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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8703 m/e 06/1944
British Railways 48703 w/e 22/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 06/1944
Withdrawal Mon 25/09/1967
Service Life 23 yrs, 3 mths , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1944
18A   Toton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
20A   Holbeck (MR) w/e 07/02/1948
20C   Royston w/e 01/10/1949
20A   Holbeck (MR) w/e 12/11/1949
20B   Stourton w/e 07/01/1950
20B   Stourton 3w/e 14/01/1950
55D   Royston 4w/e 28/01/1967
     Withdrawn on 25/09/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 20A Holbeck (MR) w/e 07/02/1948
ALLOC 20C Royston w/e 01/10/1949
ALLOC 20A Holbeck (MR) w/e 12/11/1949
ALLOC 20B Stourton w/e 07/01/1950
ALLOC 55D Royston 8w/e 25/02/1967
WDN   on 25/09/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1948 Crewe Works New Work December: 'IVĀ° more '2F' 2-6-0's were completed dunng December-Nos. 46433 and 46434 on 8/12 and 13/12 respectively, thus completing the present order. Tne last Caprotti 4-6-0 of Order E 468, No. 44757, was completed on 22/12. No. 44728 (No. 11 of Order E 472) was completed on 31/12; the first ten of this order are to be built at Horwich. Another 'Patriot' Class 4-6-0, No. 45534, has been rebuilt with a taper boiler-completed on 10/12. No. 45522 will shortly be similarly dealt with.
Locomotives entering Works during December included: Nos. 1201, 2254, 2438/51/61/77/82, 2654/60/86/99, 2610/14/18/28/44/48/78/82, 4739/48/49, 4849/84, 4908/17/18/31/50/81, 5000/24/41/55/59/68/93, 5108/40/47, 5274/93, 4387, 5404/44/94, 5508/33/46, 5617/30/33/36/54/55/66/78, 5705, 6115/19/37/47/50/52/56, 6207/31/49/53, 6654, 6656(27A), 6727, 7757, 7803, 7987/99, 8001/63/93/98, 8143/89/97, 8200/71/80, 8373, 8409/17/39/62, 8509/20, 8606/34/51/53/59/96, 8700/03/18, 9072/85, 9122/26/64/84, 924/57/67/93, 9321/33/49, 9416/19/47, 28093, 42386, 42565, 44766, 44830, 45005/80, 46107/12/17/20/21, 47977, 49059, 49298, 58924. During w/e 8/12, No. 46121 was renamed The Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Regiment) and fitted with a plaque.
SLS/194902
26/11/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D10, D132-4, 44695, 45101/90, 45200, 45617/74, 45702, 48605, 49395, 78042. Paint Shop Yard: D135, 42213, 44697, 44757, 45608, 45710, 46130, 48252, 48476, 50850, 70048. New Erecting Shop: D1/3/9, D136/7, D214/31, D5140. Erecting Shop: D50-8, D290, 41251, 42148, 42224/55, 42440, 42571, 42679, 44690, 44942-4/89, 45046/92, 45145, 45256/90, 45301/37/86, 45424/93, 45543/52, 45695, 45709, 46133, 46224/53, 46506, 48130, 48399, 48408/45, 48532, 48638/49, 48700/3/36/62, 49130, 49361, 70042, 90188, 90365, 92017/76/82, 92125. Erecting Shop Yard: 42287/94, 44765, 44965, 45186/97, 45719, 46141. Minor Repair Road: 44753, 45646, 92025. Works Sidings: 44746/81, 44887, 45026/42, 45680, 46109, 47255, 47403/5, 48215, 48500/28/51, 78035, 90675, 92016/8, 92163. Scrap Road: 42545, 45401 just cut up, 45630 being cut up, 40033/4/8/64, 40569, 42217, 42467, 42549, 42683, 48927, 49401/53 intact. Works Shunters: 13292, 44374, 51412/46, 47592, 47608/61, 52093, 52218, 52441/59. SLS/196201

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8703
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Toton (18A)    
07/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
22/01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48703    
01/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Royston (20C)    
12/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
07/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Stourton (20B)    
14/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Stourton (20B)    
28/01/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Royston (55D)    
25/09/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48703    
01/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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