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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8679 m/e 12/1943
British Railways 48679 w/e 27/11/1948

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 22/10/1966
Service Life 22 yrs, 10 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1943
1A   Willesden on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
2B   Nuneaton 4w/e 06/11/1954
3A   Bescot 4w/e 01/01/1955
9D   Buxton (LNWR) 4w/e 25/02/1956
9K   Bolton w/e 19/09/1964
9J   Agecroft w/e 28/11/1964
10J   Lancaster Green Ayre w/e 12/12/1964
10D   Lostock Hall w/e 13/11/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 22/10/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 2B Nuneaton 4w/e 27/11/1954
ALLOC 3A Bescot w/e 01/01/1955
ALLOC 9D Buxton (LNWR) 4w/e 25/02/1956
ALLOC 9K Bolton 3w/e 03/10/1964
ALLOC 9J Agecroft 4w/e 05/12/1964
ALLOC 10J Lancaster Green Ayre 5w/e 09/01/1965
ALLOC 10D Lostock Hall 4w/e 04/12/1965
WDN   w/e 22/10/1966

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1943 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8679
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Willesden (1A)    
27/11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48679    
06/11/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
01/01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
25/02/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Buxton (LNWR) (9D)    
19/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (9K)    
28/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Agecroft (9J)    
12/12/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Lancaster Green Ayre (10J)    
13/11/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Lostock Hall (10D)    
22/10/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48679    
03/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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