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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Western Railway 2074 m/e 05/1902
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8908 m/e 10/1923
British Railways 48908 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Webb
Class 4 Cylinder Compound
Company History LNWR/LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B05/1902
G1 (0-8-0)08/1923
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 4248
To Service During 05/1902
Withdrawal w/e Sat 09/09/1950
Service Life 48 yrs, 4 mths , 10 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1902
8A   Edge Hill on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
2C   Northampton 3w/e 11/12/1948
2C   Northampton w/e 18/12/1948
2F   Coventry w/e 15/01/1949
3B   Bushbury w/e 09/07/1949
3B   Bushbury 5w/e 16/07/1949
     Withdrawn w/e 09/09/1950

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
EXLOAN 8A Edge Hill w/e 07/06/1947
ALLOC 2C Northampton w/e 18/12/1948
ALLOC 2F Coventry w/e 15/01/1949
ALLOC 3B Bushbury w/e 09/07/1949
WDN   w/e 09/09/1950

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1945 Belle Vue MPD Locos seen during October included: 1097 22B, 3173 20G, 6272 22A, 5303 8A, 5364 12A, 5590 22A, 8908 5B, 9029 10A, 12336 23E, 12562 24D, 12857 23B, 12861 23B. 8037 18A was noted on a troop train on 4/10. SLS/194601

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1902 To Service To service as London and North Western Railway Number 2074
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 4248		    
10/1923 Renumbered Renumbered to 8908    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Edge Hill (8A)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48908    
11/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Northampton (2C)    
18/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Northampton (2C)    
15/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Coventry (2F)    
09/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Bushbury (3B)    
16/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Bushbury (3B)    
09/09/1950 Withdrawn Condemned as 48908    

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