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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3151 m/e 11/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3551 m/e 02/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8756 m/e 10/1947
British Railways 48756 w/e 28/01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Works Number 1557
To Service During 11/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 07/01/1967
Service Life 21 yrs, 2 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1945
26A   Newton Heath on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
NTH   Northwich 3w/e 14/01/1950
26A   Newton Heath m/e 30/11/1950
26A   Newton Heath 4w/e 02/12/1950
5B   Crewe South 4w/e 31/12/1950
4A   Bletchley 4w/e 27/01/1951
4A   Bletchley m/e 28/02/1951
12B   Carlisle Canal w/e 02/06/1951
12B   Carlisle Canal 4w/e 16/06/1951
68A   Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 17/05/1952
9D   Newton Heath w/e 11/07/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 07/01/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW MEX Mexborough on 07/11/1945
LOAN 26A Newton Heath w/e 25/10/1947
LOAN 1A Willesden w/e 21/02/1948
LOAN NTH Northwich w/e 21/01/1950
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 5B Crewe South m/e 31/12/1950
LOAN 4A Bletchley m/e 31/01/1951
ALLOC 4A Bletchley m/e 28/02/1951
ALLOC 12B Carlisle Canal w/e 02/06/1951
LOAN 91X To Scottish Region w/e 07/07/1951
ALLOC 68A Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 17/05/1952
ALLOC 9D Newton Heath 5w/e 11/07/1964
WDN   w/e 07/01/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/03/1961 Horwich Works (Works Yard) 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
11/1945 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3151
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1557		    
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3551    
10/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8756    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newton Heath (26A)    
14/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (NTH)    
28/01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 48756    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
02/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
27/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (4A)    
28/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (4A)    
02/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Canal (12B)    
16/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Canal (12B)    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (68A)    
11/07/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (9D)    
07/01/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48756    
05/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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