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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5344 m/e 04/1937
British Railways 45344 w/e 06/11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five04/1937
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1399
To Service During 04/1937
Withdrawal w/e Sat 20/08/1966
Service Life 29 yrs, 4 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1967 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1937
8A   Edge Hill on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
5A   Crewe North 4w/e 25/02/1956
3C   Ryecroft (Walsall) 4w/e 24/03/1956
6G   Llandudno Junction 4w/e 25/01/1958
3C   Ryecroft (Walsall) 4w/e 22/02/1958
3A   Bescot 4w/e 14/06/1958
12B   Carlisle Upperby w/e 08/11/1958
24L   Carnforth w/e 17/06/1961
5A   Crewe North w/e 16/09/1961
5C   Stafford w/e 14/09/1963
5A   Crewe North w/e 20/06/1964
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 12/12/1964
6C   Croes Newydd w/e 02/10/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 20/08/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 5A Crewe North 4w/e 25/02/1956
EXLOAN 3C Ryecroft (Walsall) 4w/e 24/03/1956
LOAN 6G Llandudno Junction 4w/e 25/01/1958
EXLOAN 3C Ryecroft (Walsall) 4w/e 22/02/1958
ALLOC 3A Bescot 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 12B Carlisle Upperby 4w/e 29/11/1958
ALLOC 24L Carnforth 4w/e 01/07/1961
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 4w/e 30/09/1961
ALLOC 5C Stafford 5w/e 12/10/1963
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 5w/e 11/07/1964
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 5w/e 09/01/1965
ALLOC 6C Croes Newydd 4w/e 09/10/1965
WDN   w/e 20/08/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/01/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D77/8, D83/5, D3921, 42179, 45063/8, 45646/95, 48755, L.N.W.R. 1054 and the usual preserved engines. Outside Paint Shop: D74/5/9, D80/2/4, 44767, 45132, 45201, 45348, 45667, 46457, 48529, 48600, 70032, 90346. Works Sidings: 40161, 44697, 44734/82, 44867, 44936, 45336, 45428, 46235, 46430, 49158/99, 49270, 49432, 70021, 84015, 92092, 92160/7. Erecting Shop: D90-6, 42476, 42580, 44869, 45037/48, 45197, 45219/40/50/77/94, 45302/44, 45411/9, 45506/78/82, 45616/38/54/75/80, 46203/9/47/50/5, 46410/36, 48054, 48120/73, 48255, 48438, 48635/68, 48898, 49281, 70033, 90137/8/57/97, 90203/33/51, 90316, 90509, 92018/33/43, 92134/55/65. Outside Erecting Shop: 42295, 45515/60, 46103/36/7, 48508, 49034, 90297, 92048. New Erecting Shop: D76, D81/6-9, D97-102. Cutting-up Shop: Nil. SLS/196102
12/08/1964 Crewe South MPD (Ex Works) On Shed Awaiting Works: 42072/267/436, 44667/738/814, 45716, 48056/220/351/365/450, 92098/157. Ex Works: 45344/85, 48468/516/746, 92104. SLS/196409

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1937 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5344
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1399
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Edge Hill (8A)    
06/11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 45344    
25/02/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
24/03/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Ryecroft (Walsall) (3C)    
25/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Llandudno Junction (6G)    
22/02/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Ryecroft (Walsall) (3C)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
08/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12B)    
17/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Carnforth (24L)    
16/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
14/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford (5C)    
20/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
12/12/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
02/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (6C)    
20/08/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 45344    
03/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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