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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3156 m/e 01/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3556 m/e 03/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8761 m/e 11/1947
British Railways 48761 w/e 01/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Works Number 1562
To Service During 01/1946
Withdrawal Fri 15/01/1965
Service Life 19 yrs , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1946
26A   Newton Heath on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
25C   Goole w/e 31/01/1948
26A   Newton Heath 4w/e 09/09/1950
87K   Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) 4w/e 30/11/1950
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 05/09/1959
     Stored 3w/e 20/07/1964
87F   Llanelli (Reinstated) 2w/e 24/08/1964
     Withdrawn on 15/01/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MEX Mexborough on 13/04/1947
LOAN 26A Newton Heath w/e 08/11/1947
ALLOC 25C Goole w/e 31/01/1948
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath w/e 09/09/1950
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 13/08/1955
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 05/09/1959
TOSTORE   3w/e 20/07/1964
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 2w/e 24/08/1964
WDN   5w/e 04/01/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
21/04/1948 Horwich Works On 21/4 the following locomotives were in the Erecting Shop: Nos. 133/49, 205, 2701/82/86, 2958, 3841, 4060, 4220, 4307/68, 4497, 4517/48, 5079, 8751/61, 9501/08/20/37, 10630, 10953, 11313/20, 11425, 12089, 12133/71, 12268, 12399, 12411, 12522, 12615 an 12870, while awaiting Works were the following: Nos. 131, 2646, 2796, 2964, 9545, 9607, 10852, 11410, 12152/60, 12397, 12438/67, 12582, 12821/39. Nos. 10429, 10717, 10901, 12247/56, 12422, 12824/37/61 an 12902 were on the scrap road; the boiler of No. 11116 is still there. Nos. R10600 an R10617 are still standing between the Erecting and Paint Shops-the glass having been removed from the coach windows. The only renumbered locomotive seen here with a new cast smoke-box numberplate was No. 45220, the rest not having received them yet. SLS/194806
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
23/07/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D110-2, 42121, 42235, 42579, 42658/9/77, 44987, 45224, 45415/35, 45588, 49395. Outside Paint Shop: D108/13-5, 45658. Works Sidings: 40580, 42377, 42481, 42507, 42602, 44148/75, 44728/66/79, 44824, 44929/49, 45005, 45247, 45445, 45516/44, 45610/30, 46110/35, 47277, 48154, 49049, 90194, 90323, 90621, 92096. Erecting Shop: D116-21, D269, 41229/68, 42158, 42218, 42562/89, 42610, 44374, 44658/85/6, 44821/71/88, 45045/75, 45104/85/99, 45218/48/54/96, 45333/45/73, 45529/89, 45611/8/9/61/72, 46102/31/55, 46243, 46441, 48287, 48393, 48446, 48697, 48732/61/7, 90264, 90327/81, 90646/58, 92030/2/72/7. Outside Erecting Shop: 42086, 42234, 42652, 44687, 45189, 45410, 46142. New Erecting Shop: D76, D122-8, D331, D5142. Outside New Erecting Shop: D5078. Scrap Yard: 43268, 43962, 47418, 58305 intact, 41529 just cut up. Works Shunters: 12071, 42984, 43957, 47618, 51412/44/6, 52093, 52312, 52441/59. SLS/196109

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1946 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3156
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1562
   
03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3556    
11/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8761    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newton Heath (26A)    
31/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Goole (25C)    
01/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 48761    
09/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) (87K)    
05/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
20/07/1964 To Store To Store    
24/08/1964 Reinstated Reinstated to Llanelli (87F)    
15/01/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 48761    
04/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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