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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 70447 m/e 12/1941
British Railways 48296 w/e 29/10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Works Number 7041
To Service During 12/1941
Withdrawal w/e Sat 17/09/1966
Service Life 24 yrs, 9 mths , 18 dys
Information WD 70447 never allocated a LMS No.

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1967 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1941
9G   Northwich 4w/e 24/03/1951
5B   Crewe South 4w/e 19/05/1951
6D   Chester Northgate 4w/e 03/12/1955
9G   Northwich 4w/e 23/03/1957
8B   Warrington Dallam 4w/e 17/05/1958
8D   Widnes w/e 08/10/1960
8C   Speke Junction w/e 18/04/1964
8A   Edge Hill w/e 06/03/1965
8C   Speke Junction w/e 19/06/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 17/09/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
STOCK 5B Crewe South w/e 29/10/1949
LOAN 9G Northwich w/e 10/03/1951
EXLOAN 5B Crewe South w/e 31/03/1951
LOAN 6D Chester Northgate 4w/e 03/12/1955
ALLOC 6D Chester Northgate 4w/e 25/02/1956
ALLOC 9G Northwich 4w/e 23/03/1957
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam 4w/e 17/05/1958
ALLOC 8D Widnes 5w/e 29/10/1960
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 5w/e 13/03/1965
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 4w/e 10/07/1965
WDN   w/e 17/09/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
14/08/1963 Crewe Works (Yard) Erecting Shop: D1030-34, D1073, D1550-58 UC (in various stages), D202/24/32/36/87, D316, 46230, 46442, 44812/96, 44936, 45070/94, 45310/40, 45421/31, 48121/64, 48766, 70018/50, 73166, 90384, 92014/56/83/105/113/133/154/167/173/191. Outside Erecting Shop: 44674, 45414/51, 48409, 82038, 12134/240. Stripped down in Yard: 92084/132/151/162. Dismantling Shed: 49448, 64791, 64907, 90095. On Scrap Road: 63808/17/65. Yard: D215/98, D338/344, 42151, 44826/909/81, 45218/305/398, 48035/133/296/751/770, 70004/21, 73025, 75000, 84012, 92100. Electric and Diesel Shop: 26057, 27002/4. Paint Shop: D1069/70/71/72, 45295, 45573, 49395, 26010, 1439 and Lion. Outside Paint Shop: D227/90, D335/79, D8007/21, 45283, 48502/618/709, 70020, 92020/40/86/123/192. On 21st July, Royal Scot 46151 was in the dismantling shed being broken-up, and 46152 was in the erecting shop having a casual. SLS/196309

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1941 To Service To service as WD Number 70447
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 7041
   
29/10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48296    
24/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (9G)    
19/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
03/12/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Chester Northgate (6D)    
23/03/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (9G)    
17/05/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
08/10/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Widnes (8D)    
18/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
06/03/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
19/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
17/09/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48296    
04/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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