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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8037 m/e 09/1936
British Railways 48037 w/e 01/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Works Number 4714
To Service During 09/1936
Withdrawal w/e Sat 25/12/1965
Service Life 29 yrs, 3 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1966 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1936
18A   Toton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
18B   Westhouses 4w/e 19/04/1952
18A   Toton 4w/e 28/11/1953
15A   Wellingborough 4w/e 25/02/1956
18A   Toton 4w/e 24/03/1956
18B   Westhouses 4w/e 21/04/1956
18D   Staveley (Barrow Hill) m/e 16/06/1956
18B   Westhouses 4w/e 06/10/1956
18D   Staveley (Barrow Hill) 4w/e 29/12/1956
41B   Sheffield Grimesthorpe w/e 20/06/1959
41E   Staveley (Barrow Hill) w/e 11/07/1959
26F   Patricroft w/e 08/12/1962
16D   Annesley w/e 25/05/1963
16A   Toton w/e 03/07/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 25/12/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 18B Westhouses 4w/e 19/04/1952
ALLOC 18A Toton 4w/e 28/11/1953
ALLOC 15A Wellingborough 4w/e 25/02/1956
ALLOC 18A Toton 4w/e 24/03/1956
ALLOC 18B Westhouses 4w/e 21/04/1956
ALLOC 18D Staveley (Barrow Hill) w/e 16/06/1956
ALLOC 18B Westhouses 4w/e 06/10/1956
ALLOC 18D Staveley (Barrow Hill) 4w/e 29/12/1956
LOAN 41E Staveley (Barrow Hill) on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 41E Staveley (Barrow Hill) on 23/02/1958
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region 2w/e 15/12/1962
ALLOC 26F Patricroft 4w/e 29/12/1962
ALLOC 16D Annesley 4w/e 01/06/1963
ALLOC 16A Toton 4w/e 10/07/1965
WDN   w/e 25/12/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1945 Belle Vue MPD Locos seen during October included: 1097 22B, 3173 20G, 6272 22A, 5303 8A, 5364 12A, 5590 22A, 8908 5B, 9029 10A, 12336 23E, 12562 24D, 12857 23B, 12861 23B. 8037 18A was noted on a troop train on 4/10. SLS/194601
27/02/1966 Crewe Works (Works yard) Erecting shop: 44794, 44848, 44900, 45044/80, 45130, 45268/84/92, 48010/317, 92026/87/93, 92208/33, D220/3/41/83/99, D338, D1551/66/75/86, D1603/11/97, D1707/33, D1996-9, D1100-4, D5706, D8010/6; Electric shop: E3037/41/5/67/168, 26013/34/53, 27003; New Diesel shop: D243/70, D352/3/90, D1507/15/21/3/7, D1646/89/778, D1910/75; Works yard: D209, D1599, D1720, 45493, 48037/121, 70038; Traverser area: D272/8, D1503/17/24, D1675, D1863, D1914/71, D5715, E3049; On Test: D313/80/99, D1528/45/58, D1683, D1741/6, D8008; Paint shop: D259, D331, D1991-5, D292/6, D5709, D8050, E3102, 45096, 48062/3, 92020 and stored 46235, 71000. SLS/196604

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8037
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4714
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Toton (18A)    
01/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48037    
19/04/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Westhouses (18B)    
28/11/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
25/02/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15A)    
24/03/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
21/04/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Westhouses (18B)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (Barrow Hill) (18D)    
06/10/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Westhouses (18B)    
29/12/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (Barrow Hill) (18D)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Grimesthorpe (41B)    
11/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (Barrow Hill) (41E)    
08/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (26F)    
25/05/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (16D)    
03/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (16A)    
25/12/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 48037    
04/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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