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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 70584 m/e 10/1941
British Railways 48263 w/e 17/09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
To Service During 10/1941
Withdrawal During 09/1966
Service Life 24 yrs, 11 mths , 1 dy
Information Accident near coventry Dec-1962: WD 506

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1967 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1941
5C   Stafford 4w/e 03/11/1956
5B   Crewe South 4w/e 23/02/1957
2B   Nuneaton w/e 15/08/1959
9J   Agecroft w/e 04/06/1966
     Withdrawn m/e 09/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK 5B Crewe South w/e 17/09/1949
LOAN 5C Stafford 4w/e 03/11/1956
EXLOAN 5B Crewe South 4w/e 23/02/1957
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 8w/e 05/09/1959
LOAN 9J Agecroft 5w/e 11/06/1966
ALLOC 9J Agecroft 4w/e 09/07/1966
WDN   w/e 27/08/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
21/08/1949 Crewe Works (Yard) 21/8: New construction here was as follows: North Shed Nos. 41230/31/33; all have the crest (a smaller version than hitherto) on the tank sides. Nos. 41230/31 were due to go 'light' on 22/8 to Bangor and Denbigh respectively (No. 41231 had been working in and around the Birmingham area the previous week); Paint Shop Nos. 41234/35 and 41236 outside; Erecting Shop Nos. 41237 (complete), 41238 (almost complete with tanks), 41239 (frames and cylinders set up, boiler in separate bay, not yet mounted); Yard No. 41240 (frames and cylinders only). No. 48288 (ex W.D. 70403) was being repaired while W.D. Nos. 70438, 70584/99 were in the Works' yard. Locomotives in the new green livery included Nos. 45566/78/89, 45615, 46153/61. Scrap Road: On the cutting up road were Nos. 8948 an 9597, while No. 6004 was actually being cut up. Nos. 25297 an 25752 were over in the Carriage Shed marked 'Not to be cut up' SLS/194909

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1941 To Service To service as WD Number 70584
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
   
17/09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48263    
03/11/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford (5C)    
23/02/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
15/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
04/06/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Agecroft (9J)    
09/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48263    
02/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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