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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8623 m/e 12/1943
British Railways 48623 w/e 07/01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Ashford Works
To Service During 12/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 08/10/1966
Service Life 22 yrs, 10 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1943
18B   Westhouses on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
15C   Leicester Midland 4w/e 26/01/1957
2B   Nuneaton 4w/e 10/08/1957
8H   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 07/11/1964
8G   Sutton Oak (Peasley Cross) w/e 17/04/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 08/10/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 18B Westhouses 4w/e 10/11/1945
ALLOC 18B Westhouses 4w/e 08/12/1945
ALLOC 15C Leicester Midland 4w/e 26/01/1957
LOAN 2B Nuneaton 4w/e 10/08/1957
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 4w/e 25/01/1958
ALLOC 8H Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 07/11/1964
ALLOC 8G Sutton Oak (Peasley Cross) 4w/e 08/05/1965
WDN   w/e 08/10/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
07/09/1962 Derby MPD Ex Works on Shed: D3121 (18A), D5000 (1A), D5141 (1A), 42075, 42413 (55G), 73090 (89A), 73159 (15E), 73163 (55G), 73167 (55E). 70046 (21D) was on shed and 48623 (2B) was noted on a West bound freight. SLS/196210

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1943 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8623
Built at Ashford Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Westhouses (18B)    
07/01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 48623    
26/01/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15C)    
10/08/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
07/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (8H)    
17/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Sutton Oak (Peasley Cross) (8G)    
08/10/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48623    
03/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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