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**Numbers Carried**
Company	Number		Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway	4455	m/e	02/1928
British Railways	44455	w/e	23/04/1949

**Locomotive Specifics**
Designer	H. Fowler
Class	4F
Company History	MR/LMS
Wheels	0-6-0
Builder	Crewe Works
To Service	During 02/1928
Withdrawal	w/e Sat 23/03/1963
Service Life	35 yrs, 1 mth , 20 dys

**Disposal**
Scrapping	During 08/1963

**Allocations**
Code	Name		From Date
	(New)	m/e	02/1928
2A	Rugby	on	01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
5D	Stoke	w/e	14/08/1948
	Withdrawn	w/e	23/03/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type	Code	Name		From Date
ALLOC	5D	Stoke	w/e	14/08/1948
WDN			w/e	23/03/1963

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

**Mentions ...**
Report Date	Title	Report	Source
12/03/1961	Horwich Works (Works Yard)	Works Yard: D3925, 40146, 42723/79, 42890, 43880, 44126, 44455, 44512/44, 48118/64, 48507, 48608, 48742/56, 51229, 51441/96, 52270, 52415. Scrap Yard: 50746, 52201/44, 52355. Erecting Shop: D3932-6, D4011/2, 12004/5/46, 42822/4/67/70, 42959/69/75/84, 43000/19, 44099, 44113/97, 44446, 44595, 48056, 48113, 48332, 48454, 48513, 48640/76, 48708, 76077/83, Car Shop: uM28306/81M, uM28586M. Paint Shop: 13247, uM28330M, and the usual preserved engines; Works Shunters: 11304/5/24/68, 47402, 51429.	SLS/196105

**Summary**
Date	Event	Details
02/1928	To Service	To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4455 Built at Crewe Works
01/01/1948	Allocation	Allocation Snapshot - Rugby (2A)
14/08/1948	Allocation	Reallocated to Stoke (5D)
23/04/1949	Renumbered	Renumbered to 44455
23/03/1963	Withdrawn	Condemned as 44455
08/1963	Scrapped	Scrapped

Complete BR Locomotive Database 1948-1997

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