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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 70500 m/e 06/1940
British Railways 48773 m/e 09/1957

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Works Number 24607
To Service During 06/1940
Withdrawal w/e Sat 10/08/1968 off Rose Grove (10F)
Service Life 28 yrs, 2 mths , 10 dys
Information http://www.svr.com uk/ ex WD 307

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1940
66A   Polmadie (Purchased from WD) m/e 09/1957
66A   Polmadie (Reinstated) m/e 02/1963
     Withdrawn on 20/06/1963
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor (Reinstated) 4w/e 30/11/1963
9B   Stockport Edgeley w/e 25/01/1964
9L   Buxton (LNWR) w/e 20/06/1964
9K   Bolton w/e 19/09/1964
10F   Rose Grove w/e 06/07/1968
     Withdrawn w/e 10/08/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK 66A Polmadie on 09/09/1957
WDN   on 29/12/1962
REINS 66A Polmadie 3w/e 25/01/1963
WDN   on 20/06/1963
REINS 12A Carlisle Kingmoor w/e 09/11/1963
ALLOC 9B Stockport Edgeley 3w/e 01/02/1964
ALLOC 9L Buxton (LNWR) 5w/e 11/07/1964
ALLOC 9K Bolton 3w/e 03/10/1964
ALLOC 10F Rose Grove on 01/07/1968
WDN 10F Rose Grove w/e 10/08/1968

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Preservation
Current Status Operational
Information At present on static display in the Engine House, Highley
Link www.svr.co.uk/
Status Date 19/03/2011


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
05/07/1957 L.M.R. Class 8F 2-8-0\'s Longmoor Military Railway 8F's 500/1/12 entered Eastleigh Works in June for overhaul prior to being taken over by B.R. (W.R.) They were all ex Works by 5th July and renumbered 48773/4/5. L.M.R. 512 was involved in a collision with a diesel last October; L.M.R.501 was re-numbered 90734 for about 3 days till the error was spotted. It is understood another four are to be transferred to B.R. SLS/195708

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1940 To Service To service as WD Number 70500
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24607
   
09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Polmadie (66A) (Purchased from WD)    
09/1957 Renumbered Renumbered to 48773    
02/1963 Reinstated Reinstated to Polmadie (66A)    
30/11/1963 Reinstated Reinstated to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
25/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Stockport Edgeley (9B)    
20/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Buxton (LNWR) (9L)    
19/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (9K)    
06/07/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Rose Grove (10F)    
10/08/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48773 from Rose Grove (10F)    

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