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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8397 m/e 06/1945
British Railways 48397 w/e 28/05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Horwich Works
To Service During 06/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 08/10/1966
Service Life 21 yrs, 4 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1945
15C   Leicester Midland on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
21A   Saltley w/e 27/10/1951
19C   Canklow 4w/e 08/08/1953
26F   Patricroft w/e 08/12/1962
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 06/04/1963
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor w/e 22/02/1964
9D   Newton Heath w/e 27/06/1964
9J   Agecroft w/e 17/10/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 08/10/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 21A Saltley w/e 27/10/1951
ALLOC 19C Canklow 4w/e 08/08/1953
LOAN 41D Canklow on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 41D Canklow on 23/02/1958
LOAN 91M To London Midland Region 4w/e 01/12/1962
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region 2w/e 15/12/1962
ALLOC 26F Patricroft 4w/e 29/12/1962
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 5w/e 04/05/1963
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Kingmoor 5w/e 07/03/1964
ALLOC 9D Newton Heath 5w/e 11/07/1964
ALLOC 9J Agecroft 4w/e 07/11/1964
WDN   w/e 08/10/1966

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8397
Built at Horwich Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Leicester Midland (15C)    
28/05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48397    
27/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
08/08/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Canklow (19C)    
08/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (26F)    
06/04/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
22/02/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
27/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (9D)    
17/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Agecroft (9J)    
08/10/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48397    
02/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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