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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4943 m/e 12/1945
British Railways 44943 w/e 27/08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five12/1945
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Horwich Works
Order Number 174
To Service During 12/1945
Withdrawal During 10/1967
Service Life 21 yrs , 10 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1945
20A   Holbeck (MR) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
55C   Farnley Junction w/e 14/09/1963
55A   Holbeck (MR) 4w/e 03/12/1966
     Withdrawn m/e 10/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 55C Farnley Junction w/e 14/09/1963
ALLOC 55A Holbeck (MR) 8w/e 31/12/1966
WDN   on 30/09/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
23/01/1954 Holbeck MPD Holbeck shed now provides the motive power for the 9.22 a.m. Leeds City (8.46 a.m. from Bradford) to Scarborough instead of Neville Hill (50B). The engine returns on the 12.38 p.m. Scarborough to York, 3.10 p.m. York to Leeds, empties to Neville Hill, and light engine to Holbeck. Amongst 20A engines noted on this turn have been Stanier Class 5 4-6-0's 44852, 44854, 44943, 44944, an 45238, together with 44755 (Caprotti) and 73045 (standard B.R.), and 44901 of 68A complete with snowplough. SLS/195403
26/11/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D10, D132-4, 44695, 45101/90, 45200, 45617/74, 45702, 48605, 49395, 78042. Paint Shop Yard: D135, 42213, 44697, 44757, 45608, 45710, 46130, 48252, 48476, 50850, 70048. New Erecting Shop: D1/3/9, D136/7, D214/31, D5140. Erecting Shop: D50-8, D290, 41251, 42148, 42224/55, 42440, 42571, 42679, 44690, 44942-4/89, 45046/92, 45145, 45256/90, 45301/37/86, 45424/93, 45543/52, 45695, 45709, 46133, 46224/53, 46506, 48130, 48399, 48408/45, 48532, 48638/49, 48700/3/36/62, 49130, 49361, 70042, 90188, 90365, 92017/76/82, 92125. Erecting Shop Yard: 42287/94, 44765, 44965, 45186/97, 45719, 46141. Minor Repair Road: 44753, 45646, 92025. Works Sidings: 44746/81, 44887, 45026/42, 45680, 46109, 47255, 47403/5, 48215, 48500/28/51, 78035, 90675, 92016/8, 92163. Scrap Road: 42545, 45401 just cut up, 45630 being cut up, 40033/4/8/64, 40569, 42217, 42467, 42549, 42683, 48927, 49401/53 intact. Works Shunters: 13292, 44374, 51412/46, 47592, 47608/61, 52093, 52218, 52441/59. SLS/196201
02/07/1967 Eastern Region (North Eastern Section) steam stock (Holbeck) Steam stock has been reduced to 124 as from 2nd July. The allocation of following classes is as under:- Q6 Sunderland: 63395. Tyne Dock: 63344/87, 63431. J27 Sunderland: 65795, 65811/55/79/82/92/94. K1 West Hartlepool: 62045. Tyne Dock: 62005/07/11/50/60. B1 Low Moor: 61030 Nyala, 61306/37. Jubilee Holbeck: 45562 Alberta, 45593 Kolhapur, 45697 Achilles. C1.5 Holbeck: 44826/28/52/96, 44912/43/83, 45080, 45219/73, 45428. Normanton: 44824/54/57, 44990, 45075. Low Moor: 44662/94, 45208. Of the 8F remaining on the N.E. Region, 4 are at Holbeck and 24 at Royston. The W.D. 2-8-0 are allocated to West Hartlepool (6), Sunderland (7), Normanton (14) and Low Moor (D; the 2-6-4Ts to Holbeck (4), Normanton (7), and Low Moor (5) and the C1.4 2-6-0s to West Hartlepool (D, North Blyth (4), Holbeck (2) and Normanton (3). There is still one steam locomotive in Departmental Stock J72 0-6-OT Deptl. 58 (ex 69005). SLS/196708

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4943
Built at Horwich Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
27/08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 44943    
14/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Farnley Junction (55C)    
03/12/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (55A)    
10/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 44943    
02/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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