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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4787 m/e 05/1947
British Railways 44787 w/e 27/11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five05/1947
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Horwich Works
Order Number 187
To Service During 05/1947
Withdrawal Mon 22/11/1965
Service Life 18 yrs, 6 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1947
12B   Carlisle Upperby on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
27A   Polmadie w/e 14/08/1948
65A   Eastfield 4w/e 14/05/1955
66B   Motherwell 4w/e 19/01/1963
     Withdrawn on 22/11/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 5A Crewe North w/e 10/05/1947
LOAN 12B Carlisle Upperby w/e 15/11/1947
EXLOAN 5A Crewe North w/e 07/02/1948
LOAN 27A Polmadie w/e 10/07/1948
ALLOC 27A Polmadie w/e 14/08/1948
ALLOC 65A Eastfield 4w/e 14/05/1955
ALLOC 66B Motherwell 7w/e 29/12/1962
WDN   on 22/11/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1950 Inverness Lochgorm Works Locomotives entering Works during March: These included Nos. 44787, 45127, 45467/77, 54471, 56301. SLS/195005
11/07/1963 Glasgow (St. Rollox) (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: 42124, 42259, 42780, 44705/787, 45365, 45473, D359, D3009, D3533, D3741, D5128, D6124, D8076. Waiting Works: 42196, 42274, 42699, 42735, 44701, 45178. D3563, D5356. Ex-Works: 42736, 45053, D6123. Diesel Test House: D361, D3557. Works Shunters: D3412/6. Stored: GSWR 0-6-0T, D6100/1/2/4/6/7/14/8/20/5/7/30. SLS/196308

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1947 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4787
Built at Horwich Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Carlisle Upperby (12B)    
14/08/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Polmadie (27A)    
27/11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 44787    
14/05/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (65A)    
19/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (66B)    
22/11/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 44787    
02/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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