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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8187 m/e 04/1942
British Railways 48187 w/e 07/08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Works Number 24760
To Service During 04/1942
Withdrawal w/e Sat 07/01/1967
Service Life 24 yrs, 9 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1942
28A   Motherwell on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
18A   Toton w/e 28/02/1948
18C   Hasland w/e 21/11/1959
16D   Nottingham w/e 30/05/1964
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 05/12/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 07/01/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 20B Stourton w/e 17/01/1948
LOAN 18A Toton w/e 24/01/1948
ALLOC 18A Toton w/e 28/02/1948
ALLOC 18C Hasland 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 16D Nottingham 5w/e 06/06/1964
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 05/12/1964
WDN   w/e 07/01/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
24/10/1948 Bristol Barrow Road MPD On 24/10 the following were under repair at this shed-Nos. 1878 (17B), 3551 (3A), 4096 (22C), 4215 (16A) and 45660 (22A). Visiting locomotives included-Nos. 3287 (18A), 3930 (17B), M4010 (21A), 4775 (20A), 48187 (18A), 8424 (21A) and 8763. Both the new Class '4' 2-6-0's (Nos. 43012/13) were absent, one at Saltley 'unbalanced' and the other on a ballast working. 2-6-2T No. 29 (22A) still retains condensing apparatus. SLS/194812
11/02/1960 Derby Works (Erecting Shop: No. 1 Bay) Paint Shop-MR1000, 42293 I, 42513 I, 44223 I, 48079 I. Diesel Erecting Shop-10000, 12074/5/98, 13173, D2220, D2901, D8012, ED4/6. New Work-6 diesel shunters D3937-3942 New. Erecting Shop: No. 1 Bay -42053 I, 42152 I, 42372 G, 43903 I, 43967 G, 44203/7 I, 44222 G, 44509 I, 47287 G, 47469 G, 47596 G, 47648 I, 48187 G, 48413/7 G, 73070 G, 75038 I, 80092 G. Stripping-42340, 42516, 43410; Erecting Shop: No. 2 Bay: 8 d/e shunters D3943-49/51, 42540 Casual, 42396 Stripping; Erecting Shop: No. 3 Bay-10100 Cut, D5014 Damage repairs, 10 Bo-Bo. 1160 H.P. d/e (D5075-84), 3 1-Co-Co-1 2300 H.P. d/e. Test House-D10, D5072. Diesel Finishing Shop-D5015, D5073/4, D5716. Yard-40025, 40413/582/654, 42387, 43256/428/510/31/665/759, 43933/7/95, 44158/344/55/510, 47238, 47609, 48098/9, 58219/61, 92135, D4, D5, D6. SLS/196003

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1942 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8187
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24760
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Motherwell (28A)    
28/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
07/08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48187    
21/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Hasland (18C)    
30/05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16D)    
05/12/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
07/01/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48187    
05/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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