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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8542 m/e 12/1944
British Railways 48542 w/e 19/11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1948
To Service During 12/1944
Withdrawal Sat 24/06/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 6 mths , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1968 at Cohens (Kettering)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1944
20C   Royston on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
55C   Farnley Junction w/e 14/10/1961
55A   Holbeck (MR) w/e 14/11/1964
     Withdrawn on 24/06/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region on 10/02/1947
ALLOC 55C Farnley Junction 6w/e 11/11/1961
ALLOC 55A Holbeck (MR) w/e 14/11/1964
WDN   on 24/06/1967

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8542
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1948
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Royston (20C)    
19/11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48542    
14/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Farnley Junction (55C)    
14/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (55A)    
24/06/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48542    
02/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Kettering    

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