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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8684 m/e 01/1944
British Railways 48684 w/e 29/10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 01/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 27/04/1968 off Heaton Mersey (9F)
Service Life 24 yrs, 3 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1944
1A   Willesden on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
8C   Speke Junction w/e 05/06/1948
4A   Shrewsbury w/e 25/12/1948
6C   Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 15/07/1950
10H   Lower Darwen w/e 12/06/1965
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 19/02/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 27/04/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 1A Willesden w/e 15/11/1947
ALLOC 1A Willesden w/e 06/12/1947
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction w/e 05/06/1948
LOAN CAR Carlisle Canal w/e 28/08/1948
EXLOAN 8C Speke Junction w/e 06/11/1948
ALLOC 4A Shrewsbury w/e 25/12/1948
ALLOC 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street w/e 15/07/1950
ALLOC 10H Lower Darwen 5w/e 12/06/1965
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 5w/e 12/03/1966
WDN 9F Heaton Mersey w/e 27/04/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
15/04/1962 Horwich Works (Yard) Paint Shop: 42789, 48670, LYR 1008, D4127, uM65437, uM77158, uM28580, u28930, u29154, u29241, u29653, u29830 M. Light Repair Shop: 44061, D2388. Test House: 47550, 11305. Yard: 43017, 44334, 47402/29, 48684, 11324/68, uM28331, u29560, u29881 M. Erecting Shop: 42708/32, 42828, 42979, 43960, 44074, 44266, 44364/79, 44468, 44554, 48123/38/61, 48295, 48403, 48715 Wren, 12001/9/19/36/49/63/71, D4128-30 (Engines and body sides), D4131/2 (Engines on frames), D4133/4 (frames only). Outside Erecting Shop: 42896, 42959, 44003, 48257, 48321, D117. Car Shop: uM28221, u28497, u28690, u29022, u29289, u29720/2 M. Scrap Road: NIL. SLS/196205
03/05/1964 Crewe Works (Works Yard) Awaiting Works at Scrap Yard: 44835, 45064, 48053, 48354, 48717, 70022. Awaiting Scrap at Scrap Yard: 42897, 42922, 48140, 48209. Diesel Erecting Shop: D277, D342, D349, D6843, 26005, 26034, 26048. Outside Diesel Erecting Shop: D205, D210, D219, D241, D255, D274, D1582 painted, D1583, D1585 undercoat, D1609, D1610, D1611 shell only, 26047, 27006, 46457. Outside Erecting Shop: D254, 42081, 42410, 45080, 45112, 45217, 48528, 92156, 92177. Erecting Shop: D226, D248, D256, D315, D335, D336, D340, D1591 undercoat, D1592 nearly complete, D1593, D1594, D1595, D1596 motors mounted, D1597, D1598, D1599, D1600, D1601, D1602, D1603, D1604, D1605, D1606, D1607, D1608 shell only, D5719, D6789, D6794, D6884, D8050, 42055, 42085, 42394, 44665, 44873, 44884, 45132, 45147, 45182, 45336, 45354, 45415, 45647, 46436, 48211, 48258, 48313, 48424, 48746, 48749, 48759, 92026, 92030, 92085. Works Yard: 42583, 44662, 44872, 44898, 45000, 45271, 45558, 48070, 48171, 48371, 48462, 48538, 48602, 48613, 48684, 70010, 70024, 70049, 78002, 78007, 78017, 92062, 92102, 92126, 92154, 92166, 92227. Outside Paint Shop: D298, D1584 undercoat, D5717, D6775, D6863, D8002, D8027, 48742. Paint Shop: D1578 painted, D1579, D1580, D1581, D1586, D1587, D1588, D1589, D1590 undercoat, 26028. SLS/196406

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8684
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Willesden (1A)    
05/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
25/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (4A)    
29/10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48684    
15/07/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (6C)    
12/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Lower Darwen (10H)    
19/02/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
27/04/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48684 from Heaton Mersey (9F)    
09/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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