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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8688 m/e 02/1944
British Railways 48688 w/e 19/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 02/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 24/07/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 5 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1965 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1944
4A   Shrewsbury on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
4A   Bletchley w/e 16/09/1950
4A   Bletchley 4w/e 07/10/1950
1H   Northampton w/e 10/07/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 24/07/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 4A Bletchley w/e 16/09/1950
ALLOC 1H Northampton 4w/e 10/07/1965
WDN   w/e 24/07/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
17/10/1945 Swansea Paxton Street MPD Home engines on shed on 17/10 were: 1676, 2360/81/90, 7715/41, 7807, 7931/3/41, 8325/44/5, 8673/89/91, 9033, 9260, 9358, 27621, 28543, 28622. Other locos were 2307, 5245, 5318, 8324, 8688, 9019 of 4A and 7258 of 4C. SLS/194601
09/02/1964 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Scrap Yard: 40147, 42313, 44096, 44216. Traction Shop: D202, D374, D8006, D8054, E3007, 27000. Outside Traction Shop: D201, D272, D1561 painted, D1591, D1592, D1593, D1594 shell only, D6756, D6843, D8050, 92031. Outside Erecting Shop: D300, 42202, 44816, 45140, 45200, 48186, 48268, 92118, 92177. Erecting Shop: D222, D235, D238, D242, D271, D292, D332, D382, D384, D1570 undercoat, D1571 undercoat, D1572 motors mounted, D1573 motors mounted, D1574 motors mounted, D1575 motors mounted, D1576 motors mounted, D1577, D1578, D1579, D1580, D1581, D1582, D1583, D1584, D1585, D1586, D1587, D1588, D1589, D1590 shell only, D5717 (which is the first of the class seen at this works), D6731, D6766, D6848, D6856, D6878, D8010, D8014, D8022, 41272, 42066, 42074, 44762, 44843, 45045, 45109, 45264, 45289, 45368, 48399, 48409, 48495, 48620, 48688, 70001, 70038, 78020, 92099, 92161. Works Yard: D203, D350, 42229, 42463, 44012, 44760, 44831, 44837, 44852, 44918, 45032, 45069, 45075, 45128, 45278, 45464, 45495, 45569, 46490, 46492, 48154, 48394, 48452, 48637, 48668, 48734, 48736, 48753, 73137, 84008, 92129, 92155, 92188. Outside Paint Shop: D246, D250, D327, D369, D1556 painted, D1557 painted, D1558 painted, D1559 painted, D1562 painted. Paint Shop: D1073, D1560, D1563, D1564, D1565, D1566, D1567, D1568, D1569. SLS/196403

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8688
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Shrewsbury (4A)    
19/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48688    
16/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (4A)    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (4A)    
10/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Northampton (1H)    
24/07/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 48688    
10/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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