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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5247 m/e 09/1936
British Railways 45247 w/e 12/03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five09/1936
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1302
To Service During 09/1936
Withdrawal w/e Sat 08/04/1967
Service Life 30 yrs, 7 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1967 at Cohens (Morriston)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1936
6A   Chester (MR) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
7C   Holyhead w/e 07/07/1951
7C   Holyhead 4w/e 17/07/1951
7A   Llandudno Junction w/e 15/09/1951
7A   Llandudno Junction 4w/e 06/10/1951
6J   Holyhead 4w/e 12/07/1952
6A   Chester (MR) 4w/e 04/10/1952
6B   Mold Junction 4w/e 09/10/1954
6H   Bangor w/e 23/04/1960
6J   Holyhead w/e 10/04/1965
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 10/12/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 08/04/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 7C Holyhead w/e 07/07/1951
ALLOC 7A Llandudno Junction w/e 15/09/1951
ALLOC 6J Holyhead 4w/e 12/07/1952
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 4w/e 04/10/1952
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction 4w/e 02/10/1954
ALLOC 6H Bangor 5w/e 30/04/1960
ALLOC 6J Holyhead 2w/e 10/04/1965
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 4w/e 31/12/1966
WDN   w/e 08/04/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
25/06/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D112/3, 41326, 44682, 48549, 49395, 90537, Outside Paint Shop: D109-11, 10203, 45080, 45203, 45426, 46232, 46404, 48553, 48707, 70004. Works Sidings: 41229, 42118, 45104, 45218, 45438, 45516/29, 46155, 48287, 48648/97, 48761, 90163, 90327/81/8, 90685, 92030/77. Erecting Shop: D5016, 42136/58, 42234, 42452/78, 42589, 42651, 44658/85, 44714/28/48, 44857, 44949/87, 45021, 45107/89, 45238/47/8/9/86/96, 45367/70/94, 45410/35/45, 45588, 45641/58/61, 46102/42/7, 46243, 46441, 46502, 48154, 48264, 48375, 48446, 48724/67, 49048, 90125, 90264/66, 90338, 90408, 90528, 90646, 92074. Outside Erecting Shop: D78, D108, 42226, 44888, 44946, 45254, 45615, 46131, 46238, 46484, 92032. New Erecting Shop: D75, D114-26. Scrap Yard: 40050, 40126/55/71, 47571, 47605 all intact. SLS/196108
23/07/1961 Crewe Works (Works Sidings) Paint Shop: D110-2, 42121, 42235, 42579, 42658/9/77, 44987, 45224, 45415/35, 45588, 49395. Outside Paint Shop: D108/13-5, 45658. Works Sidings: 40580, 42377, 42481, 42507, 42602, 44148/75, 44728/66/79, 44824, 44929/49, 45005, 45247, 45445, 45516/44, 45610/30, 46110/35, 47277, 48154, 49049, 90194, 90323, 90621, 92096. Erecting Shop: D116-21, D269, 41229/68, 42158, 42218, 42562/89, 42610, 44374, 44658/85/6, 44821/71/88, 45045/75, 45104/85/99, 45218/48/54/96, 45333/45/73, 45529/89, 45611/8/9/61/72, 46102/31/55, 46243, 46441, 48287, 48393, 48446, 48697, 48732/61/7, 90264, 90327/81, 90646/58, 92030/2/72/7. Outside Erecting Shop: 42086, 42234, 42652, 44687, 45189, 45410, 46142. New Erecting Shop: D76, D122-8, D331, D5142. Outside New Erecting Shop: D5078. Scrap Yard: 43268, 43962, 47418, 58305 intact, 41529 just cut up. Works Shunters: 12071, 42984, 43957, 47618, 51412/44/6, 52093, 52312, 52441/59. SLS/196109

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5247
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1302
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Chester (MR) (6A)    
12/03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 45247    
07/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Holyhead (7C)    
17/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Holyhead (7C)    
15/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Llandudno Junction (7A)    
06/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Llandudno Junction (7A)    
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Holyhead (6J)    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
09/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
23/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Bangor (6H)    
10/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Holyhead (6J)    
10/12/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
08/04/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 45247    
10/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Morriston    

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