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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Western Railway 918 m/e 02/1904
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8948 m/e 05/1927
British Railways 48948 m/e Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Webb
Class 4 Cylinder Compound
Company History LNWR/LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B02/1904
G1 (0-8-0)05/1927
G2A (0-8-0)04/1940
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 4392
To Service During 02/1904
Withdrawal 4w/e Sat 16/07/1949 off Abergavenny (4D)
Service Life 45 yrs, 5 mths , 15 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1904
4D   Abergavenny on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
8A   Edge Hill w/e 14/08/1948
4D   Abergavenny w/e 13/11/1948
     Withdrawn 4w/e 16/07/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 4D Abergavenny w/e 26/10/1946
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill w/e 14/08/1948
LOAN 4D Abergavenny w/e 16/10/1948
ALLOC 4D Abergavenny w/e 13/11/1948
WDN   w/e 02/07/1949

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
21/08/1949 Crewe Works (Scrap Road) 21/8: New construction here was as follows: North Shed Nos. 41230/31/33; all have the crest (a smaller version than hitherto) on the tank sides. Nos. 41230/31 were due to go 'light' on 22/8 to Bangor and Denbigh respectively (No. 41231 had been working in and around the Birmingham area the previous week); Paint Shop Nos. 41234/35 and 41236 outside; Erecting Shop Nos. 41237 (complete), 41238 (almost complete with tanks), 41239 (frames and cylinders set up, boiler in separate bay, not yet mounted); Yard No. 41240 (frames and cylinders only). No. 48288 (ex W.D. 70403) was being repaired while W.D. Nos. 70438, 70584/99 were in the Works' yard. Locomotives in the new green livery included Nos. 45566/78/89, 45615, 46153/61. Scrap Road: On the cutting up road were Nos. 8948 an 9597, while No. 6004 was actually being cut up. Nos. 25297 an 25752 were over in the Carriage Shed marked 'Not to be cut up' SLS/194909

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1904 To Service To service as London and North Western Railway Number 918
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 4392
   
05/1927 Renumbered Renumbered to 8948    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Abergavenny (4D)    
14/08/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
13/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Abergavenny (4D)    
1949 Number Allocated Allocated number 48948 but not taken up    
16/07/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 8948 from Abergavenny (4D)    

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