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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4773 m/e 05/1947
British Railways 44773 w/e 03/07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five05/1947
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number 187
To Service During 05/1947
Withdrawal w/e Sat 16/12/1967
Service Life 20 yrs, 7 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1968 at Cohens (Kettering)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1947
32A   Inverness on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
5A   Crewe North w/e 31/01/1948
8A   Edge Hill w/e 29/04/1950
8A   Edge Hill m/e 30/11/1950
8A   Edge Hill 4w/e 02/12/1950
6A   Chester (MR) 4w/e 21/04/1956
8A   Edge Hill 4w/e 19/05/1956
     Withdrawn w/e 16/12/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 32A Inverness w/e 24/05/1947
LOAN 5A Crewe North w/e 10/01/1948
ALLOC 5A Crewe North w/e 31/01/1948
LOAN 8A Edge Hill w/e 20/03/1948
EXLOAN 5A Crewe North w/e 24/04/1948
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill w/e 29/04/1950
LOAN 16A Nottingham w/e 01/07/1950
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill m/e 30/11/1950
LOAN 6A Chester (MR) 4w/e 21/04/1956
EXLOAN 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 19/05/1956
WDN 8A Edge Hill w/e 16/12/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/06/1947 Crewe Works Further Class 5 4-6-0's have been completed as follows: Nos. 4773 (5/5), 4774 (10/5), 4775 (17/5), 4776 (24/5), 4777 (31/5) and 4778 (9/6). These are all receiving lettering, etc., in the new style. The latest 4-6-2 to have the streamline casing removed is No. 6247 , she was ex the Erecting Shop on 4/6 and No. 6240 will be dealt with next. No. 6115 is the next 'Scot' to be rebuilt, while the next 'Patriots' to be converted are Nos. 5529 and 5528 (in that order), the former will probably be in traffic early in July. No. 4829 is being fitted for oil-burning and the 2-8-0's so fitted include Nos. 8191, 8273, and 8696. Since the end of April the following locos. have been withdrawn: Nos. 6619, 6653, 6723, 6728, 6876, 6894, 6927, 6930, 7682, 7709, 28262, 28278, 28422, 28524, 28589, 28614. SLS/194708
05/03/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shops) 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
15/11/1964 Crewe South MPD (Waiting Works) Ex-Works: 45392, 48458, 48721/45, 92231; Waiting Works: 42468, 42588, 42616, 44773, 45300, 45733, 47354, 47467, 46499, 48001, 48385, 48505, 48697, 48708, 70001/39, 80125, 92160; Stored: 43151, 45553, 45586; Also on shed: 5063, 6819/77, 7023, 7914. SLS/196412
24/01/1965 Crewe Works (Erecting shop) Erecting shop: D1661-71, D1672-7 bodies, D225, D267, D299, D335, D1502/10/21/35/68/9, D1604/7, D1724/44, D5710, D6854, D8048, 42141/252/468/699, 44682/773/841/965, 48163/8/204/327/612/77/97/739, 70008/15/23/42/5, 92015/93/167/9. Outside: D1653/60, D1515, D1701, D229, 44684, 48315/751, 92002. Side of Works: 44691/717, 45300, 70022/35, 48035/322/423. Paint shop: E3704, 71000 stored, D236, D347, D1655/6/9, D5714. Outside: D1654/7/8, D1756, D5700, D6853, D8060, E3018, 45193, 48212, 78041, 92047/132/9. Traverser area: 44778, D233, D382, D1511/30, D1688, D5703, D7594, D8036/42/61. SLS/196503

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1947 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4773
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Inverness (32A)    
31/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
03/07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 44773    
29/04/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
02/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
21/04/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
19/05/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
16/12/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 44773    
05/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Kettering    

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