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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8188 m/e 04/1942
British Railways 48188 w/e 15/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Works Number 24762
To Service During 04/1942
Withdrawal w/e Sat 14/05/1966
Service Life 24 yrs, 1 mth , 13 dys
Information Accident at Chapel-en-le-Frith Feb-1957,steam pipe burst, train ran away,killing driver John Axon.

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

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1942
28A   Motherwell on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
19E   Belle Vue w/e 05/06/1948
1A   Willesden 4w/e 04/11/1950
26A   Newton Heath m/e 30/11/1950
26G   Belle Vue 4w/e 02/12/1950
26G   Belle Vue m/e 31/12/1950
8B   Warrington Dallam 4w/e 26/01/1952
8B   Warrington Dallam 4w/e 23/02/1952
8D   Widnes 4w/e 19/04/1958
8B   Warrington Dallam 4w/e 17/05/1958
2B   Nuneaton w/e 05/03/1960
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 21/05/1960
8A   Edge Hill w/e 05/05/1962
     Withdrawn w/e 14/05/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 19E Belle Vue w/e 03/04/1948
ALLOC 19E Belle Vue w/e 05/06/1948
LOAN 1A Willesden w/e 21/10/1950
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 26G Belle Vue m/e 31/12/1950
LOAN 8B Warrington Dallam 4w/e 26/01/1952
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam 4w/e 23/02/1952
LOAN 8D Widnes 4w/e 19/04/1958
EXLOAN 8B Warrington Dallam 4w/e 17/05/1958
LOAN 2B Nuneaton 4w/e 26/03/1960
EXLOAN 8B Warrington Dallam 4w/e 28/05/1960
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 5w/e 05/05/1962
WDN   w/e 14/05/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/12/1960 Horwich Works (Works Yard) Works Yard: 40173, 43023, 44125, 44262, 44602, 48084/9, 48130/88/97, 48249/54, 48457/69, 48664, 48747, 49505, 51498, 52305. Cutting-up Yard: 51227, 52139/79, 52445/52. Erecting Shop: Frames for three new diesel shunters, 12010, 40089, 40120/48, 42649, 42701/59/60/71/85, 42859, 43047, 43122, 43931, 44018 (marked to be cut-up), 44292, 44309/41, 44458, 48082, 48152/9/63, 48247/74, 48340, 48709/21, 76078/85. Paint Shop: uM28341/83M, F.R.3, L.Y.R. 1008. Works Shunters: 11304/5/24/68, 47402, 51429. SLS/196102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1942 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8188
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24762
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Motherwell (28A)    
15/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48188    
05/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Belle Vue (19E)    
04/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
02/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Belle Vue (26G)    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Belle Vue (26G)    
26/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
19/04/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Widnes (8D)    
17/05/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
05/03/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
21/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
05/05/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
14/05/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48188    
08/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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