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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Western Railway (ORIG) 50 m/e 09/1893
London and North Western Railway 2525 m/e 07/1894
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 9008 m/e 11/1927
British Railways 49008 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Webb
Class A Compound
Company History LNWR/LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
A09/1893
D07/1906
G1 (0-8-0)03/1924
G2A (0-8-0)08/1943
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 3471
To Service During 09/1893
Withdrawal w/e Sat 08/12/1962
Service Life 69 yrs, 3 mths , 7 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date Reference
    (New) m/e 09/1893  
8B   Warrington Dallam on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)  
8C   Speke Junction w/e 08/11/1958  
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 15/08/1959  
     Withdrawn w/e 08/12/1962  

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 4w/e 29/11/1958
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 8w/e 05/09/1959
WDN   w/e 08/12/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1893 To Service To service as London and North Western Railway Number 50
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 3471		    
07/1894 Renumbered Renumbered to 2525    
11/1927 Renumbered Renumbered to 9008    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Warrington Dallam (8B)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 49008    
08/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
15/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
08/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 49008    

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