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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8079 m/e 12/1936
British Railways 48079 w/e 21/08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Works Number 4756
To Service During 12/1936 to Toton (18A)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 31/12/1966
Service Life 30 yrs, 1 mth , 1 dy
Information WD 602

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
18A   Toton (New) m/e 12/1936
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 22/06/1946
20C   Royston on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
17A   Derby w/e 03/04/1948
15B   Kettering w/e 04/03/1961
16D   Annesley w/e 22/09/1962
16A   Toton w/e 03/07/1965
10D   Lostock Hall w/e 24/07/1965
10J   Lancaster Green Ayre w/e 13/11/1965
10D   Lostock Hall w/e 23/04/1966
10F   Rose Grove w/e 16/07/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 31/12/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 20C Royston w/e 07/12/1946
ALLOC 17A Derby w/e 03/04/1948
ALLOC 15B Kettering 4w/e 04/03/1961
ALLOC 16D Annesley 5w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 16A Toton 4w/e 10/07/1965
ALLOC 10D Lostock Hall 4w/e 07/08/1965
ALLOC 10J Lancaster Green Ayre 4w/e 04/12/1965
ALLOC 10D Lostock Hall 4w/e 07/05/1966
ALLOC 10F Rose Grove 4w/e 06/08/1966
WDN   w/e 31/12/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/02/1948 Derby MPD Oil-burning 2-8-0 Class '8F' No. 8079 is running trials from Derby. No. 8079 is reported to be fitted with a modified form of oil-burner, which consists of three jets in the form of a horizontal fan, fitted at the back of the firebox in the firehole door. The sides of the firebox are bricked up, but the grate is covered with loose fire bricks SLS/194804
11/02/1960 Derby Works (Paint Shop) Paint Shop-MR1000, 42293 I, 42513 I, 44223 I, 48079 I. Diesel Erecting Shop-10000, 12074/5/98, 13173, D2220, D2901, D8012, ED4/6. New Work-6 diesel shunters D3937-3942 New. Erecting Shop: No. 1 Bay -42053 I, 42152 I, 42372 G, 43903 I, 43967 G, 44203/7 I, 44222 G, 44509 I, 47287 G, 47469 G, 47596 G, 47648 I, 48187 G, 48413/7 G, 73070 G, 75038 I, 80092 G. Stripping-42340, 42516, 43410; Erecting Shop: No. 2 Bay: 8 d/e shunters D3943-49/51, 42540 Casual, 42396 Stripping; Erecting Shop: No. 3 Bay-10100 Cut, D5014 Damage repairs, 10 Bo-Bo. 1160 H.P. d/e (D5075-84), 3 1-Co-Co-1 2300 H.P. d/e. Test House-D10, D5072. Diesel Finishing Shop-D5015, D5073/4, D5716. Yard-40025, 40413/582/654, 42387, 43256/428/510/31/665/759, 43933/7/95, 44158/344/55/510, 47238, 47609, 48098/9, 58219/61, 92135, D4, D5, D6. SLS/196003
15/12/1961 Derby Works (Works Sidings) Diesel Erecting Shop: D85, D92, D2220, D2504, D2908/9, D5091, D8037, 11118/55. Former Paint Shop: D77, D107, D2506. Test House: D88, D98, D146/7/50, D5019, 10202, 12068. Shunter Test House: 12082. New Building: D152-D161. Finishing Shop: D149/51, D2503, D5016, D8016. Erecting Shop: 12088, 12101, 42416, 42588, 43929, 44043, 44202/11/44, 44401, 44539, 47307/22, 47435/64, 47649, 48005/50/61, 48334, 73044, 73133, 75031/60. Paint Shop: D148, MR 1000 (sheeted), 42366, 58850 (bearing cast iron plate mounted in the centre of each side tank with the number 2650 and the words L.&-N.W.R. BOW WORKS 1880). Works Sidings: ED3, 12000/62, 13169, 41168, 42236, 42328/30/2/63/95, 42404/12, 42448, 42510/21/4/34, 43295, 43368, 43826/32, 47161, 47218, 47444, 47664, 48079, 48392, 48495, 58174/5, 73142. SLS/196201
04/03/1963 GC line (Leicester shed) Since the withdrawal of the local services from 4th March, Annesley shed now works the remaining semi-fast services (Nottingham-London) using Class 5s and Royal Scots. Woodford shed now has no passenger workings and its stud of ex LMR 2-6-4Ts (from Neasden) have been placed in store. Leicester shed has not been closed but its allocation has been reduced; on 16th March the following were on shed-42437/53/6, 44690, 45238, 45579, 48079; 46112, 60961 an 61374. Only latter was in steam. Leicester Central will be used during the summer for the former Belgrave Road station trains to Mablethorpe and Skegness (which ran on Saturdays and Sundays only). SLS/196304
28/02/1963 March MPD (Leicester shed) Britannias 70000/1/2/3/5/6-13 were all placed in store at March in February due to further dieselisation by Type 3 diesels from Darnall and these now cover several March freight turns; three of the Britannias are understood to be unserviceable due to frost damage. On 30th March 70000/1/5/10/2 were transferred to Willesden leaving the others stored at the time. On 13th April, a visit to the shed revealed 70008/11/3 in steam acting as spare engines for diesel failures. J17 65541, which was stationary boiler here, has now been replaced by B1 61378. A new diesel depot is being built at March alongside the old repair shops and a further diesel depot is now under construction at Kings Lynn where 7 Brush and 6 small diesels are stationed. Several Brush diesels are now stabled in the old steam shed at Cambridge and 2 Brush diesels and one 204 h.p. stable at Ely. SLS/196304
16/04/1963 Malton MPD (Leicester shed) The closure of Malton shed, recently forecast, as being likely to take place this summer, actually occurred officially on and from 16th April. All Malton’s steam locos. had however left during the preceding week, and on the official day of closure, the only steam loco. at the shed was 43055 (50A), on temporary standby. The two diesel shunters are now stabled overnight on a carriage siding under that part of the station roof which covers the Whitby bay platform. Since closure of Malton shed, local goods workings between York and Malton have been covered by 2-6-Os of 43XXX and 77XXX series; one of the latter type (including 77004 still with snowplough) brings the early morning goods from York and continues with the pick-up freight to Whitby, where it is remanned. The diesel shunters have been working the thrice-weekly trip on the Gilling branch, which is now disconnected at the Pilmoor end. The Ampleforth College Special from London to Gilling on 30th April, was worked from KX to Malton by A4 60017 Silver Fox and was replaced by 2-6-0 77004 still fitted with its small snowplough. Y7 0-4-0 ex-L.N.E.R. 985 is lying derelict at Bentinck Colliery (nr. Kirkby in Ashfield) and appears to have been out of use for some time. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8079
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4756
Allocated to Toton (18A)
   
22/06/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Royston (20C)    
03/04/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (17A)    
21/08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48079    
04/03/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Kettering (15B)    
22/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (16D)    
03/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (16A)    
24/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Lostock Hall (10D)    
13/11/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Lancaster Green Ayre (10J)    
23/04/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Lostock Hall (10D)    
16/07/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Rose Grove (10F)    
31/12/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48079    
06/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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