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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3148 m/e 10/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3548 m/e 04/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8753 m/e 10/1947
British Railways 48753 w/e 03/07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Works Number 1554
To Service During 10/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 11/03/1967
Service Life 21 yrs, 5 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1967 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1945
5B   Crewe South on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
8D   Widnes w/e 07/01/1950
8D   Widnes 3w/e 14/01/1950
6B   Mold Junction w/e 25/07/1959
2B   Nuneaton w/e 18/06/1960
9L   Buxton (LNWR) w/e 28/05/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 11/03/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 5B Crewe South w/e 11/10/1947
ALLOC 4B Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) w/e 25/10/1947
ALLOC 5B Crewe South w/e 13/12/1947
ALLOC 8D Widnes w/e 07/01/1950
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction 8w/e 05/09/1959
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 5w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 9L Buxton (LNWR) 5w/e 11/06/1966
WDN   w/e 11/03/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
01/10/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 29/8 to 1/10: These included Nos. 61002/76, 61132, 1278, 61741/55/75, 1776, 61787, 61885, 61924, 62413/34, 2458, 62459, 2472, 62481, 3148, 63194, 64588, 4598, 4710, 4852/70, 4928, 64944, 4950, 5900, 65907, 7466, 67498, 67626/59/61, 68322, 8343, 8451/70/78, 69192, 69201/22, 9224, ex L.M.S. 4786, 44793, 54654, 56038, ex W.D. 77039/63, 77313/24, 90774. The only classes noted ex Cowlairs so far with the crest are 'B.1', 'J.39', 'K.2', 'K.3' and W.D. 2-8-0 and 2-10-0. No former N.B. engines have been noted with the crest, but many are lined in the latest style. SLS/194911
09/02/1964 Crewe Works (Works Yard) 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
01/04/1964 Crewe Works (Weigh Shed) Erecting Shop: New Construction, D1583-98 (in various stages), D205/27/46/70/86, D303/7/28/30/83/87, D5717, D6775/84, D6863/78, D8002/6/7/23/50, 44918, 45382/408/577/626, 46443, 48169/225/69/474/528/615/37/95/729/42, 70000/4/10, 82009 92121/22. Outside Erecting Shop: D300, D5719, D6783/9, 45426, 48154/436/742/50, 78041, 92137. Electric Shop: D204, D6843, E3007, 26000/9, 27003. Yard: 42055/81, 42410/583/699, 43957, 44405, 44676/873/917/87, 45217/372/445, 45569/658, 46436/41/524, 48073/258/332/424/613/749, 84021/3/4, 92002/62/156/73. Inside and Around Paint Shop: New Construction, D1563, D1567-82. Weigh Shed: 48753. Outside Paint Shop: D201/23/339, 26006, 45069/75, 48185/436/734, 92082/163. Inside Paint Shop: D259, D311, D1034, 49395, 92053 and L.M.S. 6229 Duchess of Hamilton, painted in L.M.S livery (for a Butlins Camp). SLS/196405

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1945 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3148
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1554
   
04/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3548    
10/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8753    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Crewe South (5B)    
03/07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48753    
07/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Widnes (8D)    
14/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Widnes (8D)    
25/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
18/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
28/05/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Buxton (LNWR) (9L)    
11/03/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48753    
08/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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