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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7666 m/e 08/1944
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3115 m/e 04/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3515 m/e 03/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8720 m/e 10/1947
British Railways 48720 w/e 21/01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 08/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 29/06/1968
Service Life 23 yrs, 10 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1944
24C   Lostock Hall on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
25D   Mirfield w/e 30/04/1949
26A   Newton Heath w/e 30/09/1950
26A   Newton Heath 4w/e 07/10/1950
6C   Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 27/01/1951
6C   Birkenhead Mollington Street m/e 28/02/1951
8D   Widnes 4w/e 26/01/1952
8B   Warrington Dallam 4w/e 17/05/1958
26A   Newton Heath w/e 25/10/1958
26F   Patricroft w/e 05/01/1963
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 29/01/1966
9K   Bolton w/e 11/05/1968
     Withdrawn w/e 29/06/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 24C Lostock Hall w/e 18/10/1947
ALLOC 25D Mirfield w/e 30/04/1949
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath w/e 30/09/1950
LOAN 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street m/e 31/01/1951
ALLOC 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street m/e 28/02/1951
ALLOC 8D Widnes 4w/e 26/01/1952
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam 4w/e 17/05/1958
LOAN 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 01/11/1958
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 29/11/1958
ALLOC 26F Patricroft w/e 05/01/1963
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 4w/e 05/02/1966
ALLOC 9K Bolton w/e 11/05/1968
WDN 9K Bolton w/e 29/06/1968

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1944 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 7666
Built at Brighton Works 		   
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3115    
03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3515    
10/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8720    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Lostock Hall (24C)    
30/04/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Mirfield (25D)    
21/01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 48720    
30/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
27/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (6C)    
28/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (6C)    
26/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Widnes (8D)    
17/05/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
25/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
05/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (26F)    
29/01/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
11/05/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (9K)    
29/06/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48720    
10/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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