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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8308 m/e 11/1943
British Railways 48308 w/e 12/06/1948

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 13/04/1968
Service Life 24 yrs, 5 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1943
4A   Shrewsbury on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
86G   Pontypool Road 4w/e 25/01/1958
86G   Pontypool Road 4w/e 22/02/1958
6E   Chester West 4w/e 14/06/1958
8D   Widnes w/e 15/11/1958
8C   Speke Junction w/e 18/04/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 13/04/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 86G Pontypool Road 4w/e 28/12/1957
LOAN 6E Chester West 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region m/e 30/06/1958
ALLOC 6E Chester West 4w/e 12/07/1958
ALLOC 8D Widnes 4w/e 29/11/1958
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 4w/e 02/05/1964
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 5w/e 13/03/1965
WDN 8A Edge Hill w/e 13/04/1968

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1943 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8308
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number Lot-158
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Shrewsbury (4A)    
12/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48308    
25/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (86G)    
22/02/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (86G)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (6E)    
15/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Widnes (8D)    
18/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
13/04/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48308    
08/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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