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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4974 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 44974 w/e 19/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five05/1946
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number 183
To Service During 05/1946
Withdrawal Sun 26/06/1966
Service Life 20 yrs, 1 mth , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1967 at Arnott Young (Troon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1946
29A   Perth South on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
63D   Fort William 4w/e 27/11/1954
66A   Polmadie 6w/e 30/12/1961
67D   Ardrossan 5w/e 07/09/1963
67C   Ayr 4w/e 27/02/1965
     Withdrawn on 26/06/1966

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 67D Ardrossan 5w/e 07/09/1963
ALLOC 67C Ayr 3w/e 06/03/1965
WDN   on 26/06/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/08/1948 St. Rollox Works Further locomotives re-numbered into British Railways stock here (tender number in brackets, followed by paint date) are as follows:-*40636(4341) 15/7; 40665(3804) 30/6; 40920(3256) 14/6; 40921(4267) 17/6; 41146(3795) 14/7; 41147(3792) 10/6; 41149(4166) 3/6; 41177(3340) 18/6; 41183(3530) 9/7; 42204 26/6; 42215 1/7; 42699 11/6; 42745(4171) 3/8; 42805(4015) 24/6; 42884(4212) 25/5; 42908(4263) 3/6; *42912(4274) 15/7; 43884(2977) 4/7; 44008(3098) 1/7; 44016(3105) 14/7; 44877(10502) 8/7; 44880(10505) 20/6; 44952(10577) 13/7; 44958(10583) 15/6; 44970(10595) 4/7; 44974(10599) 17/6; 45008(9845) 15/7; 45022(9511) 2/7; 45053(9032) 11/6; *45084(9116) 8/7; 45085(9266) 9/7; 45086(9180) 18/6; 45090(9821) 30/6; 45125(9229) 6/7; 45126(9720) 24/6; 45162(9714) 14/7; 45226(9502) 16/6; 45363(9211) 11/7; 45467(9176) 31/5; 45472(9679) 7/6; 45475(9070) 29/6; 45490(9120) 20/6; 45576(9022) 14/6; 45645(9818) 31/5; 45729(9723) 3/6; 47536 22/6; 54491(6191) 3/6; 54506(6212) 11/7; 55126 26/6; 55191 13/6; 55196 15/7; 55219 6/8; 55228 6/7; 55232 8/6; 55240 8/7; 55263 9/7; 55360 22/6; 56269 6/6; 56279 11/6; 56315 23/6; 56327 5/8; 56341 10/6; 56346 15/6; 57245(6058) 5/7; 57264(937) 16/6; 57323(957) 14/7; 57332(6038) 29/6; 57338(1764) 2/8; 57358(1723) 21/6; 57397(1292) 6/7; 57430(6021) 24/6; 57467(1304) 4/8; 57583(1664) 2/7; *57619(1777) 30/6; 57632(1713) 11/7; 57635(1683) 18/6; 57659(1761) 11/6; 57661(1775) 18/6; *57686(1767) 13/7; 57690(1771) 4/6. *Retains L.M.S. on tender. In addition, No. M5359 was re-numbered 45359 on 13/7, tender No. 9060.
Locomotives on Works at commencement of Annual Holiday, 16/7. Erecting Shop: Nos. 908, 1136, 2745, 4234/81, 5047, 5455/57/74/99, 5560, 14464/73, 14639, 15164, 15219, 16327, 17337/38, 17453/67, 17599. Yard: No. 16025 (Works' shunter, awaiting shop repairs).Dump: Nos. 905, M5575, 14448, 14649 (all awaiting shop repairs), 15116 (minus boiler; withdrawn W/E 29/5), 17374 (withdrawn W/E 22/5) and 17422 (minus boiler; agreed for breaking up 7/6). No. 16025 , the Works' 'pug,' burst a tube on 12/7 and No. 17254 (31A) was used as a substitute until the commencement of the Works' Annual Holiday. No. 16025 went into shops for a service repair on 2/8; No. 16030 (31E) having arrived to act as Works' shunter. No. 15116 was towed into the shops ex dump on 2/8 and was cut-up during the ensuing week
SLS/194809
30/04/1950 St. Rollox Works Locomotives entering Works during April: These included Nos. 153, 40598, 615, 40647, 41092, 42205/06, 42421, 42908, 44283, 44702/03/84/96, 4923, 44931/59/74/79/91, 45009/22/23, 45159/73, 45251, 45362, 45456/62, 45714/27, 54440, 55139, 15168, 15352, 16154, 16250/80, 16307, 56335, 16350, 17253, 57463, 57955. SLS/195006

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1946 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4974
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Perth South (29A)    
19/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 44974    
27/11/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Fort William (63D)    
30/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Polmadie (66A)    
07/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Ardrossan (67D)    
27/02/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Ayr (67C)    
26/06/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 44974    
04/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Arnott Young: Troon    

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