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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5040 m/e 10/1935
British Railways 45040 w/e 06/11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five10/1935
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 4585
To Service During 10/1935
Withdrawal w/e Sat 22/07/1967
Service Life 31 yrs, 9 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1968 at Cohens (Kettering)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1935
20A   Holbeck (MR) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
21A   Saltley w/e 30/09/1950
21A   Saltley 4w/e 07/10/1950
22A   Bristol Barrow Road 4w/e 01/12/1956
21A   Saltley 4w/e 20/04/1957
2B   Oxley w/e 03/04/1965
5B   Crewe South w/e 25/03/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 22/07/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 21A Saltley w/e 30/09/1950
LOAN 22A Bristol Barrow Road 4w/e 01/12/1956
EXLOAN 21A Saltley 4w/e 20/04/1957
ALLOC 2B Oxley 2w/e 10/04/1965
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 5w/e 08/04/1967
WDN   w/e 22/07/1967

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1935 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5040
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4585		    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
06/11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 45040    
30/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
01/12/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Barrow Road (22A)    
20/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
03/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (2B)    
25/03/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
22/07/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 45040    
08/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Kettering    

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