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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 70378 m/e 07/1941
British Railways 48254 w/e 31/12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
To Service During 07/1941
Withdrawal During 09/1966
Service Life 25 yrs, 2 mths , 1 dy
Information WD 378

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1966 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1941
5B   Crewe South (Reinstated) (Reinstated from War Department) w/e 31/12/1949
9G   Northwich 4w/e 04/11/1950
9G   Northwich m/e 28/02/1951
16D   Nottingham w/e 14/03/1964
16E   Kirkby in Ashfield w/e 12/09/1964
16F   Burton w/e 12/12/1964
16G   Westhouses w/e 11/06/1966
     Withdrawn m/e 09/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK 5B Crewe South w/e 31/12/1949
LOAN 9G Northwich w/e 28/10/1950
ALLOC 9G Northwich m/e 28/02/1951
ALLOC 16D Nottingham 4w/e 04/04/1964
ALLOC 16E Kirkby in Ashfield w/e 12/09/1964
ALLOC 16F Burton 5w/e 09/01/1965
ALLOC 16G Westhouses 5w/e 11/06/1966
WDN   w/e 20/08/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1949 Ex-W.D. 2-8-0\'s The last four-Nos. 48254/61/86/91-of the thirty-nine L.M.S. type W.D. 2-8-0 locomotives brought back from the Middle East during 1948, were put into traffic during W/E 31/12/49. SLS/195002
10/12/1960 Horwich Works (Works Yard) Works Yard: 40173, 43023, 44125, 44262, 44602, 48084/9, 48130/88/97, 48249/54, 48457/69, 48664, 48747, 49505, 51498, 52305. Cutting-up Yard: 51227, 52139/79, 52445/52. Erecting Shop: Frames for three new diesel shunters, 12010, 40089, 40120/48, 42649, 42701/59/60/71/85, 42859, 43047, 43122, 43931, 44018 (marked to be cut-up), 44292, 44309/41, 44458, 48082, 48152/9/63, 48247/74, 48340, 48709/21, 76078/85. Paint Shop: uM28341/83M, F.R.3, L.Y.R. 1008. Works Shunters: 11304/5/24/68, 47402, 51429. SLS/196102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1941 To Service To service as WD Number 70378
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
   
31/12/1949 Reinstated Reinstated to Crewe South (5B)    
31/12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48254    
04/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (9G)    
28/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (9G)    
14/03/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16D)    
12/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Kirkby in Ashfield (16E)    
12/12/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Burton (16F)    
11/06/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Westhouses (16G)    
09/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48254    
11/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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