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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5300 m/e 01/1937
British Railways 45300 w/e 25/06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five01/1937
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1355
To Service During 01/1937 to Crewe North (5A)
Withdrawal During 12/1965
Service Life 28 yrs, 10 mths , 30 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1966 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
5A   Crewe North (New) m/e 01/1937
5B   Crewe South on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
5A   Crewe North 4w/e 18/04/1953
5B   Crewe South 4w/e 17/05/1958
6J   Holyhead w/e 22/06/1963
     Withdrawn m/e 12/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 4w/e 18/04/1953
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 17/05/1958
ALLOC 6J Holyhead 5w/e 06/07/1963
WDN   w/e 01/01/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
17/06/1951 Brighton excursions Excursions worked in from Oxford (31899), High Wycombe (31816), Watford (45024) and Biggleswade (45300.) SLS/195108
07/05/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D100-2, 41254/65/73, 41325, 44872, 90173 and the usual preserved locos. Outside Paint Shop: D103/5, 44837/43, 45565, 49395, 90582. Works Sidings: 41222, 42114, 42283, 42569, 43200, 43605, 44731/64, 44906, 45150, 45226/53, 45417, 45507/84, 46130, 46227/45, 46410/43, 47513, 47625, 48262, 48435, 48603, 48895, 49431, 70050, 78021, 90033, 92107. Erecting Shop: D110-6, 41246/64, 42110/54/60/86, 42285, 42557, 42618, 44750/62, 44834/9/91, 44932, 45078, 45142/82, 45238/74, 45300/97, 45441, 45514/21/45, 45613/28/44/64/95, 45701/2/10/36, 46127/50/7/70, 46246/7, 46487, 46501, 48171, 48317/54, 48430/74, 48511, 48672, 49094, 78031/62, 90214/99, 90315, 90530, 90712, 92020/49. Outside Erecting Shop: 42584, 44937, 45014, 45681, 48418/31/44, 90555, 92124. New Erecting Shop: D106-9/17-9. Scrap Road: 40204, 40589, 43515, 43729, 43948, 44072, 44357, 44480, 47626/37, 58221, with 47190 just cut-up. Works Shunters: 12022, 43957, 44363, 44552, 47592, 51412, 52093, 52218, 52312, 52441. SLS/196106
15/11/1964 Crewe South MPD (Waiting Works) Ex-Works: 45392, 48458, 48721/45, 92231; Waiting Works: 42468, 42588, 42616, 44773, 45300, 45733, 47354, 47467, 46499, 48001, 48385, 48505, 48697, 48708, 70001/39, 80125, 92160; Stored: 43151, 45553, 45586; Also on shed: 5063, 6819/77, 7023, 7914. SLS/196412
24/01/1965 Crewe Works (Side of Works) Erecting shop: D1661-71, D1672-7 bodies, D225, D267, D299, D335, D1502/10/21/35/68/9, D1604/7, D1724/44, D5710, D6854, D8048, 42141/252/468/699, 44682/773/841/965, 48163/8/204/327/612/77/97/739, 70008/15/23/42/5, 92015/93/167/9. Outside: D1653/60, D1515, D1701, D229, 44684, 48315/751, 92002. Side of Works: 44691/717, 45300, 70022/35, 48035/322/423. Paint shop: E3704, 71000 stored, D236, D347, D1655/6/9, D5714. Outside: D1654/7/8, D1756, D5700, D6853, D8060, E3018, 45193, 48212, 78041, 92047/132/9. Traverser area: 44778, D233, D382, D1511/30, D1688, D5703, D7594, D8036/42/61. SLS/196503

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1937 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5300
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1355
Allocated to Crewe North (5A)
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Crewe South (5B)    
25/06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 45300    
18/04/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
17/05/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
22/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Holyhead (6J)    
12/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 45300    
03/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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