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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8678 m/e 06/1944
British Railways 48678 w/e 07/05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 06/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 29/06/1968
Service Life 24 yrs , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1944
15A   Wellingborough on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
38B   Annesley m/e 21/07/1956
15A   Wellingborough 4w/e 29/12/1956
14A   Cricklewood East w/e 23/05/1959
16D   Annesley w/e 13/04/1963
16G   Westhouses w/e 25/04/1964
16F   Burton w/e 02/05/1964
16E   Kirkby in Ashfield w/e 13/03/1965
16G   Westhouses w/e 12/02/1966
16B   Colwick w/e 22/10/1966
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 12/11/1966
9D   Newton Heath w/e 09/12/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 29/06/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 38B Annesley 4w/e 21/07/1956
LOAN 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 11/08/1956
EXLOAN 15A Wellingborough 4w/e 29/12/1956
EXLOAN 91M To London Midland Region 4w/e 29/12/1956
ALLOC 14A Cricklewood East 4w/e 30/05/1959
ALLOC 16D Annesley 5w/e 04/05/1963
ALLOC 16F Burton 4w/e 02/05/1964
ALLOC 16E Kirkby in Ashfield 5w/e 13/03/1965
ALLOC 16G Westhouses 5w/e 12/03/1966
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 5w/e 12/11/1966
ALLOC 9D Newton Heath w/e 30/12/1967
WDN 9D Newton Heath w/e 29/06/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/02/1962 Derby Works (Erecting Shop) Roundhouse: M.R.118/58A, Cecil Raikes, Thundersley. Erecting Shop: 13117, 13292, 42078, 42322/35/84, 42400/9, 43295, 44112/76, 44403, 44580, 47250/89, 47461/99, 47543/65, 47631, 48149, 48355/67, 48678, 75019/46/8. New Paint Shop: D154/5, M.R.1000. Outside New Paint Shop: L.N.W.R, 2650. Diesel Finishing Shop: D72/9, D111/56/7. New Erecting Shop: D158-67. Works Sidings: D10/84, D128, D5142, ED1, 12000, 42306/30, 43679, 44165, 44241, 47003, 47516, 47678, 58214, 75035. Gasworks Siding: Nil. Diesel Test House: D5016. Outside Diesel Test House: D123, D2198, D2221. Diesel Shunter Test House: Nil. Diesel Repair Shop: D2, D122, D2213/20, D2395, D2904, D5018/9/75/7, 11155. Works Shunter: 47325. Shed road: 41168, 42328/63/8/95, 42404/48, 47218. E SLS/196203
25/02/1962 Derby MPD Ex-Works on Shed: D155/6, D3174, D3292, 42306/22/35, 42400, 44165/79, 44241, 44403, 44580, 47250/89, 4/375, 47461/99, 47543/65, 48367, 48678. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8678
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Wellingborough (15A)    
07/05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48678    
21/07/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (38B)    
29/12/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Wellingborough (15A)    
23/05/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Cricklewood East (14A)    
13/04/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (16D)    
25/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Westhouses (16G)    
02/05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Burton (16F)    
13/03/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Kirkby in Ashfield (16E)    
12/02/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Westhouses (16G)    
22/10/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (16B)    
12/11/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
09/12/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (9D)    
29/06/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48678    
11/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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