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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5003 m/e 04/1935
British Railways 45003 w/e 16/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five04/1935
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number 114
Works Number 219
To Service During 04/1935
Withdrawal During 06/1967
Service Life 32 yrs , 2 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1968 at Cohens (Kettering)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1935
5B   Crewe South 4w/e 02/11/1935
2A   Rugby on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
1A   Willesden 4w/e 31/10/1953
5A   Crewe North 4w/e 21/04/1956
5B   Crewe South 4w/e 03/11/1956
5A   Crewe North 4w/e 26/01/1957
5B   Crewe South 4w/e 30/11/1957
5D   Stoke w/e 20/06/1959
5A   Crewe North w/e 12/09/1959
5D   Stoke w/e 10/06/1961
     Withdrawn m/e 06/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 31/10/1953
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 4w/e 21/04/1956
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 03/11/1956
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 4w/e 26/01/1957
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 30/11/1957
ALLOC 5D Stoke 6w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 3w/e 26/09/1959
ALLOC 5D Stoke 4w/e 01/07/1961
WDN   w/e 27/05/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/10/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D122-6, 42604/68, 44729/59, 44928, 45210/61, 45594, 45635/98, 46427, 49395 and the usual preserved locos. Outside Paint Shop: D127, 42447, 42655, 44733, 45077, 45316, 45699, 46225, 78017, 92133. New Electing Shop: D8, D128/9/35-7, D327, D5016/74. Outside New Erecting Shop: D5, D227, D329. Erecting Shop: D130-4, D224, 41209/39, 42050/62, 42289/99, 42465, 42607, 44666/93, 44774, 44836/90, 44934/90, 45003/67, 45102/5/8, 45204/52/62/3, 45332/40, 45454, 45549/50, 45688/90, 46114/43, 46234, 46426, 48036/46/74/85, 48283, 48494, 48611/53, 48712, 49025/70, 49381, 70052, 71000, 90216/42/71, 90486, 92013/81/94, 92150. Outside Erecting Shop: D216, 42446, 42656, 45131, 45505, 45634/83, 48717, 78043, 92123. Minor Repair Road: 45646, 48451. Works Sidings: 41279, 42425, 42574, 44708/17/20/36/7/71, 44864/71, 45154, 45571/96, 45656, 46105/7/38/60, 46406, 48088, 48217, 48477, 48624/36, 49126, 90529/61. Scrap Yard: 40075/7/97, 40118, 42506, 43325, 47421/38/62, 47634, 52389 intact. Works Shunters: D3175, 43957, 44127, 44374, 47592, 47608, 52093, 52218, 52312, 52441. SLS/196111
15/10/1961 Crewe Works (Outside Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D124-8, 42667/8, 44679/82/3, 44729/30, 45131, 45210, 45594, 45698, 46108/60, 49395, 78043. Outside Paint Shop: D123, 41209, 42425, 42656, 44696, 44774, 44893/4, 44988, 45108, 45262, 45635/56, 48085, 48283, 48477, 48717, 49025, 49125, 70052, 71000, 92081. Works Sidings: 42619/65, 44845, 45041, 45204/85, 45549, 46425, 47448, 48660, 49070, 49381, 90218, 92024/67. Erecting Shop: D8, D129-34, 41209/79, 42050, 42289/99, 42436/65, 42607/31, 44666/93/5, 44708/17/37, 44864/76/90, 44934/90, 45038/67, 45105, 45207/52/95, 45332, 45420, 45505/50/71/3, 45688/90, 45740. 46105/7, 48036/46/74, 48217, 48365, 48451, 48611/24/36/53, 48712, 49423, 90121, 90216/42/71, 90486, 90561, 92119/50. Outside Erecting Shop: D5141, 42062, 45003, 45102, 45263, 45340, 45454, 45646, 46113/43, 46234, 46426, 48494, 92013. New Erecting Shop: D135-7, D227, D327, D5016. Outside New Erecting Shop: D329. Scrap Yard-intact: 40075/7/97, 47421/38/62, 47634 intact. Scrap Yard-just cut up: 40118, 42506, 43325, 43863, 52389. Works Shunters: 43957, 44127, 44374, 47592, 51446, 52093, 52218, 52312, 52441/59, D3763. SLS/196111
16/12/1963 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: 49395, D252/8, D1031, D1550/1, D1554-7, 26056. Outside: 44671/86, 45072/139/491, 45736, 46452, 48255/411/632, 70025, 73128, 77002, 78028, D229, D287, D356/74, D1032/3, D1552/3. Weigh House: 45327. Yard: 42355, 44714/919, 45006/19/308/75/406/38, 46142, 46448, 48219/415/8, 78023, 92034/67/90/114, D338. Electric Traction Shop: D202, D8006, 26016, 27002. Erecting Shop: 42076, 44726/856/900/32/58, 45003/280/96/316,, 48128/412/614/48/706, 73127, 78033/64, 84013, 92011/24/81/111/128/59/83, D221, D280/8/9/93/4, D301/14/45/69/85/92, D6758, D8024/67. New Construction: D1034 an D1558-75. Outside: 44676, 46143 and 42441remains. Cut-up Shop: 42785 an 90338. SLS/196401
12/08/1964 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) 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
04/1935 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5003
Built at Crewe Works, Works Number 219		    
02/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Rugby (2A)    
16/10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 45003    
31/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
21/04/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
03/11/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
26/01/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
30/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
12/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
10/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
06/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 45003    
02/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Kettering    

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