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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3138 m/e 03/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3538 m/e 04/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8743 m/e 10/1947
British Railways 48743 w/e 31/12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1980
To Service During 03/1946
Withdrawal w/e Sat 25/03/1967
Service Life 21 yrs , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1967 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1946
4A   Shrewsbury on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
21A   Saltley 3w/e 11/12/1948
8C   Speke Junction w/e 25/12/1948
5B   Crewe South 4w/e 09/08/1952
9E   Trafford Park (LMS) w/e 24/07/1965
9K   Bolton w/e 21/08/1965
9J   Agecroft w/e 18/09/1965
8A   Edge Hill w/e 22/10/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 25/03/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW HTN Heaton on 13/03/1946
ALLOC YK York (North) on 27/04/1947
LOAN 5B Crewe South w/e 11/10/1947
ALLOC 4A Shrewsbury w/e 29/11/1947
LOAN 21A Saltley w/e 18/12/1948
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction w/e 25/12/1948
LOAN 21A Saltley w/e 25/12/1948
EXLOAN 8C Speke Junction w/e 12/03/1949
LOAN 68A   w/e 19/03/1949
EXLOAN 8C Speke Junction w/e 13/08/1949
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 09/08/1952
ALLOC 9E Trafford Park (LMS) 4w/e 07/08/1965
ALLOC 9K Bolton 5w/e 11/09/1965
ALLOC 9J Agecroft 4w/e 09/10/1965
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 5w/e 12/11/1966
WDN   w/e 25/03/1967

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1946 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3138
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1980
   
04/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3538    
10/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8743    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Shrewsbury (4A)    
11/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
25/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
31/12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48743    
09/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
24/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LMS) (9E)    
21/08/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (9K)    
18/09/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Agecroft (9J)    
22/10/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
25/03/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48743    
09/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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