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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4937 m/e 11/1945
British Railways 44937 w/e 25/12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five11/1945
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Horwich Works
Order Number 174
To Service During 11/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 13/05/1967
Service Life 21 yrs, 6 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1945
9A   Longsight on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
5B   Crewe South w/e 02/10/1948
3C   Ryecroft (Walsall) w/e 16/10/1948
9A   Longsight w/e 30/10/1948
5A   Crewe North w/e 26/11/1960
9B   Stockport Edgeley w/e 18/11/1961
12B   Carlisle Upperby w/e 28/07/1962
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor w/e 17/12/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 13/05/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 5B Crewe South w/e 02/10/1948
ALLOC 3C Ryecroft (Walsall) w/e 16/10/1948
ALLOC 9A Longsight w/e 30/10/1948
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 5w/e 03/12/1960
ALLOC 9B Stockport Edgeley 4w/e 02/12/1961
ALLOC 12B Carlisle Upperby 5w/e 04/08/1962
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 31/12/1966
WDN   w/e 13/05/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
07/05/1961 Crewe Works (Outside Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D100-2, 41254/65/73, 41325, 44872, 90173 and the usual preserved locos. Outside Paint Shop: D103/5, 44837/43, 45565, 49395, 90582. Works Sidings: 41222, 42114, 42283, 42569, 43200, 43605, 44731/64, 44906, 45150, 45226/53, 45417, 45507/84, 46130, 46227/45, 46410/43, 47513, 47625, 48262, 48435, 48603, 48895, 49431, 70050, 78021, 90033, 92107. Erecting Shop: D110-6, 41246/64, 42110/54/60/86, 42285, 42557, 42618, 44750/62, 44834/9/91, 44932, 45078, 45142/82, 45238/74, 45300/97, 45441, 45514/21/45, 45613/28/44/64/95, 45701/2/10/36, 46127/50/7/70, 46246/7, 46487, 46501, 48171, 48317/54, 48430/74, 48511, 48672, 49094, 78031/62, 90214/99, 90315, 90530, 90712, 92020/49. Outside Erecting Shop: 42584, 44937, 45014, 45681, 48418/31/44, 90555, 92124. New Erecting Shop: D106-9/17-9. Scrap Road: 40204, 40589, 43515, 43729, 43948, 44072, 44357, 44480, 47626/37, 58221, with 47190 just cut-up. Works Shunters: 12022, 43957, 44363, 44552, 47592, 51412, 52093, 52218, 52312, 52441. SLS/196106
12/08/1964 Crewe Works (Works Yard) Arrival Sidings: 41264, 42233/581/651, 44836/8/934, 45005/38/249, 46487, 48050/205/301/556/617, 78023, 84028. Paint Shop: D1589, D1611/2/3/5/6, 26057, 27006, L.M.S. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland (painted in L.M.S. livery for Butlin's Camp, Ayrshire), 49395, Lion. Outside Paint Shop: D230/41/82, D302/22, D1610, D6826/36, 48641. Paint Shop Yard: 42210/152, 48158/62/462, 78010, 92203. Diesel Test Road: D207, D1614, D8053. Erecting Shop: New Construction D1619-D1636 in various stages of construction, D203/74/6/9/83, D304/6/29/33/84/6, D5719, D6843, D8009/13/17/55, 42134/577/611, 44695/946, 45003/338, 45558, 48104/36/215/18/87/305/531/710/67, 92001/59/166/77, 92205/12. No. 9 Shop: D1617/8. Outside Erecting Shop: 48010/193/466, 84026, 92042. Works Yard: D217/8/89/91, D350, D5706/16, D6758, D8045, 42115/697, 44593/937, 45297/325, 48002/153/267/426/548/53/676, 70001/9/36/51, 78044. Electric Traction Shop: E3021, 26033/52, D288, D315/24. Scrap Road: 48069/155/203/310/657/745, 84021/2. Dismantling Shed: 42090/614/86, 48335/64/494/540, 84025, 92065. SLS/196409

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4937
Built at Horwich Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Longsight (9A)    
02/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
16/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Ryecroft (Walsall) (3C)    
30/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Longsight (9A)    
25/12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 44937    
26/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
18/11/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Stockport Edgeley (9B)    
28/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12B)    
17/12/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
13/05/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 44937    
11/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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