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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4971 m/e 04/1946
British Railways 44971 w/e 03/07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five04/1946
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number 183
To Service During 04/1946
Withdrawal w/e Sat 03/08/1968
Service Life 22 yrs, 4 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1969

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1946
19B   Sheffield Millhouses on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
20A   Holbeck (MR) w/e 14/02/1948
19A   Sheffield Grimesthorpe w/e 28/02/1948
19B   Sheffield Millhouses w/e 15/01/1949
14B   Kentish Town w/e 14/05/1949
19B   Sheffield Millhouses w/e 11/06/1949
9A   Longsight 3w/e 14/01/1950
6A   Chester (MR) 2w/e 17/06/1950
7A   Llandudno Junction 4w/e 09/09/1950
8A   Edge Hill 4w/e 02/12/1950
8A   Edge Hill m/e 31/12/1950
5A   Crewe North 4w/e 27/01/1951
5A   Crewe North m/e 31/01/1951
2A   Rugby 4w/e 24/03/1951
3A   Bescot w/e 09/06/1951
3A   Bescot 4w/e 16/06/1951
12A   Carlisle Upperby 4w/e 01/12/1951
1A   Willesden 4w/e 26/01/1952
9A   Longsight 4w/e 12/07/1952
6G   Llandudno Junction 4w/e 04/10/1952
8A   Edge Hill 4w/e 27/12/1952
8A   Edge Hill 5w/e 03/01/1953
5B   Crewe South 8w/e 11/07/1953
2A   Rugby 4w/e 02/01/1954
3A   Bescot 4w/e 27/03/1954
12A   Carlisle Upperby 4w/e 17/07/1954
11B   Barrow in Furness m/e 16/06/1956
6B   Mold Junction 4w/e 11/08/1956
6J   Holyhead w/e 10/06/1961
6B   Mold Junction w/e 23/09/1961
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 23/04/1966
6G   Llandudno Junction w/e 23/07/1966
6D   Shrewsbury w/e 17/09/1966
10D   Lostock Hall w/e 01/04/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 03/08/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 19B Sheffield Millhouses w/e 06/12/1947
ALLOC 20A Holbeck (MR) w/e 14/02/1948
ALLOC 19A Sheffield Grimesthorpe w/e 28/02/1948
LOAN 14B Kentish Town w/e 20/03/1948
ALLOC 19B Sheffield Millhouses w/e 15/01/1949
EXLOAN 19A Sheffield Grimesthorpe w/e 15/01/1949
LOAN 20F Skipton w/e 22/01/1949
EXLOAN 19B Sheffield Millhouses w/e 05/02/1949
LOAN 20F Skipton w/e 19/03/1949
ALLOC 14B Kentish Town w/e 14/05/1949
ALLOC 19B Sheffield Millhouses w/e 11/06/1949
LOAN 9A Longsight w/e 07/01/1950
EXLOAN 19B Sheffield Millhouses w/e 18/02/1950
LOAN 6A Chester (MR) w/e 17/06/1950
LOAN 7A Llandudno Junction w/e 26/08/1950
LOAN 8A Edge Hill m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill m/e 31/12/1950
ALLOC 5A Crewe North m/e 31/01/1951
ALLOC 2A Rugby w/e 24/03/1951
ALLOC 3A Bescot w/e 09/06/1951
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Upperby 4w/e 01/12/1951
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 26/01/1952
ALLOC 9A Longsight 4w/e 12/07/1952
ALLOC 6G Llandudno Junction 4w/e 04/10/1952
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 27/12/1952
ALLOC 10A Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 2A Rugby 4w/e 26/12/1953
ALLOC 3A Bescot 4w/e 20/03/1954
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Upperby 4w/e 10/07/1954
ALLOC 11B Barrow in Furness w/e 16/06/1956
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction 4w/e 11/08/1956
ALLOC 6J Holyhead 4w/e 01/07/1961
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction 4w/e 30/09/1961
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 4w/e 07/05/1966
ALLOC 6G Llandudno Junction 4w/e 06/08/1966
ALLOC 6D Shrewsbury 4w/e 08/10/1966
ALLOC 10D Lostock Hall 5w/e 08/04/1967
WDN 10D Lostock Hall w/e 03/08/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/01/1966 Crewe South MPD (ex Works) ex Works: 44971, 46505, 48400. Waiting Works: 48276. Also on Crewe S. shed 61158 (36A). SLS/196602

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1946 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4971
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Sheffield Millhouses (19B)    
14/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
28/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Grimesthorpe (19A)    
03/07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 44971    
15/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Millhouses (19B)    
14/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Kentish Town (14B)    
11/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Millhouses (19B)    
14/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Longsight (9A)    
17/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
09/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Llandudno Junction (7A)    
02/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
27/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
24/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
09/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
16/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
01/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12A)    
26/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Longsight (9A)    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Llandudno Junction (6G)    
27/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
03/01/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
11/07/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
02/01/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
27/03/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
17/07/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12A)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Barrow in Furness (11B)    
11/08/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
10/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Holyhead (6J)    
23/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
23/04/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
23/07/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Llandudno Junction (6G)    
17/09/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (6D)    
01/04/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Lostock Hall (10D)    
03/08/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 44971    
02/1969 Scrapped Scrapped    

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