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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4879 m/e 05/1945
British Railways 44879 w/e 03/09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five05/1945
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number 174
To Service During 05/1945
Withdrawal Sat 22/04/1967
Service Life 21 yrs, 11 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1945
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
63A   Perth South on 02/07/1950
62B   Dundee Tay Bridge 5w/e 30/04/1966
63A   Perth South 9w/e 26/11/1966
     Withdrawn on 22/04/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 63A Perth South on 02/07/1950
ALLOC 62B Dundee Tay Bridge 4w/e 07/05/1966
ALLOC 63A Perth South 3w/e 03/12/1966
WDN   on 22/04/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
27/08/1949 St. Rollox Works Locomotives entering Works 1/8 to 27/8: These included Nos. 579/97, 600, 40901/05, 41142, 42745, 2806/81, 43849, 4009, 4255. 4879, 5012, 45081, 45115/20/53/57/62/63/71/73/78/79, 45359, 45455/58/60/68/86/87, 45560/79/83, 45645, 45729/31, 46107, 54446/58/92/96, 15167, 55187, 15194, 55197, 15200, 16360/66, 17356, 17407, 57465, 17585, 17621. SLS/194910
31/03/1963 Settle-Carlisle diversions (In steam) Settle-Carlisle trains have been running via Ingleton during March in the daytime; single line operation at Dent during the night. The 'Waverley' is expected to be resumed between Leeds and Edinburgh in April. SLS/196304
30/03/1963 Forfar MPD (In steam) On shed at Forfar on0th March, 1963: In steam 45473 (pilot), 44796/97, 44879, 45475, Stored 60522, 73107, 44257 (now cut up), 54486/89/93, 54500, 55263, 56347. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4879
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
03/09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 44879    
02/07/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Perth South (63A)    
30/04/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Dundee Tay Bridge (62B)    
26/11/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Perth South (63A)    
22/04/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 44879    
09/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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