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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 70591 m/e 01/1937
British Railways 48016 w/e 29/10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number Lot-130
To Service During 01/1937
Withdrawal w/e Sat 27/11/1965
Service Life 28 yrs, 10 mths , 27 dys
Information WD 70591

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1966 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1937
2A   Rugby w/e 10/12/1949
2A   Rugby 5w/e 24/12/1949
2B   Bletchley 2w/e 17/06/1950
1H   Northampton w/e 14/09/1963
2B   Oxley w/e 09/01/1965
2E   Saltley w/e 19/06/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 27/11/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK 5B Crewe South w/e 29/10/1949
ALLOC 2A Rugby w/e 10/12/1949
ALLOC 2B Bletchley w/e 17/06/1950
ALLOC 1H Northampton 5w/e 12/10/1963
ALLOC 2B Oxley 5w/e 09/01/1965
ALLOC 2E Saltley 4w/e 10/07/1965
WDN   w/e 27/11/1965

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1937 To Service To service as WD Number 70591
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number Lot-130
   
29/10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48016    
10/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
24/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
17/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (2B)    
14/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Northampton (1H)    
09/01/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (2B)    
19/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (2E)    
27/11/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 48016    
02/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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