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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4847 m/e 11/1944
British Railways 44847 w/e 25/06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five11/1944
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number 170
To Service During 11/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 12/11/1966
Service Life 22 yrs , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1967 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1944
20A   Holbeck (MR) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
21A   Saltley w/e 17/01/1948
17A   Derby w/e 02/10/1948
19B   Sheffield Millhouses 8w/e 16/07/1955
14D   Neasden 4w/e 17/05/1958
15E   Leicester (G.C.) w/e 18/06/1960
16B   Annesley w/e 11/07/1964
16E   Kirkby in Ashfield w/e 23/10/1965
40E   Colwick w/e 18/12/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 12/11/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 21A Saltley w/e 17/01/1948
ALLOC 17A Derby w/e 02/10/1948
ALLOC 19B Sheffield Millhouses 4w/e 16/07/1955
LOAN 41C Sheffield Millhouses on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 41C Sheffield Millhouses on 23/02/1958
ALLOC 14D Neasden 4w/e 17/05/1958
ALLOC 15E Leicester (G.C.) 5w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 16B Annesley 5w/e 11/07/1964
ALLOC 16E Kirkby in Ashfield 4w/e 06/11/1965
LOAN 16B Colwick on 03/01/1966
ALLOC 16B Colwick 5w/e 08/01/1966
WDN   w/e 12/11/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
20/07/1958 Market Harborough MPD Now that this LNWR depot is in the Midland Division, all wash-outs are performed at Leicester (15C) instead of Rugby. On 20th July locomotives on shed were-42446(15F), 42673(2A), 44388(15F), 44847(14D), 48290(2E), 48445(2E), 48601(1A) and 49444(15F). 49447 was at Leicester, SLS/195808
27/11/1966 Locations of stored steam locomotives (Colwick) Toton-27/11/66 78061/4. Stored Colwick-44811/47/941/84, 45224/89/464, 48073/83/127/37/43/77/90/361/76/88/414/32/538/635/45/51/62/72/90. No steam at Colwick since 5/12/66. SLS/196701
31/12/1966 Colwick MPD (Stored) Stored 44847/941/84, 45224/89, 48083/143/361/70/88/651/62/72. Also on shed Dept.29 in steam. SLS/196702

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4847
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
17/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
02/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (17A)    
25/06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 44847    
16/07/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Millhouses (19B)    
17/05/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (14D)    
18/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (15E)    
11/07/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (16B)    
23/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Kirkby in Ashfield (16E)    
18/12/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
12/11/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 44847    
05/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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