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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5268 m/e 10/1936
British Railways 45268 w/e 22/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five10/1936
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1323
To Service During 10/1936
Withdrawal w/e Sat 03/08/1968
Service Life 31 yrs, 10 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1969 at Cohens (Cargo Fleet)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1936
21A   Saltley on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
5D   Stoke w/e 18/04/1964
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 20/05/1967
9D   Newton Heath w/e 09/12/1967
10A   Carnforth w/e 06/07/1968
     Withdrawn w/e 03/08/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 5D Stoke 4w/e 02/05/1964
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 5w/e 10/06/1967
ALLOC 9D Newton Heath w/e 30/12/1967
ALLOC 10A Carnforth on 01/07/1968
WDN 10A Carnforth w/e 03/08/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
27/02/1966 Crewe Works (Erecting shop) Erecting shop: 44794, 44848, 44900, 45044/80, 45130, 45268/84/92, 48010/317, 92026/87/93, 92208/33, D220/3/41/83/99, D338, D1551/66/75/86, D1603/11/97, D1707/33, D1996-9, D1100-4, D5706, D8010/6; Electric shop: E3037/41/5/67/168, 26013/34/53, 27003; New Diesel shop: D243/70, D352/3/90, D1507/15/21/3/7, D1646/89/778, D1910/75; Works yard: D209, D1599, D1720, 45493, 48037/121, 70038; Traverser area: D272/8, D1503/17/24, D1675, D1863, D1914/71, D5715, E3049; On Test: D313/80/99, D1528/45/58, D1683, D1741/6, D8008; Paint shop: D259, D331, D1991-5, D292/6, D5709, D8050, E3102, 45096, 48062/3, 92020 and stored 46235, 71000. SLS/196604

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5268
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1323
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Saltley (21A)    
22/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 45268    
18/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
20/05/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
09/12/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (9D)    
06/07/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Carnforth (10A)    
03/08/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 45268    
02/1969 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Cargo Fleet    

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