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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8631 m/e 06/1943
British Railways 48631 w/e 15/10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 06/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 24/02/1968
Service Life 24 yrs, 8 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1968 at Cohens (Kettering)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1943
4A   Shrewsbury on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
5B   Crewe South w/e 28/02/1948
8C   Speke Junction w/e 06/03/1948
8E   Northwich w/e 01/10/1960
     Withdrawn w/e 24/02/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 5B Crewe South w/e 28/02/1948
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction w/e 06/03/1948
ALLOC 8E Northwich 5w/e 29/10/1960
WDN 8E Northwich w/e 24/02/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
15/04/1962 Bolton MPD (Ex Works) Ex Works on Bolton (26C) Shed: 42772, 42942, 44346, 44405, 48631, 76020. SLS/196205

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1943 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8631
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Shrewsbury (4A)    
28/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
06/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
15/10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48631    
01/10/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (8E)    
24/02/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48631    
06/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Kettering    

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