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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8647 m/e 12/1943
British Railways 48647 w/e 23/09/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 12/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 23/04/1966
Service Life 22 yrs, 4 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1966 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1943
17A   Derby on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
21A   Saltley w/e 27/10/1951
18A   Toton w/e 11/02/1961
16A   Nottingham w/e 09/02/1963
5B   Crewe South w/e 28/03/1964
8H   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 07/11/1964
8G   Sutton Oak (Peasley Cross) w/e 17/04/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 23/04/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 17A Derby 4w/e 10/11/1945
ALLOC 17A Derby 4w/e 08/12/1945
ALLOC 21A Saltley w/e 27/10/1951
ALLOC 18A Toton 4w/e 04/03/1961
ALLOC 16A Nottingham 4w/e 02/03/1963
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 04/04/1964
ALLOC 8H Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 07/11/1964
ALLOC 8G Sutton Oak (Peasley Cross) 4w/e 08/05/1965
WDN   w/e 23/04/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
25/03/1950 Stratford Works One of the two 0-4-0T tram engines-No. 68083- has just been through shops. The crest is on the undercarriage, below the wooden body. One of the 0-6-0T tram engines has the words 'British Railways' in the same position, and does not look as neat. Locomotives in the new shops were Nos. 61004/42/50/54/89, 61332/35. 1639. 62531, 3040. 63101, 7160, 68527, 69704, 90013, 90502. ex-W.D. 77013, 79312 and outside awaiting shopping were Nos. 61235, 61559, 8386, 8647, 9684, 90392. The three Crane locomotives are now renumbered; No. 68667 noted 3/49, No. 68668 2/50 and No. 68669 3/50 (with crest). These dates are not given in the official lists, and the actual dates will be slightly earlier. In the Paint Shop were Nos. 61540 (lined), 61554. 68088, 68225, 68651, 69641, 69728; and in the old Works Nos. 61058, 61336, 61558, 62509, 2584, 2601. 62790, 2794, 4644/83, 65462, 65545/57, 7155, 7226, 8375, 8519/61, 8772, 8874/81, 9639/69. SLS/195005

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1943 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8647
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Derby (17A)    
23/09/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 48647    
27/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
11/02/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
09/02/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16A)    
28/03/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
07/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (8H)    
17/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Sutton Oak (Peasley Cross) (8G)    
23/04/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48647    
07/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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