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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8640 m/e 10/1943
British Railways 48640 w/e 18/09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 10/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 13/05/1967
Service Life 23 yrs, 7 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1943
17A   Derby on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
18A   Toton 4w/e 23/02/1952
18D   Staveley (Barrow Hill) 4w/e 17/07/1954
18A   Toton 4w/e 09/08/1958
16A   Nottingham w/e 07/01/1961
8E   Northwich w/e 14/03/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 13/05/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 18A Toton 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 18D Staveley (Barrow Hill) 4w/e 07/08/1954
LOAN 41E Staveley (Barrow Hill) on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 41E Staveley (Barrow Hill) on 23/02/1958
LOAN 18A Toton 4w/e 09/08/1958
ALLOC 18A Toton 4w/e 06/09/1958
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region 4w/e 06/09/1958
ALLOC 16A Nottingham 5w/e 04/02/1961
ALLOC 8E Northwich 4w/e 04/04/1964
WDN   w/e 13/05/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/03/1961 Horwich Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard: D3925, 40146, 42723/79, 42890, 43880, 44126, 44455, 44512/44, 48118/64, 48507, 48608, 48742/56, 51229, 51441/96, 52270, 52415. Scrap Yard: 50746, 52201/44, 52355. Erecting Shop: D3932-6, D4011/2, 12004/5/46, 42822/4/67/70, 42959/69/75/84, 43000/19, 44099, 44113/97, 44446, 44595, 48056, 48113, 48332, 48454, 48513, 48640/76, 48708, 76077/83, Car Shop: uM28306/81M, uM28586M. Paint Shop: 13247, uM28330M, and the usual preserved engines; Works Shunters: 11304/5/24/68, 47402, 51429. SLS/196105

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1943 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8640
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Derby (17A)    
18/09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48640    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
17/07/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (Barrow Hill) (18D)    
09/08/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
07/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16A)    
14/03/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (8E)    
13/05/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48640    
11/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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