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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4863 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 44863 w/e 04/06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five01/1945
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number 170
To Service During 01/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 06/05/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 4 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1968 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1945
5A   Crewe North on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
1A   Willesden 5w/e 24/12/1949
5A   Crewe North 3w/e 14/01/1950
2A   Rugby w/e 29/04/1950
1E   Bletchley w/e 16/01/1965
8A   Edge Hill w/e 10/07/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 06/05/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 1A Willesden w/e 17/12/1949
EXLOAN 5A Crewe North w/e 31/12/1949
ALLOC 2A Rugby w/e 29/04/1950
ALLOC 1E Bletchley 3w/e 06/02/1965
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 10/07/1965
WDN   w/e 06/05/1967

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4863
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Crewe North (5A)    
04/06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 44863    
24/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
14/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
29/04/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
16/01/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (1E)    
10/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
06/05/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 44863    
01/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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