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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 7881 m/e 08/1915
British Railways 47881 m/e 09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Cooke
Class 1185
Company History LNWR/LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
118508/1915
Wheels 0-8-2T
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 5249
To Service During 08/1915
Withdrawal w/e Sat 21/07/1951
Service Life 35 yrs, 11 mths , 20 dys
Total Mileage 692,706

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1951

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1915
8C   Speke Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
10A   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 12/02/1949
     Withdrawn w/e 21/07/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 10A Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 12/02/1949
LOAN 8C Speke Junction w/e 19/02/1949
EXLOAN 10A Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 23/04/1949
WDN   w/e 21/07/1951

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1915 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 7881
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 5249
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Speke Junction (8C)    
09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 47881    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (10A)    
1951 Scrapped Scrapped    
21/07/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 47881    

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