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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8268 m/e 05/1942
British Railways 48268 w/e 07/08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
To Service During 05/1942
Withdrawal w/e Sat 28/10/1967
Service Life 25 yrs, 5 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1942
16C   Kirkby in Ashfield on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
9D   Buxton (LNWR) w/e 19/06/1948
8C   Speke Junction w/e 11/04/1959
8E   Northwich w/e 18/06/1960
9B   Stockport Edgeley w/e 02/07/1960
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 15/10/1960
1A   Willesden w/e 28/01/1961
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 18/02/1961
8L   Aintree w/e 03/04/1965
8A   Edge Hill w/e 17/06/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 28/10/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 9D Buxton (LNWR) w/e 22/05/1948
ALLOC 9D Buxton (LNWR) w/e 19/06/1948
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 5w/e 02/05/1959
ALLOC 9B Stockport Edgeley 5w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam 5w/e 29/10/1960
ALLOC 1A Willesden 5w/e 04/02/1961
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam 4w/e 04/03/1961
ALLOC 8L Aintree 2w/e 10/04/1965
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 08/07/1967
WDN 8A Edge Hill w/e 28/10/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/07/1961 Horwich Works (Moss Side) Paint Shop: uM28360M, uM28673M, 48341. Car Shop: uM28311, uM28387M, uM28584M. Works Yard: 12032, 40075/7, 42721/4, 42941/60/2, 44477, 49637, 52182: Moss Side: D4025, 42747, 42839/71/95, 43045, 43920, 44098, 44141, 44242, 47520, 48084, 48268, 48641. Scrap Yard: 51429 intact. Erecting Shop: D4026/7/95-9, 12003, 42774/8/87, 42829/43/97, 43115/39, 44007/60, 44104, 44339, 44432, 44567/82, 48060, 48155, 48200/9/50, 48329/70, 48464/72, 48501, 48615/98, 48740, Wren. Works Shunters: 11304/24/68, 47402/29. SLS/196108
09/02/1964 Crewe Works (Outside Erecting Shop) Scrap Yard: 40147, 42313, 44096, 44216. Traction Shop: D202, D374, D8006, D8054, E3007, 27000. Outside Traction Shop: D201, D272, D1561 painted, D1591, D1592, D1593, D1594 shell only, D6756, D6843, D8050, 92031. Outside Erecting Shop: D300, 42202, 44816, 45140, 45200, 48186, 48268, 92118, 92177. Erecting Shop: D222, D235, D238, D242, D271, D292, D332, D382, D384, D1570 undercoat, D1571 undercoat, D1572 motors mounted, D1573 motors mounted, D1574 motors mounted, D1575 motors mounted, D1576 motors mounted, D1577, D1578, D1579, D1580, D1581, D1582, D1583, D1584, D1585, D1586, D1587, D1588, D1589, D1590 shell only, D5717 (which is the first of the class seen at this works), D6731, D6766, D6848, D6856, D6878, D8010, D8014, D8022, 41272, 42066, 42074, 44762, 44843, 45045, 45109, 45264, 45289, 45368, 48399, 48409, 48495, 48620, 48688, 70001, 70038, 78020, 92099, 92161. Works Yard: D203, D350, 42229, 42463, 44012, 44760, 44831, 44837, 44852, 44918, 45032, 45069, 45075, 45128, 45278, 45464, 45495, 45569, 46490, 46492, 48154, 48394, 48452, 48637, 48668, 48734, 48736, 48753, 73137, 84008, 92129, 92155, 92188. Outside Paint Shop: D246, D250, D327, D369, D1556 painted, D1557 painted, D1558 painted, D1559 painted, D1562 painted. Paint Shop: D1073, D1560, D1563, D1564, D1565, D1566, D1567, D1568, D1569. SLS/196403

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1942 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8268
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kirkby in Ashfield (16C)    
19/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Buxton (LNWR) (9D)    
07/08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48268    
11/04/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
18/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (8E)    
02/07/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Stockport Edgeley (9B)    
15/10/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
28/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
18/02/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
03/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (8L)    
17/06/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
28/10/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48268    
06/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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