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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Western Railway 1247 m/e 04/1903
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 9613 m/e 10/1923
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1930) 8898 m/e 07/1930
British Railways 48898 m/e 10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Webb
Class 4 Cylinder Compound
Company History LNWR/LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B04/1903
F08/1906
G1 (0-8-0)05/1923
G2A (0-8-0)03/1942
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Crewe Works
Works Number 4321
To Service During 04/1903
Withdrawal w/e Sat 30/06/1962
Service Life 59 yrs, 2 mths , 30 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date Reference
    (New) m/e 04/1903  
8A   Edge Hill on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)  
4A   Bletchley w/e 15/09/1951  
4A   Bletchley 4w/e 06/10/1951  
9D   Buxton (LNWR) w/e 03/02/1962  
     Withdrawn w/e 30/06/1962  

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 4A Bletchley w/e 15/09/1951
ALLOC 9D Buxton (LNWR) 5w/e 03/03/1962
WDN   w/e 30/06/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/01/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D77/8, D83/5, D3921, 42179, 45063/8, 45646/95, 48755, L.N.W.R. 1054 and the usual preserved engines. Outside Paint Shop: D74/5/9, D80/2/4, 44767, 45132, 45201, 45348, 45667, 46457, 48529, 48600, 70032, 90346. Works Sidings: 40161, 44697, 44734/82, 44867, 44936, 45336, 45428, 46235, 46430, 49158/99, 49270, 49432, 70021, 84015, 92092, 92160/7. Erecting Shop: D90-6, 42476, 42580, 44869, 45037/48, 45197, 45219/40/50/77/94, 45302/44, 45411/9, 45506/78/82, 45616/38/54/75/80, 46203/9/47/50/5, 46410/36, 48054, 48120/73, 48255, 48438, 48635/68, 48898, 49281, 70033, 90137/8/57/97, 90203/33/51, 90316, 90509, 92018/33/43, 92134/55/65. Outside Erecting Shop: 42295, 45515/60, 46103/36/7, 48508, 49034, 90297, 92048. New Erecting Shop: D76, D81/6-9, D97-102. Cutting-up Shop: Nil. SLS/196102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1903 To Service To service as London and North Western Railway Number 1247
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 4321		    
10/1923 Renumbered Renumbered to 9613    
07/1930 Renumbered Renumbered to 8898    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Edge Hill (8A)    
10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48898    
15/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (4A)    
06/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (4A)    
03/02/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Buxton (LNWR) (9D)    
30/06/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 48898    

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