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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5179 m/e 09/1935
British Railways 45179 on 17/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five09/1935
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1220
To Service During 09/1935
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962
Service Life 27 yrs, 3 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1935
31A   St Rollox (Balornock) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
28A   Motherwell w/e 06/11/1948
60A   Inverness w/e 10/12/1949
63A   Perth South 4w/e 27/08/1960
66C   Hamilton (West) 4w/e 21/10/1961
66B   Motherwell 4w/e 24/11/1962
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962
  <unknown> (Reinstated) m/e 02/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 28A Motherwell w/e 06/11/1948
ALLOC 60A Inverness w/e 10/12/1949
ALLOC 63A Perth South 4w/e 27/08/1960
ALLOC 66C Hamilton (West) 2w/e 07/10/1961
ALLOC 66B Motherwell 4w/e 10/11/1962
WDN   on 29/12/1962
REINS 66B Motherwell 3w/e 25/01/1963
WDN   w/e 13/05/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/06/1948 St. Rollox Works Nos. M938 and M5727 were re-numbered 40938 and 45727 on 28/6 and 24/6 respectively. Further locomotives re-numbered into British Railways stock here during June and retaining L.M.S. on the tender or tank sides were: Nos. 45158 (9268, 24/6); 45179 (9283, 17/6); 45358 (10582, 9/6); 55173 (4/6); 57260 (1740, 28/6); 57361 (1233, 15/6). Tender number and paint date in brackets. SLS/194808
05/06/1949 St. Rollox Works Locomotives entering Works 9/5 to 5/6: These included Nos. 177, 640, 40644, 902/07, 2270, 2919, 43996, 4882, 45023/29/84/85, 45100/21/25/54/58/59, 5175/76, 45179, 45358, 5497, 45576/81, 45693, 45730, 54453, 14634, 15132/93, 16323, 17259, 57332/52, 17355/63, 57453, 17455, 17555/72, 17600/05/07/30/35. Another '60' class locomotive-No. 54640-has been lined out and was ex Works on 28/5, the '4P' classification is still carried, but a new shed plate-66B-has been fitted. No. 14397 Ben Y Gloe (Withdrawn W/E 5/2/49) arrived 'dead' at St. Rollox shed in a very delapidated condition from Perth on 21/4, and was still there on 12/5, but has subsequently been sent to Kilmarnock Works for cutting up. It was noted that the boiler was fitted with Ramsbottom valves on the firebox. The Works' shunter, No. 56025, has been fitted with the whistle from the ex L.N.W.R. railcar No. R29988, recently withdrawn. This is some-what more distinctive in these parts. An interesting point about the lining of the tender of No. 42741 is that the R.H. side has the lining following the contour of the side plates and crossing the horizontal beading, whilst the L.H. side has rectangular lining, the upper line running below the beading. The former style appeared on a number of St. Rollox painted Midland-style tenders, but the latter, as used by other Works, has since been adhered to. St. Rollox tend to use larger numbers on standard locomotives than do the English Works. No. 44885 has been fitted here with a boiler (No. 13049) having the forward top feed position, but with the taper only on the rear ring of the barrel. The original top feed casing has been used, with a small extension welded on the top. Other Class '5's' of the older varieties have been fitted with similar new or modified boilers at Crewe. SLS/194907
27/08/1949 St. Rollox Works Locomotives entering Works 1/8 to 27/8: These included Nos. 579/97, 600, 40901/05, 41142, 42745, 2806/81, 43849, 4009, 4255. 4879, 5012, 45081, 45115/20/53/57/62/63/71/73/78/79, 45359, 45455/58/60/68/86/87, 45560/79/83, 45645, 45729/31, 46107, 54446/58/92/96, 15167, 55187, 15194, 55197, 15200, 16360/66, 17356, 17407, 57465, 17585, 17621. SLS/194910

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1935 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5179
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1220
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Rollox (Balornock) (31A)    
17/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 45179    
06/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (28A)    
10/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Inverness (60A)    
27/08/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Perth South (63A)    
21/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Hamilton (West) (66C)    
24/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (66B)    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 45179    
02/1963 Reinstated      
10/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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