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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8645 m/e 11/1943
British Railways 48645 w/e 16/04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 11/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 27/05/1967
Service Life 23 yrs, 6 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1967 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1943
15B   Kettering 4w/e 22/06/1946
15B   Kettering on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
18A   Toton w/e 27/01/1962
15B   Kettering w/e 10/03/1962
15B   Wellingborough w/e 13/03/1965
15A   Leicester Midland w/e 27/03/1965
40E   Colwick w/e 18/12/1965
2E   Saltley w/e 10/12/1966
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 11/03/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 27/05/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 18A Toton 4w/e 27/01/1962
ALLOC 15B Kettering 4w/e 31/03/1962
ALLOC 15B Wellingborough 5w/e 13/03/1965
ALLOC 15A Leicester Midland 2w/e 10/04/1965
LOAN 16B Colwick on 03/01/1966
ALLOC 16B Colwick 5w/e 08/01/1966
ALLOC 2E Saltley 4w/e 31/12/1966
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 5w/e 08/04/1967
WDN   w/e 27/05/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1949 Crewe Works During the past month a further seven Class '5' 4-6-0's-Nos. 44718-24 inclusive-have been put into traffic, painted black with red, cream and grey lining but carrying neither lettering nor crests on the tender sides. No. 46202 recently returned to traffic. The engine was run in on trips from Crewe to Shrewsbury during W/E 19/3, and returned to the regular London-Liverpool working the following week. Since then, however, it is reported to have failed again at Camden, details are not known.
Dynamometer car trials were carried out with Class '4' 2-6-0 No. 43027 on the Crewe-Holyhead line during W/E 9/4; the dynamometer car used was No. 1. Locomotives entering Works during March included:-Nos. 42227/52, 2263/66, 2432/54/80, 2541/44/63, 2611/13/42/50/57/60/73, 44745, 4775, 4819/72/97, 4911/39/63, 44984, 5046/54/88, 45091, 5110/45, 45195, 45229/34, 5244, 45264, 5269/96/7/8, 45326, 5343/82/84, 5408, 5501, 45520, 5556, 45568, 5591, 45597, 5659/70, 45676/90/99, 5703/35, 6004, 46100, 6103/10/13/21, 46134, 6155/56, 46160/63, 6169, 6206/27, 46231, 6235/50/1/2/5, 7972, 47982, 7994/95, 8026/75, 8112/50/57, 8206/70, 8301/2/3/17/24/31/50/61/67, 8495, 8522, 8610/45/91, 48696, 8770, 8906/18, 9042/52/74, 9110/11/66/85, 9210/59/63/89/96/97, 9305/29/40/63/81, 9419/27/29, 28619, 58889 and 2-10-0 73788 (65F).
SLS/194905
14/06/1961 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: D3, D8, D268, D2503, D2912, D3017, D5022/91, 11114, 12033/52. Diesel Test House: D27, D35, D215, D5031/2/4/85, D8013. New Shunter Test House: D3119. New Building: D38-D42, D44-D45, D47, D49. Finishing Shop: D36, D37. D43, D72, D5018/90. Erecting Shop: D2501, D3181, 12069, 42070/5/88, 42529, 43918/28, 44295, 44597, 47201, 47655, 48006, 48140, 48182, 48333/64, 48407, 48645/99, 48750, 73128, 75037/40/58. New Paint Shop: D34, MR 1000, 44045, 44533, 48748. In Works Sidings:-D11, D75, D77. D84, D92, D223, D306, D3058, D5061, D5139, 13122, 41529, 41835, 42307/37, 42506/7/10, 43846, 43911/21/47, 44132/3, 44333/62, 44520, 47393, 47418, 48177, 48351, 58850, 73014. SLS/196107
27/11/1966 Locations of stored steam locomotives (Colwick) Toton-27/11/66 78061/4. Stored Colwick-44811/47/941/84, 45224/89/464, 48073/83/127/37/43/77/90/361/76/88/414/32/538/635/45/51/62/72/90. No steam at Colwick since 5/12/66. SLS/196701

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1943 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8645
Built at Brighton Works
   
22/06/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Kettering (15B)    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kettering (15B)    
16/04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48645    
27/01/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
10/03/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Kettering (15B)    
13/03/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15B)    
27/03/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15A)    
18/12/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
10/12/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (2E)    
11/03/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
27/05/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48645    
10/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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