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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7669 m/e 08/1944
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3118 m/e 06/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3518 m/e 02/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8723 m/e 10/1947
British Railways 48723 w/e 29/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 08/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 03/08/1968
Service Life 24 yrs , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1944
5B   Crewe South on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
2D   Nuneaton w/e 29/10/1949
2A   Rugby w/e 20/07/1963
6B   Mold Junction w/e 20/06/1964
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 23/04/1966
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 11/03/1967
10D   Lostock Hall w/e 11/05/1968
     Withdrawn w/e 03/08/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC YK York (North) on 20/04/1947
LOAN 5B Crewe South w/e 18/10/1947
ALLOC 2D Nuneaton w/e 29/10/1949
ALLOC 2A Rugby 4w/e 03/08/1963
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction 5w/e 11/07/1964
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 4w/e 07/05/1966
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 5w/e 08/04/1967
ALLOC 10D Lostock Hall w/e 11/05/1968
WDN 10D Lostock Hall w/e 03/08/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/01/1966 Crewe Works (Erecting shop) Erecting shop: 44834/856, 45073/212/87/318. 45593 (repaint), 48340/723, 70005/11/40/5, 92013/32/71/90, D238, D249, D275, D296, D315/31/2/78/81, D1508/31/47/9/98, D1692, D1710, D8012 and D1991-1999, D1100; Electric shop: E3014/41/9/67, E26020/43, E27001; 'new' shop: D1533, D1617/36/81, D1754, D1803, D1970. Traverser area: D214, D243/92, D399, D5706/15/6, D8005, D1500/3/41/6/80, D160/83/94. 01700/51/64, D1840; Test area: D243/4, D1527/35/61/82. Old Cutting-up shop: D1515/73, D1788, D8016, E3045, D257. Waiting Works: 45350, 48683, 92020/208. Paint shop: 46235 (inside), D245, D252, D380, D1579, D1985-1990, D5709, 44871, 70051, 92107, 71000 (stored). SLS/196602

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1944 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 7669
Built at Brighton Works
   
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3118    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3518    
10/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8723    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Crewe South (5B)    
29/01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48723    
29/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2D)    
20/07/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
20/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
23/04/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
11/03/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
11/05/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Lostock Hall (10D)    
03/08/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48723    
12/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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