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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5303 m/e 01/1937
British Railways 45303 w/e 08/05/1948

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 1358
To Service During 01/1937
Withdrawal w/e Sat 10/06/1967
Service Life 30 yrs, 5 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1967 at Cohens (Kettering)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1937
7A   Llandudno Junction 4w/e 22/06/1946
7A   Llandudno Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
5A   Crewe North w/e 10/07/1948
5B   Crewe South w/e 27/11/1948
5B   Crewe South 3w/e 11/12/1948
5A   Crewe North w/e 12/02/1949
8A   Edge Hill w/e 11/03/1950
11A   Carnforth 4w/e 10/08/1957
10J   Lancaster Green Ayre w/e 18/07/1964
10B   Blackpool Central w/e 15/08/1964
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 05/09/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 10/06/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 5A Crewe North w/e 10/07/1948
ALLOC 5B Crewe South w/e 27/11/1948
ALLOC 5A Crewe North w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill w/e 11/03/1950
ALLOC 11A Carnforth 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 10J Lancaster Green Ayre 4w/e 08/08/1964
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam 4w/e 05/09/1964
WDN   w/e 10/06/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
15/11/1964 Crewe Works (Side of Works) Erecting shop: D1641-1662; D214, D224, D236, D257, D351, D395/7, D5700/14, D6833/49, D8014/26/35/59, 42581, 42665, 44689, 44710/74, 45215/79, 46484, 48056, 48190, 48301, 48533/56, 48719/40, 92008/74/9/87/8; Near Chester line: 44715, 44844, 44988, 45000, 45660, 46402, 92019; Side of Works: 42089, 42218, 42569, 44658, 44778, 44838, 44989, 45035, 45303, 45412, 45562, 46501, 48168, 48612, 92004/64, 92117/67. Paint shop area: D251, D297, D305, D329, D336, D369, D1633/4/5/7/8/9/40, D5716, D6889, D8058, 42233, 48046/50, 70002/11/34, 92233; Cutting up: 42221, 42559; New Erecting shop: D338, E3002/4, 26025; Inspection road: 44667, 45031, 48206/52, 92139/57; Misc.: 42267/97, 44730, 45089, 45130, 48153/92, 48212/67, 48345/65, 48455, 48529, 48677/85, 48764, 70015/18/37, 80072, 92206, D219, D293, D6774, D8001/36, 26049. SLS/196412
21/03/1965 Crewe Works (Outside) Erecting Shop: D1675-D1681, D1842-D1850, 44685/91, 44717/77, 45347, 45446, 45589, 48151/208/423/557, 70002/9/17/41, 77014, 78028, 92009/76, D5702/3, D8064, D204/20/8/55/68/91, D375/99, D1506/9/16/9/26, D1684/6; Traverser area: D258, D317/28/72, D1521/5/82, D1689, D1717, E27004, 48170/312/615, 92013; Waiting Works: D324, D1517/50, 44800, 44829, 44905, 45006/327, 48077/124/97/364/87/93/433/632/49/66, 70032, 92017; Electric shop: E26015/44, E3011/5/6/20/2/56; Paint shop: D1669/70/1/3/4, D8004/54, E3007, 71000 (Stored); Outside: 44807, 45303, 48470, 48646, 92107, 92133, 92205, D213, D1510/39/76, D8037/49. Also noted: D2708/11/22/41/2/3 an D1734 ex Salop accident. SLS/196505

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1937 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5303
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1358		    
22/06/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Llandudno Junction (7A)    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Llandudno Junction (7A)    
08/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 45303    
10/07/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
27/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
11/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
11/03/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
10/08/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Carnforth (11A)    
18/07/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Lancaster Green Ayre (10J)    
15/08/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Blackpool Central (10B)    
05/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
10/06/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 45303    
12/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Kettering    

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