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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8307 m/e 11/1943
British Railways 48307 w/e 06/08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number Lot-158
To Service During 11/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 02/03/1968
Service Life 24 yrs, 4 mths , 0 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1943
4A   Shrewsbury on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 30/12/1961
82F   Bath Green Park (S&D) 7w/e 22/06/1964
10D   Lostock Hall on 06/09/1964
9H   Patricroft w/e 11/11/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 02/03/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN CAR Carlisle Canal w/e 28/08/1948
EXLOAN 4A Shrewsbury w/e 06/11/1948
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 30/12/1961
ALLOC 82F Bath Green Park (S&D) 3w/e 29/06/1964
TOSTORE   w/e 08/07/1964
ALLOC 10D Lostock Hall w/e 12/09/1964
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region 3w/e 14/09/1964
ALLOC 9H Patricroft w/e 11/11/1967
WDN 9H Patricroft w/e 02/03/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
22/04/1962 Craven Arms MPD On 22nd April the following were on shed-3205, 8449, 45143, 48307 all 89A and also 45530 of 6G, which had failed on a Salop -Cardiff train. Since Knighton shed closed 1st January, banking duties there have been diagrammed to a Collett 0-6-0 from Craven Arms, leaving shed 4-10 a.m. for Knighton and returning late evening. This shed also works the Bitterley branch goods traffic now. SLS/196206

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1943 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8307
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number Lot-158
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Shrewsbury (4A)    
06/08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48307    
30/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
22/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bath Green Park (S&D) (82F)    
06/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Lostock Hall (10D)    
11/11/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (9H)    
02/03/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48307    
05/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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