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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8668 m/e 05/1944
British Railways 48668 w/e 26/02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 05/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 31/12/1966
Service Life 22 yrs, 8 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1944
15C   Leicester Midland on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
15A   Wellingborough w/e 11/03/1950
18A   Toton m/e 16/06/1956
21A   Saltley 4w/e 11/08/1956
2A   Rugby 4w/e 10/08/1957
1E   Bletchley w/e 10/06/1961
8H   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 07/11/1964
10F   Rose Grove w/e 22/05/1965
10C   Fleetwood w/e 06/11/1965
10F   Rose Grove w/e 27/11/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 31/12/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 15A Wellingborough w/e 11/03/1950
ALLOC 18A Toton w/e 16/06/1956
ALLOC 21A Saltley 4w/e 14/07/1956
LOAN 2A Rugby 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 2A Rugby 4w/e 25/01/1958
ALLOC 1E Bletchley 4w/e 01/07/1961
ALLOC 8H Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 07/11/1964
ALLOC 10F Rose Grove 5w/e 12/06/1965
ALLOC 10C Fleetwood 4w/e 06/11/1965
ALLOC 10F Rose Grove 4w/e 04/12/1965
WDN   w/e 31/12/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/01/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D77/8, D83/5, D3921, 42179, 45063/8, 45646/95, 48755, L.N.W.R. 1054 and the usual preserved engines. Outside Paint Shop: D74/5/9, D80/2/4, 44767, 45132, 45201, 45348, 45667, 46457, 48529, 48600, 70032, 90346. Works Sidings: 40161, 44697, 44734/82, 44867, 44936, 45336, 45428, 46235, 46430, 49158/99, 49270, 49432, 70021, 84015, 92092, 92160/7. Erecting Shop: D90-6, 42476, 42580, 44869, 45037/48, 45197, 45219/40/50/77/94, 45302/44, 45411/9, 45506/78/82, 45616/38/54/75/80, 46203/9/47/50/5, 46410/36, 48054, 48120/73, 48255, 48438, 48635/68, 48898, 49281, 70033, 90137/8/57/97, 90203/33/51, 90316, 90509, 92018/33/43, 92134/55/65. Outside Erecting Shop: 42295, 45515/60, 46103/36/7, 48508, 49034, 90297, 92048. New Erecting Shop: D76, D81/6-9, D97-102. Cutting-up Shop: Nil. SLS/196102
09/02/1964 Crewe Works (Works Yard) Scrap Yard: 40147, 42313, 44096, 44216. Traction Shop: D202, D374, D8006, D8054, E3007, 27000. Outside Traction Shop: D201, D272, D1561 painted, D1591, D1592, D1593, D1594 shell only, D6756, D6843, D8050, 92031. Outside Erecting Shop: D300, 42202, 44816, 45140, 45200, 48186, 48268, 92118, 92177. Erecting Shop: D222, D235, D238, D242, D271, D292, D332, D382, D384, D1570 undercoat, D1571 undercoat, D1572 motors mounted, D1573 motors mounted, D1574 motors mounted, D1575 motors mounted, D1576 motors mounted, D1577, D1578, D1579, D1580, D1581, D1582, D1583, D1584, D1585, D1586, D1587, D1588, D1589, D1590 shell only, D5717 (which is the first of the class seen at this works), D6731, D6766, D6848, D6856, D6878, D8010, D8014, D8022, 41272, 42066, 42074, 44762, 44843, 45045, 45109, 45264, 45289, 45368, 48399, 48409, 48495, 48620, 48688, 70001, 70038, 78020, 92099, 92161. Works Yard: D203, D350, 42229, 42463, 44012, 44760, 44831, 44837, 44852, 44918, 45032, 45069, 45075, 45128, 45278, 45464, 45495, 45569, 46490, 46492, 48154, 48394, 48452, 48637, 48668, 48734, 48736, 48753, 73137, 84008, 92129, 92155, 92188. Outside Paint Shop: D246, D250, D327, D369, D1556 painted, D1557 painted, D1558 painted, D1559 painted, D1562 painted. Paint Shop: D1073, D1560, D1563, D1564, D1565, D1566, D1567, D1568, D1569. SLS/196403

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8668
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Leicester Midland (15C)    
26/02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48668    
11/03/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15A)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
11/08/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
10/08/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
10/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (1E)    
07/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (8H)    
22/05/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Rose Grove (10F)    
06/11/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Fleetwood (10C)    
27/11/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Rose Grove (10F)    
31/12/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48668    
06/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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