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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3139 m/e 04/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3539 m/e 02/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8744 m/e 09/1947
British Railways 48744 w/e 03/06/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1981
To Service During 05/1946
Withdrawal w/e Sat 16/03/1968
Service Life 21 yrs, 10 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1946
5B   Crewe South on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
6B   Mold Junction w/e 14/02/1948
9A   Longsight w/e 07/07/1951
9A   Longsight 4w/e 17/07/1951
9B   Stockport Edgeley w/e 26/11/1960
9D   Newton Heath w/e 19/06/1965
9L   Buxton (LNWR) w/e 08/01/1966
9K   Bolton w/e 09/03/1968
     Withdrawn w/e 16/03/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 5B Crewe South w/e 27/09/1947
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction w/e 14/02/1948
ALLOC 9A Longsight w/e 07/07/1951
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region 4w/e 16/05/1953
ALLOC 9B Stockport Edgeley 5w/e 03/12/1960
ALLOC 9D Newton Heath 4w/e 10/07/1965
ALLOC 9L Buxton (LNWR) 5w/e 08/01/1966
ALLOC 9K Bolton 4w/e 09/03/1968
WDN 9K Bolton w/e 16/03/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
14/11/1965 Crewe Works (Side of Works) Main Erecting shop: 42249, 44690, 44761, 45021/150, 48176/214/53/78/92, 48544, 48775, 70010/25/6/9/53. 92012, D181, D208/15/21/89/97, D311/32/82/98, D1518/32/42/50/7/60/7/84/97, D1980-9. Electric shop: E3014/45/7/51/86, 26002/8, 27002. New Diesel Repair Shop: D153, D1534/70/82, D1683, D1717/76, D1843/60. Test Area: D1536/72, D1976, D5705/14. Traverser Area: 45421, 48545, 70013, 26027, E3060, D376/7, D1516/23/8/68, D1646/89, D1715, D1849, D5244, D5716. Side of Works: 48744, 70047, 92117/228, E3052. Paint shop: D1974/5/7/8/9, 46235, D305/58, E3054/97, D5709. Outside paint shop: 44809, 48033, 92063 re-painted, D347, D1541, D1634, D1770, D5710. SLS/196512

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3139    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3539    
09/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8744    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Crewe South (5B)    
14/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
03/06/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 48744    
07/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Longsight (9A)    
17/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Longsight (9A)    
26/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Stockport Edgeley (9B)    
19/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (9D)    
08/01/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Buxton (LNWR) (9L)    
09/03/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (9K)    
16/03/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48744    
07/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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