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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 70588 m/e 09/1936
British Railways 48039 w/e 15/10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Works Number 4716
To Service During 09/1936
Withdrawal w/e Sat 24/07/1965
Service Life 28 yrs, 10 mths , 23 dys
Information WD 588

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1965 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1936
2A   Rugby w/e 07/01/1950
2A   Rugby 3w/e 14/01/1950
8C   Speke Junction 4w/e 01/11/1952
8C   Speke Junction 8w/e 29/11/1952
8D   Widnes w/e 30/01/1960
8E   Northwich w/e 28/05/1960
9L   Buxton (LNWR) w/e 22/08/1964
10D   Lostock Hall w/e 02/01/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 24/07/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK 5B Crewe South w/e 15/10/1949
ALLOC 2A Rugby w/e 07/01/1950
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 8D Widnes 4w/e 30/01/1960
ALLOC 8E Northwich 4w/e 28/05/1960
ALLOC 9L Buxton (LNWR) 4w/e 05/09/1964
ALLOC 10D Lostock Hall 5w/e 09/01/1965
WDN   w/e 24/07/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1948 Crewe Works New construction for the past month produced only three Caprotti 4-6-0's: No. 44756 (No. 9 of Order E468) completed on 10/5, and No. 44741 and 44742 (Nos. 4 & 5 of Order E.469) completed on 18/5 and 28/5 respectively.
Condemned engines cut-up during the past month were dealt with a follows: W/E 8/5 Nos. 7821, 9250; W/E 15/5 Nos. 7769, 9038; W/E 22/5 Nos. 6673, 6738, 9013; W/E 29/5 Nos. 6740, 6920, 25373 an 28484.
A number of War Department 2-8-0's of the standard L.M.S. '8F' type have recently returned from the Middle East, and are at present stored in the old carriage works. They are Nos. 70300/01/11/14/18/32/63/94/95/98, 70401/2/3/13/38/43/46/49, 70504/18/76/77/79/82/88 an 70611. Several of these engines are fitted with steam turbo-generators mounted on the right-hand side of the firebox, but no electric lights are in evidence, although conduit piping still exists along the boilers of a few engines.
Eight locomotives were recently painted in the new experimental liveries of the British Railways Six Class '7P' 4-6-2's Nos. 46224/27/30/1/2/41 were painted blue (the shade approaching that of Oxford blue), and lined in accordance gwith ex L.N.W.R. practice, whilst two Class '6P' 4-6-0's Nos. 45540 an 46139 were painted green (a shade closely resembling the standard L.N.E.R. green) and also lined in the ex L.N.W.R. style. All eight engines had their buffers, cylinder covers, motion, etc., scoured bright
SLS/194807
04/02/1962 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: Closed indefinitely through £50 damage being wilfully caused to paintwork of D58 by a singularly irresponsible visitor in a party on 28/1/62. Outside Paint Shop: D62/3, 45436, 45660/99, 48555. New Erecting Shop: D4/6/7, D64, D213/7/31/4/88, D317. Erecting Shop: D50-5/65-7, D237, D8044, 42150, 42484, 42550, 42617, 44661/94, 44713, 44839, 44904, 45051/8/76/8, 45144, 45209/50, 45412, 45606/48, 45723, 46106/36/8/69, 46231/6, 46420, 48039, 48366, 48478, 48503, 49277, 70029, 78039, 90190, 90245/57/61/85, 92028/77/81/3, 92111/57. Erecting Shop Yard: 42280, 45208, 45304/5/15, 46257, 52312, 90096, 90665, 92076. Works Sidings: 41239, 42445, 44709/35/70, 44870/3/95, 45093, 45211, 45494, 45522, 45642/5/52/76, 46249/56, 46431, 47334, 47580, 47631, 48325, 48400, 48550, 48624, 48708, 78036, 90125, 92089. Scrap Road: Nil. SLS/196203

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1936 To Service To service as WD Number 70588
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4716
   
15/10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48039    
07/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
14/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
29/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
30/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Widnes (8D)    
28/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (8E)    
22/08/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Buxton (LNWR) (9L)    
02/01/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Lostock Hall (10D)    
24/07/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 48039    
12/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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