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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8179 m/e 03/1942
British Railways 48179 w/e 08/04/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Works Number 24748
To Service During 03/1942
Withdrawal Sun 19/01/1964
Service Life 21 yrs, 10 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1942
19D   Heaton Mersey on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
19D   Heaton Mersey w/e 21/02/1948
19A   Sheffield Grimesthorpe w/e 17/07/1948
41D   Canklow w/e 13/05/1961
41E   Staveley (Barrow Hill) w/e 26/01/1963
     Withdrawn on 19/01/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 19D Heaton Mersey w/e 29/11/1947
ALLOC 19D Heaton Mersey w/e 21/02/1948
ALLOC 19A Sheffield Grimesthorpe w/e 17/07/1948
LOAN 41B Sheffield Grimesthorpe on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 41B Sheffield Grimesthorpe on 23/02/1958
ALLOC 41D Canklow 5w/e 13/05/1961
ALLOC 41E Staveley (Barrow Hill) 3w/e 02/02/1963
WDN   on 19/01/1964

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1942 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8179
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24748
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Heaton Mersey (19D)    
21/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (19D)    
17/07/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Grimesthorpe (19A)    
08/04/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 48179    
13/05/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Canklow (41D)    
26/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (Barrow Hill) (41E)    
19/01/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 48179    
11/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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