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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8378 m/e 12/1944
British Railways 48378 w/e 02/07/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Horwich Works
To Service During 12/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 07/08/1965
Service Life 20 yrs, 8 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1944
16C   Kirkby in Ashfield on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
15A   Wellingborough w/e 15/05/1948
14A   Cricklewood East w/e 23/05/1959
16D   Annesley w/e 22/09/1962
     Withdrawn w/e 07/08/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 15A Wellingborough w/e 15/05/1948
LOAN 18B Westhouses w/e 21/08/1948
EXLOAN 15A Wellingborough w/e 30/10/1948
ALLOC 14A Cricklewood East 4w/e 30/05/1959
ALLOC 16D Annesley 5w/e 06/10/1962
WDN   w/e 07/08/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
17/09/1958 Derby Works (Works yard) 17th September. Paint shop- 42420 I, 80061 G, D3546/7 new, D5002 new; Test House-D8000; Diesel shop- 10203, 12089, 13056, 15004, D3548-56/8 (new work order no. D658); Erecting shop-no. 1 bay- 40038 G, 42333 I, 42526 G, 43225 I, 44564 G, 47366 G, 48008 G, 48176 I, 48212 G, 48393 I, 73093 I, 75032 G, 75033 G, 80139 I, stripping-42404, 43760, 73040 G, Erecting shop-no. 2 bay- D3557 new, 42525 G, 44100 G, 44137 I, 47666 I, 48060 I, 48461 I, 48672 G, stripping-42305, 44200, 47308, 58115; Works yard- 40005, 40047, 40680, 42508, 43815, 44602, 47309, 48378/87, 75043, 80043, 15000, D3542, D8013. SLS/195810
15/12/1961 Derby MPD Ex Works on Shed: D2913, 41844, 44226/63/88, 47365/99, 47535/50, 48378, 48552, 73156. All main line and mixed traffic diesels are having a 2' - 3' high yellow band painted across their fronts above the buffer beams. SLS/196201

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8378
Built at Horwich Works 		   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kirkby in Ashfield (16C)    
15/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15A)    
02/07/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48378    
23/05/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Cricklewood East (14A)    
22/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (16D)    
07/08/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 48378    
02/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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