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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4871 m/e 03/1945
British Railways 44871 w/e 31/12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five03/1945
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number 170
To Service During 03/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 17/08/1968
Service Life 23 yrs, 5 mths , 20 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1945
9A   Longsight on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
12B   Carlisle Upperby w/e 02/10/1948
5A   Crewe North w/e 15/09/1951
5A   Crewe North 4w/e 06/10/1951
7C   Holyhead 4w/e 26/01/1952
5A   Crewe North 4w/e 17/05/1952
5A   Crewe North 8w/e 14/06/1952
5D   Stoke 4w/e 12/07/1952
5A   Crewe North 4w/e 03/10/1953
5D   Stoke 4w/e 31/10/1953
5B   Crewe South 4w/e 22/03/1958
5D   Stoke w/e 18/06/1960
9B   Stockport Edgeley w/e 01/12/1962
9E   Trafford Park (LMS) w/e 22/06/1963
9B   Stockport Edgeley w/e 06/11/1965
9K   Bolton w/e 11/05/1968
10A   Carnforth w/e 06/07/1968
     Withdrawn w/e 17/08/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 12B Carlisle Upperby w/e 02/10/1948
ALLOC 5A Crewe North w/e 15/09/1951
ALLOC 7C Holyhead 4w/e 26/01/1952
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 4w/e 17/05/1952
ALLOC 5D Stoke 4w/e 12/07/1952
LOAN 5A Crewe North 4w/e 03/10/1953
EXLOAN 5D Stoke 4w/e 31/10/1953
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 22/03/1958
ALLOC 5D Stoke 5w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 9B Stockport Edgeley 4w/e 01/12/1962
ALLOC 9E Trafford Park (LMS) 5w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 9B Stockport Edgeley 4w/e 06/11/1965
ALLOC 9K Bolton w/e 11/05/1968
ALLOC 10A Carnforth on 01/07/1968
WDN 10A Carnforth w/e 17/08/1968

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Preservation
Current Status Unknown
Status Date 17/09/2018


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
23/07/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D110-2, 42121, 42235, 42579, 42658/9/77, 44987, 45224, 45415/35, 45588, 49395. Outside Paint Shop: D108/13-5, 45658. Works Sidings: 40580, 42377, 42481, 42507, 42602, 44148/75, 44728/66/79, 44824, 44929/49, 45005, 45247, 45445, 45516/44, 45610/30, 46110/35, 47277, 48154, 49049, 90194, 90323, 90621, 92096. Erecting Shop: D116-21, D269, 41229/68, 42158, 42218, 42562/89, 42610, 44374, 44658/85/6, 44821/71/88, 45045/75, 45104/85/99, 45218/48/54/96, 45333/45/73, 45529/89, 45611/8/9/61/72, 46102/31/55, 46243, 46441, 48287, 48393, 48446, 48697, 48732/61/7, 90264, 90327/81, 90646/58, 92030/2/72/7. Outside Erecting Shop: 42086, 42234, 42652, 44687, 45189, 45410, 46142. New Erecting Shop: D76, D122-8, D331, D5142. Outside New Erecting Shop: D5078. Scrap Yard: 43268, 43962, 47418, 58305 intact, 41529 just cut up. Works Shunters: 12071, 42984, 43957, 47618, 51412/44/6, 52093, 52312, 52441/59. SLS/196109
08/10/1961 Crewe Works (Works Sidings) Paint Shop: D122-6, 42604/68, 44729/59, 44928, 45210/61, 45594, 45635/98, 46427, 49395 and the usual preserved locos. Outside Paint Shop: D127, 42447, 42655, 44733, 45077, 45316, 45699, 46225, 78017, 92133. New Electing Shop: D8, D128/9/35-7, D327, D5016/74. Outside New Erecting Shop: D5, D227, D329. Erecting Shop: D130-4, D224, 41209/39, 42050/62, 42289/99, 42465, 42607, 44666/93, 44774, 44836/90, 44934/90, 45003/67, 45102/5/8, 45204/52/62/3, 45332/40, 45454, 45549/50, 45688/90, 46114/43, 46234, 46426, 48036/46/74/85, 48283, 48494, 48611/53, 48712, 49025/70, 49381, 70052, 71000, 90216/42/71, 90486, 92013/81/94, 92150. Outside Erecting Shop: D216, 42446, 42656, 45131, 45505, 45634/83, 48717, 78043, 92123. Minor Repair Road: 45646, 48451. Works Sidings: 41279, 42425, 42574, 44708/17/20/36/7/71, 44864/71, 45154, 45571/96, 45656, 46105/7/38/60, 46406, 48088, 48217, 48477, 48624/36, 49126, 90529/61. Scrap Yard: 40075/7/97, 40118, 42506, 43325, 47421/38/62, 47634, 52389 intact. Works Shunters: D3175, 43957, 44127, 44374, 47592, 47608, 52093, 52218, 52312, 52441. SLS/196111
16/01/1966 Crewe Works (Paint shop) Erecting shop: 44834/856, 45073/212/87/318. 45593 (repaint), 48340/723, 70005/11/40/5, 92013/32/71/90, D238, D249, D275, D296, D315/31/2/78/81, D1508/31/47/9/98, D1692, D1710, D8012 and D1991-1999, D1100; Electric shop: E3014/41/9/67, E26020/43, E27001; 'new' shop: D1533, D1617/36/81, D1754, D1803, D1970. Traverser area: D214, D243/92, D399, D5706/15/6, D8005, D1500/3/41/6/80, D160/83/94. 01700/51/64, D1840; Test area: D243/4, D1527/35/61/82. Old Cutting-up shop: D1515/73, D1788, D8016, E3045, D257. Waiting Works: 45350, 48683, 92020/208. Paint shop: 46235 (inside), D245, D252, D380, D1579, D1985-1990, D5709, 44871, 70051, 92107, 71000 (stored). SLS/196602

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4871
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Longsight (9A)    
02/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12B)    
31/12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 44871    
15/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
06/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
26/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Holyhead (7C)    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
14/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
31/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
22/03/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
18/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
01/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Stockport Edgeley (9B)    
22/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LMS) (9E)    
06/11/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Stockport Edgeley (9B)    
11/05/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (9K)    
06/07/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Carnforth (10A)    
17/08/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 44871    

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