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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4874 m/e 04/1945
British Railways 44874 w/e 09/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five04/1945
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number 174
To Service During 04/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 03/08/1968
Service Life 23 yrs, 4 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1969

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1945
5A   Crewe North on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
2B   Bletchley w/e 28/05/1949
5A   Crewe North w/e 28/01/1950
10B   Preston w/e 29/04/1950
11A   Carnforth w/e 14/10/1950
11A   Carnforth 4w/e 04/11/1950
5D   Stoke w/e 05/08/1961
24L   Carnforth w/e 19/08/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 03/08/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 2B Bletchley w/e 28/05/1949
ALLOC 5A Crewe North w/e 28/01/1950
ALLOC 10B Preston w/e 29/04/1950
ALLOC 11A Carnforth w/e 14/10/1950
ALLOC 5D Stoke 5w/e 05/08/1961
ALLOC 24L Carnforth 4w/e 02/09/1961
WDN 10A Carnforth w/e 03/08/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/06/1961 Crewe Works (Outside Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D105-8/10, 45139, 45403, 45584, 45626, 46146, 78021. Outside Paint Shop: D97, D109, 41222/66, 42286, 44910, 45397, 45694, 46127, 46246, 49395, 92020. Works Sidings: 41269, 42441/78, 42604, 44685, 44714/66, 44832, 44907, 45021, 45208/34/96, 45438, 45535/91, 45641, 46125/8, 46404, 48525, 90163, 90388, 90595, 92033/74. Erecting Shop: D114-9, 41218/42, 42226/96, 42431, 42559, 42625/64, 44682, 44715, 44875/92, 44946, 45056/70/80, 45107/9, 45222/38/42, 45310/27/42, 45415/26/37, 45510/23/55/64, 45703/17, 46117, 46222/9/32/8, 46429, 46509, 48258, 48305/35/93, 48409/36, 48549/53/6, 48760, 49447, 70004, 78061, 90251/76, 90557, 90685, 90724, 92087, 92132. Outside Erecting Shop: 42227, 44874, 45686, 45734, 46116/70. New Erecting Shop: D111-3/20-4, D222. Scrap Yard: 40002, 40658/91, 43225, 43459, 47374, 52240/60, 52464, 52526 all intact, with 40502 being cut-up. Works Shunters: 12022, 44373/4, 47592, 47648, 51441/4/6, 52093, 52312. SLS/196107

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4874
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Crewe North (5A)    
09/10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 44874    
28/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (2B)    
28/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
29/04/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Preston (10B)    
14/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Carnforth (11A)    
04/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Carnforth (11A)    
05/08/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
19/08/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Carnforth (24L)    
03/08/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 44874    
03/1969 Scrapped Scrapped    

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