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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3126 m/e 09/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3526 m/e 02/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8731 m/e 09/1947
British Railways 48731 w/e 20/05/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1968
To Service During 09/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 26/08/1967
Service Life 21 yrs, 11 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1968 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1945
5B   Crewe South on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
9D   Buxton (LNWR) w/e 17/01/1948
9F   Heaton Mersey 4w/e 26/01/1952
9A   Longsight 4w/e 23/02/1952
9F   Heaton Mersey 4w/e 08/10/1955
     Withdrawn w/e 26/08/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 9D Buxton (LNWR) w/e 17/01/1948
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 4w/e 26/01/1952
ALLOC 9A Longsight 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region 4w/e 16/05/1953
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 4w/e 08/10/1955
WDN   w/e 26/08/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during November: These included Nos. 60501/05, 61002, 1293, 61701/49/86/88, 61857, 61909, 2422, 62426, 62706, 3049, 3126, 4548/90, 4615/16, 4706, 64794, 4842, 4923/41, 5902, 65907, 5909/12/26, 7477, 67608, 8121, 8445, 8503, 8952, 9143/76/88, 69199, 9205, 90004, 73798, 77342/71. SLS/195001
15/11/1963 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: 45494, 49395, D1031/72, 27004 and three Brush Type 4s (D1500 series). Paint Shop Yard: 44677, 45059, 45574, 48094/371/502/760, 73135, 75000, 82000, 92008, D221/49, D1030. Yard: 42668, 44500, 44676/86/762/892/904, 45139/263/280/317/736, 46119/43, 46227/31/2, 46452, 48411, 70025, 78028/62, 84013, 90630, 92068/81/178. Electric Loco. Shop: E3019, 26005/16/20, 27001/2. Outside Erecting Shop: 44696, 44726, 45072/137, 46489, 78013, 92071/109, D200/6/15, D374/81/95. Erecting Shop: 44671/712/33/59/858/927, 45013/25/106/293/403/29/34/7/91, 46434/7, 48472/725/31, 70045, 77002, 78033/55, 80105, 92013/153/68/74/82/234, D222/8/9/31/3/45/52/93/7, D303, D6769, D8001. Cut-up Shop: remains of 46158 remains. Locos. cut up at Crewe w/e 19/10: 42556/853, 45100/315, 46223, 49104; w/e 26/10-42238/79, 46224, 49408, 84012; w/e 2/11-45625/45, 46149/222/42; w/e 9/11-42157/288/319, 44309, 45521, 45706; w/e 16/11-42442, 45591, 46126/58/230/49. New construction comprised Brush Type 4s (D1500s), Western Type 4s (D1000s). SLS/196312

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1945 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3126
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1968
   
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3526    
09/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8731    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Crewe South (5B)    
17/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Buxton (LNWR) (9D)    
20/05/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 48731    
26/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Longsight (9A)    
08/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
26/08/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48731    
07/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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