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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3144 m/e 08/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3544 m/e 02/1947
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8749 m/e 10/1947
British Railways 48749 w/e 29/04/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 8F
Company History LMS
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1986
To Service During 08/1946
Withdrawal w/e Sat 30/03/1968
Service Life 21 yrs, 7 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1968 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1946
5B   Crewe South on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
9D   Buxton (LNWR) w/e 24/01/1948
6B   Mold Junction 4w/e 09/10/1954
8D   Widnes w/e 08/11/1958
6B   Mold Junction w/e 25/07/1959
6G   Llandudno Junction w/e 23/04/1966
9H   Patricroft w/e 28/05/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 30/03/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 5B Crewe South w/e 11/10/1947
ALLOC 9D Buxton (LNWR) w/e 24/01/1948
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region 4w/e 16/05/1953
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction 4w/e 02/10/1954
ALLOC 8D Widnes 4w/e 29/11/1958
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction 8w/e 05/09/1959
ALLOC 6G Llandudno Junction 4w/e 07/05/1966
ALLOC 9H Patricroft 5w/e 11/06/1966
WDN 9H Patricroft w/e 30/03/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
01/04/1964 Crewe Works (Yard) Erecting Shop: New Construction, D1583-98 (in various stages), D205/27/46/70/86, D303/7/28/30/83/87, D5717, D6775/84, D6863/78, D8002/6/7/23/50, 44918, 45382/408/577/626, 46443, 48169/225/69/474/528/615/37/95/729/42, 70000/4/10, 82009 92121/22. Outside Erecting Shop: D300, D5719, D6783/9, 45426, 48154/436/742/50, 78041, 92137. Electric Shop: D204, D6843, E3007, 26000/9, 27003. Yard: 42055/81, 42410/583/699, 43957, 44405, 44676/873/917/87, 45217/372/445, 45569/658, 46436/41/524, 48073/258/332/424/613/749, 84021/3/4, 92002/62/156/73. Inside and Around Paint Shop: New Construction, D1563, D1567-82. Weigh Shed: 48753. Outside Paint Shop: D201/23/339, 26006, 45069/75, 48185/436/734, 92082/163. Inside Paint Shop: D259, D311, D1034, 49395, 92053 and L.M.S. 6229 Duchess of Hamilton, painted in L.M.S livery (for a Butlins Camp). SLS/196405
03/05/1964 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) 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
08/1946 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3144
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1986
   
02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3544    
10/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 8749    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Crewe South (5B)    
24/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Buxton (LNWR) (9D)    
29/04/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 48749    
09/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
08/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Widnes (8D)    
25/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
23/04/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Llandudno Junction (6G)    
28/05/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (9H)    
30/03/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 48749    
07/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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