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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3147 m/e 10/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3547 m/e 04/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8752 m/e 12/1947
British Railways 48752 w/e 26/03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1989
To Service During 10/1946
Withdrawal w/e Sat 03/08/1968
Service Life 21 yrs, 10 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1969

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1946
25D   Mirfield on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
26A   Newton Heath w/e 11/02/1950
3A   Bescot 4w/e 08/09/1951
3A   Bescot w/e 13/10/1951
3D   Aston w/e 08/11/1958
2F   Bescot w/e 07/11/1964
2B   Oxley w/e 26/03/1966
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 04/02/1967
8A   Edge Hill w/e 09/12/1967
10F   Rose Grove w/e 11/05/1968
     Withdrawn w/e 03/08/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 25D Mirfield w/e 13/12/1947
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath w/e 11/02/1950
LOAN 3A Bescot w/e 08/09/1951
ALLOC 3A Bescot w/e 13/10/1951
ALLOC 3D Aston 4w/e 29/11/1958
ALLOC 2F Bescot 4w/e 07/11/1964
ALLOC 2B Oxley 4w/e 09/04/1966
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 01/02/1967
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill w/e 30/12/1967
ALLOC 10F Rose Grove w/e 11/05/1968
WDN 10F Rose Grove w/e 03/08/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during October: These included Nos. 61219, 61779/81, 61855, 1900, 62432/78, 2484, 3071, 3134/47/75/84, 4565, 64578, 4639, 4711/92, 4816, 64849, 4927, 65929/31, 7484/95, 8332/48, 68456, 69130, 9165, 69199, 9216, 69514, 9562, 77119, 79265. SLS/194912

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1946 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3147
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1989
   
04/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3547    
12/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8752    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Mirfield (25D)    
26/03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48752    
11/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
13/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
08/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
07/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (2F)    
26/03/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (2B)    
04/02/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
09/12/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
11/05/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Rose Grove (10F)    
03/08/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48752    
02/1969 Scrapped Scrapped    

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