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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8519 m/e 09/1944
British Railways 48519 w/e 13/05/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Doncaster Works
To Service During 09/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 03/08/1968
Service Life 23 yrs, 11 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1969

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1944
25A   Wakefield on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
8D   Widnes w/e 27/03/1948
9D   Buxton (LNWR) w/e 17/07/1948
24L   Carnforth w/e 07/09/1963
10F   Rose Grove w/e 07/10/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 03/08/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 25A Wakefield on 17/07/1947
ALLOC 25A Wakefield w/e 09/08/1947
LOAN 8D Widnes w/e 28/02/1948
ALLOC 8D Widnes w/e 27/03/1948
ALLOC 9D Buxton (LNWR) w/e 17/07/1948
ALLOC 24L Carnforth 5w/e 07/09/1963
ALLOC 10F Rose Grove 4w/e 07/10/1967
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
25/03/1950 Stratford Works One of the two 0-4-0T tram engines-No. 68083- has just been through shops. The crest is on the undercarriage, below the wooden body. One of the 0-6-0T tram engines has the words 'British Railways' in the same position, and does not look as neat. Locomotives in the new shops were Nos. 61004/42/50/54/89, 61332/35. 1639. 62531, 3040. 63101, 7160, 68527, 69704, 90013, 90502. ex-W.D. 77013, 79312 and outside awaiting shopping were Nos. 61235, 61559, 8386, 8647, 9684, 90392. The three Crane locomotives are now renumbered; No. 68667 noted 3/49, No. 68668 2/50 and No. 68669 3/50 (with crest). These dates are not given in the official lists, and the actual dates will be slightly earlier. In the Paint Shop were Nos. 61540 (lined), 61554. 68088, 68225, 68651, 69641, 69728; and in the old Works Nos. 61058, 61336, 61558, 62509, 2584, 2601. 62790, 2794, 4644/83, 65462, 65545/57, 7155, 7226, 8375, 8519/61, 8772, 8874/81, 9639/69. SLS/195005

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8519
Built at Doncaster Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Wakefield (25A)    
27/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Widnes (8D)    
17/07/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Buxton (LNWR) (9D)    
13/05/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 48519    
07/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Carnforth (24L)    
07/10/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Rose Grove (10F)    
03/08/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48519    
01/1969 Scrapped Scrapped    

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