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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8550 m/e 04/1945
British Railways 48550 w/e 25/06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1957
To Service During 04/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 30/09/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 5 mths , 30 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1968 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1945
2C   Northampton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
1A   Willesden w/e 25/02/1950
4B   Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) w/e 11/03/1950
4A   Bletchley w/e 30/09/1950
4A   Bletchley 4w/e 07/10/1950
1H   Northampton w/e 10/07/1965
2C   Stourbridge Junction w/e 02/10/1965
10F   Rose Grove w/e 23/07/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 30/09/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 5B Crewe South on 13/05/1947
ALLOC 5B Crewe South w/e 31/05/1947
ALLOC 2C Northampton w/e 23/08/1947
ALLOC 1A Willesden w/e 25/02/1950
ALLOC 4B Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) w/e 11/03/1950
ALLOC 4A Bletchley w/e 30/09/1950
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 10/07/1965
ALLOC 2C Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 09/10/1965
ALLOC 10F Rose Grove 4w/e 06/08/1966
WDN   w/e 30/09/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/02/1962 Crewe Works (Works Sidings) Paint Shop: Closed indefinitely through £50 damage being wilfully caused to paintwork of D58 by a singularly irresponsible visitor in a party on 28/1/62. Outside Paint Shop: D62/3, 45436, 45660/99, 48555. New Erecting Shop: D4/6/7, D64, D213/7/31/4/88, D317. Erecting Shop: D50-5/65-7, D237, D8044, 42150, 42484, 42550, 42617, 44661/94, 44713, 44839, 44904, 45051/8/76/8, 45144, 45209/50, 45412, 45606/48, 45723, 46106/36/8/69, 46231/6, 46420, 48039, 48366, 48478, 48503, 49277, 70029, 78039, 90190, 90245/57/61/85, 92028/77/81/3, 92111/57. Erecting Shop Yard: 42280, 45208, 45304/5/15, 46257, 52312, 90096, 90665, 92076. Works Sidings: 41239, 42445, 44709/35/70, 44870/3/95, 45093, 45211, 45494, 45522, 45642/5/52/76, 46249/56, 46431, 47334, 47580, 47631, 48325, 48400, 48550, 48624, 48708, 78036, 90125, 92089. Scrap Road: Nil. SLS/196203

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8550
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1957
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Northampton (2C)    
25/06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48550    
25/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
11/03/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) (4B)    
30/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (4A)    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (4A)    
10/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Northampton (1H)    
02/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Stourbridge Junction (2C)    
23/07/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Rose Grove (10F)    
30/09/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 48550    
02/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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