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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8509 m/e 11/1944
British Railways 48509 w/e 08/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1945
To Service During 11/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 13/05/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 6 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1968 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1944
25A   Wakefield on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
19D   Heaton Mersey w/e 15/10/1949
2A   Rugby w/e 19/11/1949
8A   Edge Hill 4w/e 13/08/1955
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 05/05/1962
8A   Edge Hill w/e 22/09/1962
24J   Lancaster Green Ayre w/e 07/09/1963
8C   Speke Junction w/e 24/10/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 13/05/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region on 20/02/1947
ALLOC 25A Wakefield w/e 22/03/1947
LOAN 25F Low Moor w/e 30/07/1949
LOAN 19D Heaton Mersey w/e 24/09/1949
ALLOC 19D Heaton Mersey w/e 15/10/1949
ALLOC 2A Rugby w/e 19/11/1949
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 13/08/1955
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam 5w/e 05/05/1962
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 5w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 24J Lancaster Green Ayre 5w/e 07/09/1963
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 4w/e 07/11/1964
WDN   w/e 13/05/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1948 Crewe Works New Work December: 'IVĀ° more '2F' 2-6-0's were completed dunng December-Nos. 46433 and 46434 on 8/12 and 13/12 respectively, thus completing the present order. Tne last Caprotti 4-6-0 of Order E 468, No. 44757, was completed on 22/12. No. 44728 (No. 11 of Order E 472) was completed on 31/12; the first ten of this order are to be built at Horwich. Another 'Patriot' Class 4-6-0, No. 45534, has been rebuilt with a taper boiler-completed on 10/12. No. 45522 will shortly be similarly dealt with.
Locomotives entering Works during December included: Nos. 1201, 2254, 2438/51/61/77/82, 2654/60/86/99, 2610/14/18/28/44/48/78/82, 4739/48/49, 4849/84, 4908/17/18/31/50/81, 5000/24/41/55/59/68/93, 5108/40/47, 5274/93, 4387, 5404/44/94, 5508/33/46, 5617/30/33/36/54/55/66/78, 5705, 6115/19/37/47/50/52/56, 6207/31/49/53, 6654, 6656(27A), 6727, 7757, 7803, 7987/99, 8001/63/93/98, 8143/89/97, 8200/71/80, 8373, 8409/17/39/62, 8509/20, 8606/34/51/53/59/96, 8700/03/18, 9072/85, 9122/26/64/84, 924/57/67/93, 9321/33/49, 9416/19/47, 28093, 42386, 42565, 44766, 44830, 45005/80, 46107/12/17/20/21, 47977, 49059, 49298, 58924. During w/e 8/12, No. 46121 was renamed The Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Regiment) and fitted with a plaque.
SLS/194902
16/10/1967 United Waggon Co., Newport (Mon.) Dumped locomotives: 34005, 34008, 34009, 34017, 34026, 34032, 34047, 34057, 34088, 34098, 34104, 34108, 48249, 48509, 73002, 73016, 76039, 76058, 76063, 76088, 78063, 82003, 82031, 82034. SLS/196712

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8509
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1945
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Wakefield (25A)    
08/01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48509    
15/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (19D)    
19/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
13/08/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
05/05/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
22/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
07/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Lancaster Green Ayre (24J)    
24/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
13/05/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48509    
03/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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