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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8280 m/e 08/1942
British Railways 48280 w/e 29/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
To Service During 08/1942
Withdrawal w/e Sat 07/05/1966
Service Life 23 yrs, 9 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1942
18B   Westhouses on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
21A   Saltley 4w/e 26/01/1957
8A   Edge Hill 4w/e 18/05/1957
     Withdrawn w/e 07/05/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 21A Saltley 4w/e 26/01/1957
LOAN 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 18/05/1957
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 25/01/1958
WDN   w/e 07/05/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1948 Crewe Works New Work December: 'IVĀ° more '2F' 2-6-0's were completed dunng December-Nos. 46433 and 46434 on 8/12 and 13/12 respectively, thus completing the present order. Tne last Caprotti 4-6-0 of Order E 468, No. 44757, was completed on 22/12. No. 44728 (No. 11 of Order E 472) was completed on 31/12; the first ten of this order are to be built at Horwich. Another 'Patriot' Class 4-6-0, No. 45534, has been rebuilt with a taper boiler-completed on 10/12. No. 45522 will shortly be similarly dealt with.
Locomotives entering Works during December included: Nos. 1201, 2254, 2438/51/61/77/82, 2654/60/86/99, 2610/14/18/28/44/48/78/82, 4739/48/49, 4849/84, 4908/17/18/31/50/81, 5000/24/41/55/59/68/93, 5108/40/47, 5274/93, 4387, 5404/44/94, 5508/33/46, 5617/30/33/36/54/55/66/78, 5705, 6115/19/37/47/50/52/56, 6207/31/49/53, 6654, 6656(27A), 6727, 7757, 7803, 7987/99, 8001/63/93/98, 8143/89/97, 8200/71/80, 8373, 8409/17/39/62, 8509/20, 8606/34/51/53/59/96, 8700/03/18, 9072/85, 9122/26/64/84, 924/57/67/93, 9321/33/49, 9416/19/47, 28093, 42386, 42565, 44766, 44830, 45005/80, 46107/12/17/20/21, 47977, 49059, 49298, 58924. During w/e 8/12, No. 46121 was renamed The Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Regiment) and fitted with a plaque.
SLS/194902

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1942 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8280
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Westhouses (18B)    
29/01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48280    
26/01/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
18/05/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
07/05/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48280    
09/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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