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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3143 m/e 06/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3543 m/e 02/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8748 m/e 10/1947
British Railways 48748 w/e 09/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1985
To Service During 06/1946
Withdrawal w/e Sat 30/04/1966
Service Life 19 yrs, 10 mths , 30 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1966 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1946
5B   Crewe South on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
21A   Saltley 3w/e 11/12/1948
8C   Speke Junction w/e 29/10/1949
16A   Nottingham 4w/e 31/10/1953
16C   Derby w/e 22/08/1964
9G   Gorton w/e 07/11/1964
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 12/06/1965
9L   Buxton (LNWR) w/e 18/09/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 30/04/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 5B Crewe South w/e 11/10/1947
LOAN 21A Saltley w/e 18/12/1948
LOAN 68A   w/e 19/03/1949
EXLOAN 5B Crewe South w/e 13/08/1949
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction w/e 29/10/1949
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region 4w/e 16/05/1953
LOAN 16A Nottingham 4w/e 31/10/1953
ALLOC 16A Nottingham 4w/e 18/05/1957
ALLOC 16C Derby 4w/e 05/09/1964
ALLOC 9G Gorton 4w/e 07/11/1964
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 5w/e 12/06/1965
ALLOC 9L Buxton (LNWR) 4w/e 09/10/1965
WDN   w/e 30/04/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1950 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during April: These included Nos. 60529, 61103/72, 61738/68, 61854, 61909/83, 62423, 2430, 62436, 2475, 62479, 3143, 4544, 64593, 64849/54, 4865/68, 64899, 4917, 65921, 7469, 8458, 8550, 9151/62, 69174, 9182, 69553, 90071, 90306, ex-L.M.S. 2835, 42909/18, ex-W.D. 77087, 77107, 77302/99. SLS/195006
14/06/1961 Derby Works (New Paint Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: D3, D8, D268, D2503, D2912, D3017, D5022/91, 11114, 12033/52. Diesel Test House: D27, D35, D215, D5031/2/4/85, D8013. New Shunter Test House: D3119. New Building: D38-D42, D44-D45, D47, D49. Finishing Shop: D36, D37. D43, D72, D5018/90. Erecting Shop: D2501, D3181, 12069, 42070/5/88, 42529, 43918/28, 44295, 44597, 47201, 47655, 48006, 48140, 48182, 48333/64, 48407, 48645/99, 48750, 73128, 75037/40/58. New Paint Shop: D34, MR 1000, 44045, 44533, 48748. In Works Sidings:-D11, D75, D77. D84, D92, D223, D306, D3058, D5061, D5139, 13122, 41529, 41835, 42307/37, 42506/7/10, 43846, 43911/21/47, 44132/3, 44333/62, 44520, 47393, 47418, 48177, 48351, 58850, 73014. SLS/196107

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1946 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3143
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1985
   
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3543    
10/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8748    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Crewe South (5B)    
09/10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48748    
11/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
29/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
31/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16A)    
22/08/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (16C)    
07/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
12/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
18/09/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Buxton (LNWR) (9L)    
30/04/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48748    
08/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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