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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4768 m/e 04/1947
British Railways 44768 w/e 27/11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five04/1947
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number 187
To Service During 04/1947
Withdrawal During 06/1967
Service Life 20 yrs , 2 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1968 at Cohens (Kettering)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1947
29A   Perth South on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
5A   Crewe North w/e 31/01/1948
8A   Edge Hill w/e 29/04/1950
     Withdrawn m/e 06/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 29A Perth South w/e 19/04/1947
LOAN 5A Crewe North w/e 10/01/1948
ALLOC 5A Crewe North w/e 31/01/1948
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill w/e 29/04/1950
WDN   w/e 27/05/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
05/03/1961 Crewe Works (Outside Paint Shop) Paint Shop: D90/5, 41247/50/5/7/9/64/82, 45228, 45658, 48686, 48733, L.N.W.R. 1054, and the usual preserved engines. Outside Paint Shop: D86/9/91-3, 44768, 48470. 48693, 49395, 84012. Works Sidings: 42584, 42678, 44665, 44868, 45101/90/8, 45205/64, 45391, 45500/4, 45612, 46101/64, 47271, 47672, 48101/22, 48437, 48628/57, 48734, 49149/73, 49335, 78030/4/64, 90313/43, 92009, 92159. Erecting Shops: D94/100-7, 41203/26, 42086, 42557/67, 42657/86, 44664/91, 44738/73, 44802/22/40, 44917, 45062/95, 45106/13/6/48/85, 45217/38/41/57, 45302/14/39/72/92, 45425/46, 45514, 45629/45/98, 45702/8, 46139/44, 46231, 47008, 48345, 48502, 48659, 49122, 49431, 70042, 71000, 90064, 90110, 90207/92, 90399, 90544/79/84, 92046/69. Outside Erecting Shops: 45000/15, 45533, 46421, 48895, 49328, 49448, 92135. New Erecting Shop: D96-9/108/9. Outside New Erecting Shop: D110. Scrap Road: 40001, 42397, 42438, 43194, 43333, 43562, 49243, with 45511 just cut-up. Leaving Works: 45341, 45613, 48705, 92087. Works Shunters: 12020, 44373/4, 47592, 47618, 51412/46, 52312, 52441/64. SLS/196104

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1947 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4768
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Perth South (29A)    
31/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
27/11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 44768    
29/04/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
06/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 44768    
04/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Kettering    

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