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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8698 m/e 05/1944
British Railways 48698 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 02/04/1966
Service Life 21 yrs, 11 mths , 3 dys

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

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1944
19G   Trafford Park (LMS) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
18A   Toton 4w/e 06/09/1958
15A   Leicester Midland w/e 17/04/1965
40E   Colwick w/e 25/12/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 02/04/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 18A Toton 4w/e 06/09/1958
ALLOC 15A Leicester Midland 4w/e 08/05/1965
LOAN 16B Colwick on 03/01/1966
ALLOC 16B Colwick 5w/e 08/01/1966
WDN   w/e 02/04/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/07/1961 Horwich Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: uM28360M, uM28673M, 48341. Car Shop: uM28311, uM28387M, uM28584M. Works Yard: 12032, 40075/7, 42721/4, 42941/60/2, 44477, 49637, 52182: Moss Side: D4025, 42747, 42839/71/95, 43045, 43920, 44098, 44141, 44242, 47520, 48084, 48268, 48641. Scrap Yard: 51429 intact. Erecting Shop: D4026/7/95-9, 12003, 42774/8/87, 42829/43/97, 43115/39, 44007/60, 44104, 44339, 44432, 44567/82, 48060, 48155, 48200/9/50, 48329/70, 48464/72, 48501, 48615/98, 48740, Wren. Works Shunters: 11304/24/68, 47402/29. SLS/196108

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 8698
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Trafford Park (LMS) (19G)    
26/02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48698    
06/09/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (18A)    
17/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15A)    
25/12/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
02/04/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48698    
07/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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