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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4972 m/e 04/1946
British Railways 44972 w/e 18/12/1948

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 Tue 29/11/1966
Service Life 20 yrs, 7 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1946
29A   Perth South on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
63D   Fort William 4w/e 27/11/1954
66A   Polmadie 6w/e 30/12/1961
67B   Hurlford 5w/e 07/09/1963
     Withdrawn on 29/11/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 63D Fort William 4w/e 27/11/1954
ALLOC 66A Polmadie 6w/e 30/12/1961
ALLOC 67B Hurlford 5w/e 07/09/1963
WDN   on 29/11/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1949 St. Rollox Works Locomotives entering Works during December: These included Nos. 40150, 1110, 42163, 2801, 42808/36, 44318, 44700/97, 44958/72, 45036/47, 45122/27/51/58/63/69, 45364/66, 45461/70/89, 45579, 45644/92, 45715, 47163, 14507, 55161, 15199, 15218, 55233, 15361, 56025. 16166, 56239, 16285/92, 16316. 56336/69, 17242, 57340, 17354/84, 57599, 17672. No. 45575 is to be the first locomotive painted in the new green livery at St. Rollox. It will be noticed that the Works' shunter-No. 56025- is under repair, which is being replaced temporarily by No. 16035, which is on loan. SLS/195002

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1946 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4972
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Perth South (29A)    
18/12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 44972    
27/11/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Fort William (63D)    
30/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Polmadie (66A)    
07/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Hurlford (67B)    
29/11/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 44972    
04/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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