42647, 43001/3/7/21, 44680/1/4, 44765, 44805/8/12/4/21/32/3/43/60/5, 44944, 45006/21/42/52/60/89,45186, 45243/70/8/97/8, 45308, 45405/94, 46520, 48220, 48364, 48474, 48521/2/48, 48603/43, 48725/67, 75029, 76051, 92100. SLS/196712

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8548
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1955
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Canklow (19C)    
20/08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48548    
28/12/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
14/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
11/03/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
15/04/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48548    
12/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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