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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8556 m/e 07/1945
British Railways 48556 w/e 30/07/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1963
To Service During 07/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 19/08/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 1 mth , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1945
4A   Shrewsbury on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
3A   Bescot w/e 05/08/1950
9G   Northwich 4w/e 11/08/1956
3A   Bescot 4w/e 08/09/1956
2E   Saltley w/e 26/03/1966
10D   Lostock Hall w/e 18/03/1967
10F   Rose Grove w/e 24/06/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 19/08/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 4A Shrewsbury on 07/05/1947
ALLOC 4A Shrewsbury w/e 24/05/1947
ALLOC 3A Bescot w/e 05/08/1950
LOAN 9G Northwich 4w/e 11/08/1956
EXLOAN 3A Bescot 4w/e 08/09/1956
ALLOC 2E Saltley 4w/e 09/04/1966
ALLOC 10D Lostock Hall 5w/e 08/04/1967
ALLOC 10F Rose Grove 4w/e 08/07/1967
WDN   w/e 19/08/1967

* 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
12/08/1964 Crewe Works (Arrival Sidings) Arrival Sidings: 41264, 42233/581/651, 44836/8/934, 45005/38/249, 46487, 48050/205/301/556/617, 78023, 84028. Paint Shop: D1589, D1611/2/3/5/6, 26057, 27006, L.M.S. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland (painted in L.M.S. livery for Butlin's Camp, Ayrshire), 49395, Lion. Outside Paint Shop: D230/41/82, D302/22, D1610, D6826/36, 48641. Paint Shop Yard: 42210/152, 48158/62/462, 78010, 92203. Diesel Test Road: D207, D1614, D8053. Erecting Shop: New Construction D1619-D1636 in various stages of construction, D203/74/6/9/83, D304/6/29/33/84/6, D5719, D6843, D8009/13/17/55, 42134/577/611, 44695/946, 45003/338, 45558, 48104/36/215/18/87/305/531/710/67, 92001/59/166/77, 92205/12. No. 9 Shop: D1617/8. Outside Erecting Shop: 48010/193/466, 84026, 92042. Works Yard: D217/8/89/91, D350, D5706/16, D6758, D8045, 42115/697, 44593/937, 45297/325, 48002/153/267/426/548/53/676, 70001/9/36/51, 78044. Electric Traction Shop: E3021, 26033/52, D288, D315/24. Scrap Road: 48069/155/203/310/657/745, 84021/2. Dismantling Shed: 42090/614/86, 48335/64/494/540, 84025, 92065. SLS/196409
15/11/1964 Crewe Works (Erecting shop) Erecting shop: D1641-1662; D214, D224, D236, D257, D351, D395/7, D5700/14, D6833/49, D8014/26/35/59, 42581, 42665, 44689, 44710/74, 45215/79, 46484, 48056, 48190, 48301, 48533/56, 48719/40, 92008/74/9/87/8; Near Chester line: 44715, 44844, 44988, 45000, 45660, 46402, 92019; Side of Works: 42089, 42218, 42569, 44658, 44778, 44838, 44989, 45035, 45303, 45412, 45562, 46501, 48168, 48612, 92004/64, 92117/67. Paint shop area: D251, D297, D305, D329, D336, D369, D1633/4/5/7/8/9/40, D5716, D6889, D8058, 42233, 48046/50, 70002/11/34, 92233; Cutting up: 42221, 42559; New Erecting shop: D338, E3002/4, 26025; Inspection road: 44667, 45031, 48206/52, 92139/57; Misc.: 42267/97, 44730, 45089, 45130, 48153/92, 48212/67, 48345/65, 48455, 48529, 48677/85, 48764, 70015/18/37, 80072, 92206, D219, D293, D6774, D8001/36, 26049. SLS/196412

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8556
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1963
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Shrewsbury (4A)    
30/07/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48556    
05/08/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
11/08/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (9G)    
08/09/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
26/03/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (2E)    
18/03/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Lostock Hall (10D)    
24/06/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Rose Grove (10F)    
19/08/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48556    
11/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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