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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5278 m/e 11/1936
British Railways 45278 w/e 16/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five11/1936
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1333
To Service During 11/1936 to Kentish Town (14B)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 10/06/1967
Service Life 30 yrs, 7 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1967 at Cohens (Kettering)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
14B   Kentish Town (New) m/e 11/1936
5D   Stoke on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
1A   Willesden 4w/e 04/12/1954
6J   Holyhead w/e 23/06/1962
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 15/09/1962
     Withdrawn w/e 10/06/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 1A Willesden 4w/e 27/11/1954
ALLOC 6J Holyhead 4w/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 5w/e 06/10/1962
WDN   w/e 10/06/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/02/1964 Crewe Works (Works Yard) Scrap Yard: 40147, 42313, 44096, 44216. Traction Shop: D202, D374, D8006, D8054, E3007, 27000. Outside Traction Shop: D201, D272, D1561 painted, D1591, D1592, D1593, D1594 shell only, D6756, D6843, D8050, 92031. Outside Erecting Shop: D300, 42202, 44816, 45140, 45200, 48186, 48268, 92118, 92177. Erecting Shop: D222, D235, D238, D242, D271, D292, D332, D382, D384, D1570 undercoat, D1571 undercoat, D1572 motors mounted, D1573 motors mounted, D1574 motors mounted, D1575 motors mounted, D1576 motors mounted, D1577, D1578, D1579, D1580, D1581, D1582, D1583, D1584, D1585, D1586, D1587, D1588, D1589, D1590 shell only, D5717 (which is the first of the class seen at this works), D6731, D6766, D6848, D6856, D6878, D8010, D8014, D8022, 41272, 42066, 42074, 44762, 44843, 45045, 45109, 45264, 45289, 45368, 48399, 48409, 48495, 48620, 48688, 70001, 70038, 78020, 92099, 92161. Works Yard: D203, D350, 42229, 42463, 44012, 44760, 44831, 44837, 44852, 44918, 45032, 45069, 45075, 45128, 45278, 45464, 45495, 45569, 46490, 46492, 48154, 48394, 48452, 48637, 48668, 48734, 48736, 48753, 73137, 84008, 92129, 92155, 92188. Outside Paint Shop: D246, D250, D327, D369, D1556 painted, D1557 painted, D1558 painted, D1559 painted, D1562 painted. Paint Shop: D1073, D1560, D1563, D1564, D1565, D1566, D1567, D1568, D1569. SLS/196403
29/10/1967 Crewe South MPD (Withdrawn) 45285/7, 48018, 48729, 92047, 70004/24/31/45. Stored-48402, LNER 4498. Withdrawn-D2519, 15000/2, 42647, 43001/3/7/21, 44680/1/4, 44765, 44805/8/12/4/21/32/3/43/60/5, 44944, 45006/21/42/52/60/89,45186, 45243/70/8/97/8, 45308, 45405/94, 46520, 48220, 48364, 48474, 48521/2/48, 48603/43, 48725/67, 75029, 76051, 92100. SLS/196712

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5278
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1333
Allocated to Kentish Town (14B)
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stoke (5D)    
16/10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 45278    
04/12/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
23/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Holyhead (6J)    
15/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
10/06/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 45278    
12/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Kettering    

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