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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8549 m/e 03/1945
British Railways 48549 w/e 25/03/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1956
To Service During 03/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 25/05/1968
Service Life 23 yrs, 2 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1969

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1945
18B   Westhouses on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
2C   Northampton w/e 19/06/1948
4A   Bletchley w/e 30/09/1950
4A   Bletchley 4w/e 07/10/1950
1A   Willesden w/e 10/07/1965
9B   Stockport Edgeley w/e 21/08/1965
9H   Patricroft w/e 11/05/1968
     Withdrawn w/e 25/05/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
EXLOAN 18B Westhouses w/e 31/05/1947
LOAN 2C Northampton w/e 29/05/1948
ALLOC 2C Northampton w/e 19/06/1948
ALLOC 4A Bletchley w/e 30/09/1950
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 10/07/1965
ALLOC 9B Stockport Edgeley 5w/e 11/09/1965
ALLOC 9H Patricroft w/e 11/05/1968
WDN 9H Patricroft w/e 25/05/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/06/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D105-8/10, 45139, 45403, 45584, 45626, 46146, 78021. Outside Paint Shop: D97, D109, 41222/66, 42286, 44910, 45397, 45694, 46127, 46246, 49395, 92020. Works Sidings: 41269, 42441/78, 42604, 44685, 44714/66, 44832, 44907, 45021, 45208/34/96, 45438, 45535/91, 45641, 46125/8, 46404, 48525, 90163, 90388, 90595, 92033/74. Erecting Shop: D114-9, 41218/42, 42226/96, 42431, 42559, 42625/64, 44682, 44715, 44875/92, 44946, 45056/70/80, 45107/9, 45222/38/42, 45310/27/42, 45415/26/37, 45510/23/55/64, 45703/17, 46117, 46222/9/32/8, 46429, 46509, 48258, 48305/35/93, 48409/36, 48549/53/6, 48760, 49447, 70004, 78061, 90251/76, 90557, 90685, 90724, 92087, 92132. Outside Erecting Shop: 42227, 44874, 45686, 45734, 46116/70. New Erecting Shop: D111-3/20-4, D222. Scrap Yard: 40002, 40658/91, 43225, 43459, 47374, 52240/60, 52464, 52526 all intact, with 40502 being cut-up. Works Shunters: 12022, 44373/4, 47592, 47648, 51441/4/6, 52093, 52312. SLS/196107
25/06/1961 Crewe Works (Paint Shop) Paint Shop: D112/3, 41326, 44682, 48549, 49395, 90537, Outside Paint Shop: D109-11, 10203, 45080, 45203, 45426, 46232, 46404, 48553, 48707, 70004. Works Sidings: 41229, 42118, 45104, 45218, 45438, 45516/29, 46155, 48287, 48648/97, 48761, 90163, 90327/81/8, 90685, 92030/77. Erecting Shop: D5016, 42136/58, 42234, 42452/78, 42589, 42651, 44658/85, 44714/28/48, 44857, 44949/87, 45021, 45107/89, 45238/47/8/9/86/96, 45367/70/94, 45410/35/45, 45588, 45641/58/61, 46102/42/7, 46243, 46441, 46502, 48154, 48264, 48375, 48446, 48724/67, 49048, 90125, 90264/66, 90338, 90408, 90528, 90646, 92074. Outside Erecting Shop: D78, D108, 42226, 44888, 44946, 45254, 45615, 46131, 46238, 46484, 92032. New Erecting Shop: D75, D114-26. Scrap Yard: 40050, 40126/55/71, 47571, 47605 all intact. SLS/196108

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8549
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1956
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Westhouses (18B)    
19/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Northampton (2C)    
25/03/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 48549    
30/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (4A)    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (4A)    
10/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
21/08/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Stockport Edgeley (9B)    
11/05/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (9H)    
25/05/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48549    
02/1969 Scrapped Scrapped    

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