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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8648 m/e 12/1943
British Railways 48648 w/e 20/11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 12/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 22/07/1967
Service Life 23 yrs, 7 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1943
1A   Willesden on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
6C   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 11/11/1961
6G   Llandudno Junction w/e 14/09/1963
8H   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 07/11/1964
8L   Aintree w/e 17/04/1965
8C   Speke Junction w/e 20/08/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 22/07/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 02/12/1961
ALLOC 6G Llandudno Junction 5w/e 12/10/1963
ALLOC 8H Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 07/11/1964
ALLOC 8L Aintree 4w/e 08/05/1965
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 5w/e 10/09/1966
WDN   w/e 22/07/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
25/06/1961 Crewe Works (Works Sidings) 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
16/12/1963 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: 49395, D252/8, D1031, D1550/1, D1554-7, 26056. Outside: 44671/86, 45072/139/491, 45736, 46452, 48255/411/632, 70025, 73128, 77002, 78028, D229, D287, D356/74, D1032/3, D1552/3. Weigh House: 45327. Yard: 42355, 44714/919, 45006/19/308/75/406/38, 46142, 46448, 48219/415/8, 78023, 92034/67/90/114, D338. Electric Traction Shop: D202, D8006, 26016, 27002. Erecting Shop: 42076, 44726/856/900/32/58, 45003/280/96/316,, 48128/412/614/48/706, 73127, 78033/64, 84013, 92011/24/81/111/128/59/83, D221, D280/8/9/93/4, D301/14/45/69/85/92, D6758, D8024/67. New Construction: D1034 an D1558-75. Outside: 44676, 46143 and 42441remains. Cut-up Shop: 42785 an 90338. SLS/196401

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1943 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8648
Built at Brighton Works 		   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Willesden (1A)    
20/11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48648    
11/11/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (6C)    
14/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Llandudno Junction (6G)    
07/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (8H)    
17/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (8L)    
20/08/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
22/07/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48648    
11/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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