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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8340 m/e 01/1944
British Railways 48340 w/e 04/02/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Horwich Works
To Service During 01/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 03/08/1968
Service Life 24 yrs, 7 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1944
5B   Crewe South on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
1A   Willesden 3w/e 14/01/1950
1A   Willesden w/e 21/01/1950
9G   Northwich m/e 30/11/1950
9G   Northwich 4w/e 02/12/1950
8H   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 13/02/1965
8L   Aintree w/e 17/04/1965
8E   Northwich w/e 17/06/1967
10F   Rose Grove w/e 09/03/1968
9K   Bolton w/e 30/03/1968
10F   Rose Grove w/e 06/07/1968
     Withdrawn w/e 03/08/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN NTH Northwich w/e 16/04/1949
EXLOAN 5B Crewe South w/e 21/05/1949
ALLOC 1A Willesden w/e 21/01/1950
ALLOC 9G Northwich m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 8H Birkenhead Mollington Street 5w/e 13/03/1965
ALLOC 8L Aintree 4w/e 08/05/1965
ALLOC 8E Northwich 4w/e 08/07/1967
ALLOC 10F Rose Grove 4w/e 09/03/1968
ALLOC 9K Bolton 4w/e 06/04/1968
ALLOC 10F Rose Grove on 01/07/1968
WDN 10F Rose Grove w/e 03/08/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/12/1960 Horwich Works (Erecting Shop) 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
16/01/1966 Crewe Works (Erecting shop) Erecting shop: 44834/856, 45073/212/87/318. 45593 (repaint), 48340/723, 70005/11/40/5, 92013/32/71/90, D238, D249, D275, D296, D315/31/2/78/81, D1508/31/47/9/98, D1692, D1710, D8012 and D1991-1999, D1100; Electric shop: E3014/41/9/67, E26020/43, E27001; 'new' shop: D1533, D1617/36/81, D1754, D1803, D1970. Traverser area: D214, D243/92, D399, D5706/15/6, D8005, D1500/3/41/6/80, D160/83/94. 01700/51/64, D1840; Test area: D243/4, D1527/35/61/82. Old Cutting-up shop: D1515/73, D1788, D8016, E3045, D257. Waiting Works: 45350, 48683, 92020/208. Paint shop: 46235 (inside), D245, D252, D380, D1579, D1985-1990, D5709, 44871, 70051, 92107, 71000 (stored). SLS/196602

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8340
Built at Horwich Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Crewe South (5B)    
14/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
21/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
04/02/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 48340    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (9G)    
02/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (9G)    
13/02/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (8H)    
17/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (8L)    
17/06/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (8E)    
09/03/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Rose Grove (10F)    
30/03/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (9K)    
06/07/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Rose Grove (10F)    
03/08/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48340    
12/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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