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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 46508 on 02/12/1952

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Ivatt
Class 2MT
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 394
To Service Sat 02/12/1952 to Oswestry (89A)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 17/12/1966
Service Life 14 yrs , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
89A   Oswestry (New) on 02/12/1952
89A   Oswestry 4w/e 27/12/1952
89B   Brecon 4w/e 01/01/1955
89A   Oswestry 4w/e 28/11/1959
89B   Croes Newydd 4w/e 09/02/1963
1A   Willesden w/e 06/02/1965
6C   Croes Newydd w/e 07/08/1965
6F   Machynlleth w/e 06/08/1966
6D   Shrewsbury w/e 10/12/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 17/12/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 89A Oswestry 4w/e 27/12/1952
NEW NYA   m/e 31/12/1952
ALLOC 89B Brecon 4w/e 01/01/1955
ALLOC 89A Oswestry 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 89B Croes Newydd 4w/e 09/02/1963
ALLOC 1A Willesden 3w/e 06/02/1965
ALLOC 6C Croes Newydd 4w/e 07/08/1965
ALLOC 6F Machynlleth 4w/e 06/08/1966
WDN   w/e 17/12/1966
ALLOC 6D Shrewsbury 4w/e 31/12/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
22/04/1962 Brecon MPD Despite the allocation of code 88K since January, 1961, no locomotive allocation has been made or shed plates cast; Ebbw Junc. and Oswestry supply locomotives as before. On 22nd April, the following were on shed-2218/40/7, 3691, 3706/14 of 86A and 46507/9/10/21/3 of 89D. Normally, two Brecon engines stable at Builth Road H.L. shed and on 22nd April these were 46508/19 of 89D. SLS/196206
30/12/1962 Western Regionboundary changes The following former W.R. engines were transferred to the L.M. Region when the depots to which they are allocated became the responsibility of that Region on 1.1.63. The official date of the transfer is December 30th, 1962: D3004/25-9/34-9, D3105-13/5/6/91-4, D3752/5/7, D3950-2/6-8/68-70/73-85/8/95-7, 1002/13/6/9/23/5, 1432/58, 1619/28/32/8/60/3/8, 2210/1/36/89 2845/51/6/66/75/88, 3208/9/17, 3601/5/7/19/25/31/58/60/73, 3709/44/9/70/6/8/82/8/9/92, 3802/6/9/13/5/7/21/5/8/9/31/45/6/9/52/5/7/65, 4105/11/4/20/5/33/40/7-9/53-5/8/65/7/8/71-3/5/6/8/9, 4602/17/45/6/8/65/83/7/96, 4923/46/54/98, 5022/6/31/63/89, 5101/53, 5192, 5606/40/58, 5927/42/83/90/1/4/5, 6129, 6314/64, 6403/24, 6604/9-11/5/8/25/31/2/44/6/63/7/8/71/4/8/9/83/92/4/8, 6803/11/23/7/8/30/1/3/9/42/5/51/3-5/7/8/61/2/4/6/70/1/9, 6903/4/6/7/11/5/6/7/22/5/6/9/30/3/4/52/64/71/6/9/80, 7001/12/4/9/24/6, 7207/18/36, 7414/8/24/6/31/43. 7800-3/6/7/9/10/2/8/9/21-4/7/8, 7905/8/12/5/8/29, 8109, 8464/98, 8718, 9435/63/70/98, 9608/10/3/4/24/30/6/9/46/57/69, 9724/33/53/68/74/82/93, 41201-4/9/31/2/40/1/85, 44835, 45143/5/90, 45283/98, 45406/22, 45572/7, 45660/99, 46401, 46503-27, 48330/47/54/69/402/4/10/2/5/7/8/24/30/6/50/9/60/71/4/5/8, 48724/38/9/68, 73025 6/34-6/90/5/7, 75000/2-4/6/9/20/1/3/4/6/7/9, 78000/2/3/7/8, 80070/8-80/96/8/100/l/2/4/5/31/2/5/6, 82000/3/5/6/9/20/1/31-4, 92001, 92212/3/5/27/8/34/47. SLS/196303
26/03/1966 Awaiting Disposal (Shrewsbury) Shrewsbury: 7801/2/12/9/20/1/2/7/8, 41209, 42174, 42777, 46508, 48716, 73000/25/34/50/67/70, 75028/38, 80048/78/101/36, 84000/4, 90222/563/641; Stafford: 42958/64/82, 46527, 47480/666/777, 48112 (mainly labelled to Cashmore's, Great Bridge). SLS/196605

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/12/1952 To Service To service as British Railways Number 46508
Built at Swindon Works
Allocated to Oswestry (89A)
   
27/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Oswestry (89A)    
01/01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Brecon (89B)    
28/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Oswestry (89A)    
09/02/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (89B)    
06/02/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
07/08/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (6C)    
06/08/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Machynlleth (6F)    
10/12/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (6D)    
17/12/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 46508    
12/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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