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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3131 m/e 11/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3531 m/e 02/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8736 m/e 10/1947
British Railways 48736 w/e 11/06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1973
To Service During 11/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 13/08/1966
Service Life 20 yrs, 9 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1966 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1945
4A   Shrewsbury on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
5B   Crewe South 5w/e 16/07/1949
5B   Crewe South w/e 23/07/1949
1A   Willesden w/e 12/11/1949
2A   Rugby w/e 19/11/1949
8C   Speke Junction 4w/e 23/02/1952
5B   Crewe South 4w/e 09/08/1952
9G   Northwich 8w/e 29/11/1952
5B   Crewe South 3w/e 24/01/1953
2E   Northampton w/e 20/06/1959
2B   Nuneaton w/e 12/05/1962
2A   Rugby w/e 07/07/1962
5B   Crewe South w/e 29/09/1962
     Withdrawn w/e 13/08/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW HTN Heaton on 20/11/1945
ALLOC YK York (North) on 20/04/1947
LOAN 5B Crewe South w/e 04/10/1947
ALLOC 4A Shrewsbury w/e 22/11/1947
ALLOC 5B Crewe South w/e 23/07/1949
ALLOC 1A Willesden w/e 12/11/1949
ALLOC 2A Rugby w/e 19/11/1949
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 09/08/1952
LOAN 9G Northwich 4w/e 29/11/1952
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 24/01/1953
ALLOC 2E Northampton 6w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 2B Nuneaton 4w/e 02/06/1962
ALLOC 2A Rugby 5w/e 04/08/1962
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 5w/e 06/10/1962
WDN   w/e 13/08/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
26/11/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D10, D132-4, 44695, 45101/90, 45200, 45617/74, 45702, 48605, 49395, 78042. Paint Shop Yard: D135, 42213, 44697, 44757, 45608, 45710, 46130, 48252, 48476, 50850, 70048. New Erecting Shop: D1/3/9, D136/7, D214/31, D5140. Erecting Shop: D50-8, D290, 41251, 42148, 42224/55, 42440, 42571, 42679, 44690, 44942-4/89, 45046/92, 45145, 45256/90, 45301/37/86, 45424/93, 45543/52, 45695, 45709, 46133, 46224/53, 46506, 48130, 48399, 48408/45, 48532, 48638/49, 48700/3/36/62, 49130, 49361, 70042, 90188, 90365, 92017/76/82, 92125. Erecting Shop Yard: 42287/94, 44765, 44965, 45186/97, 45719, 46141. Minor Repair Road: 44753, 45646, 92025. Works Sidings: 44746/81, 44887, 45026/42, 45680, 46109, 47255, 47403/5, 48215, 48500/28/51, 78035, 90675, 92016/8, 92163. Scrap Road: 42545, 45401 just cut up, 45630 being cut up, 40033/4/8/64, 40569, 42217, 42467, 42549, 42683, 48927, 49401/53 intact. Works Shunters: 13292, 44374, 51412/46, 47592, 47608/61, 52093, 52218, 52441/59. SLS/196201
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
11/1945 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3131
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1973
   
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3531    
10/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8736    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Shrewsbury (4A)    
11/06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 48736    
16/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
23/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
12/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
19/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
09/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
29/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Northwich (9G)    
24/01/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Northampton (2E)    
12/05/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Nuneaton (2B)    
07/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
29/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
13/08/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 48736    
11/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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