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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8523 m/e 11/1944
British Railways 48523 w/e 08/10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Doncaster Works
To Service During 11/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 19/02/1966
Service Life 21 yrs, 3 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1966 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1944
24B   Rose Grove on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
23B   Aintree w/e 19/03/1949
18D   Staveley (Barrow Hill) 4w/e 08/09/1951
18D   Staveley (Barrow Hill) w/e 13/10/1951
21A   Saltley w/e 27/10/1951
21B   Bournville w/e 03/11/1951
21A   Saltley w/e 07/03/1959
18A   Toton w/e 11/02/1961
21A   Saltley w/e 09/12/1961
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 14/07/1962
26F   Patricroft w/e 06/04/1963
9D   Newton Heath w/e 30/11/1963
9M   Bury w/e 10/10/1964
9K   Bolton w/e 10/04/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 19/02/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 23B Aintree w/e 19/03/1949
LOAN 18D Staveley (Barrow Hill) w/e 08/09/1951
ALLOC 18D Staveley (Barrow Hill) w/e 13/10/1951
ALLOC 21A Saltley w/e 27/10/1951
ALLOC 21B Bournville w/e 03/11/1951
ALLOC 21A Saltley 4w/e 28/02/1959
ALLOC 18A Toton 4w/e 04/03/1961
ALLOC 21A Saltley 4w/e 30/12/1961
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 5w/e 04/08/1962
ALLOC 26F Patricroft 5w/e 04/05/1963
ALLOC 9D Newton Heath 4w/e 07/12/1963
ALLOC 9M Bury w/e 10/10/1964
ALLOC 9K Bolton 2w/e 10/04/1965
WDN   w/e 19/02/1966

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8523
Built at Doncaster Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Rose Grove (24B)    
19/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (23B)    
08/10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48523    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (Barrow Hill) (18D)    
13/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (Barrow Hill) (18D)    
27/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
03/11/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bournville (21B)    
07/03/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
11/02/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
09/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
14/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
06/04/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (26F)    
30/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (9D)    
10/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bury (9M)    
10/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (9K)    
19/02/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48523    
06/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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