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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8694 m/e 04/1944
British Railways 48694 w/e 31/12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 04/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 12/03/1966
Service Life 21 yrs, 11 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1944
15A   Wellingborough on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
17B   Burton w/e 23/05/1959
16E   Kirkby in Ashfield w/e 13/03/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 12/03/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 17B Burton 4w/e 30/05/1959
ALLOC 16E Kirkby in Ashfield 5w/e 13/03/1965
WDN   w/e 12/03/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
03/07/1958 Derby Works (Erecting shop no. 2 bay) Paint shop- 42310 G, 42530 I, 43991 I, 44044 G, 48056 G, 48419 I, 48644 G, D3529 (No. 27-new), D3530 (No. 28). Diesel erecting shop- 12066 G, 15004 Casual, D8015 Casual, new work (order no. D658) no. 29 (D3531) on test, nos. 30-39 (D3532-41) all engines mounted, nos. 46-50 (D3548-52) frames in stocks. Erecting shop (no. 2 bay)- 42308 I, 42528 G, 43514 G, 43822 G, 43906 I, 43932 I, 47535 I, 47660 I, 48694 G; Erecting shop (no. 1 bay)- 40010 G, 42336 G, 42348 G, 42373 I, 42376 G, 42377 I, 42391 G, 42541 G, 42680 I, 43459 I, 44288 G, 48075 G, 48159 G, 75037 G, 75047 G, stripping- 42536 I, 47289 I, 47552 G; Erecting shop (no. 3 bay)-, new work Diesel main line-D5001-7 new (nos. 2-8) engines mounted on D5001-3; D1, D2 new (nos. 1 & 2) framework only. Yard- 40047, 40657, 40680, 42322, 42506/25/29, 44135/46/61, 44290, 47504, 53807, 58196, 75034, D8000, D5000. M.R. 118 has returned from Carlisle. SLS/195807
28/07/1958 Derby Works (Steam erecting shop, no. 2 bay) 28th July. Paint shop-42348 I, 42391 G, 43459 I, 47434 G, 47660 I, 75037 G. Diesel Erecting shop-15000/4, D8015; new work order D658-nos. 34-42 (D3536-44), nos. 49-52 (D3551-4) frames only. Steam erecting shop, no. 1 bay- 40010 G, 42181 I, 42303 I, 42322 G, 42336 I, 42376 G, 42377 I, 42481 Casual, 42529, 42541 G, 47275, 47289 I, 47504 I, 47552 G, 48002 G, 48075 G, 48159 G, 48696 I and 75034 G; Steam erecting shop, no. 2 bay- 40657 I, 42308 I, 42369 G, 42528 G, 44146 Casual, 44288, 47333 G, 47470 G and 48694 I. Steam erecting shop, No. 3 bay- new work, main line diesel; Nos. 2-10 (D5001-9) Bo-Bo; D1 an D2 1-Co-Co-1. Works yard- 12066, 40047, 40680, 41106, 42525, 43356, 43997, 44046, 44135, 44161, 47309, 48024, 80044 an D3530. Test House- D5000; this returned from inspection on 24th July from Marylebone and is the first main line diesel-electric built at Derby under M. Plan-it is painted in B.R. green with grey roof and grey-green waist band about 1' thick around centre and B.R. crests below waist-bands at no. 2 cab end. 1160 h.p., Sulzer diesel engine, B.T.H. elec. equipment. SLS/195808

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8694
Built at Brighton Works 		   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Wellingborough (15A)    
31/12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48694    
23/05/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Burton (17B)    
13/03/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Kirkby in Ashfield (16E)    
12/03/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48694    
07/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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