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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5408 m/e 09/1937
British Railways 45408 w/e 07/05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five09/1937
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1463
To Service During 09/1937
Withdrawal w/e Sat 26/11/1966
Service Life 29 yrs, 2 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1937
10C   Patricroft on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
10A   Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 29/12/1951
5D   Stoke w/e 05/08/1961
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 19/08/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 26/11/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 10A Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 29/12/1951
ALLOC 5D Stoke 5w/e 05/08/1961
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 02/09/1961
WDN   w/e 26/11/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
01/04/1964 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: New Construction, D1583-98 (in various stages), D205/27/46/70/86, D303/7/28/30/83/87, D5717, D6775/84, D6863/78, D8002/6/7/23/50, 44918, 45382/408/577/626, 46443, 48169/225/69/474/528/615/37/95/729/42, 70000/4/10, 82009 92121/22. Outside Erecting Shop: D300, D5719, D6783/9, 45426, 48154/436/742/50, 78041, 92137. Electric Shop: D204, D6843, E3007, 26000/9, 27003. Yard: 42055/81, 42410/583/699, 43957, 44405, 44676/873/917/87, 45217/372/445, 45569/658, 46436/41/524, 48073/258/332/424/613/749, 84021/3/4, 92002/62/156/73. Inside and Around Paint Shop: New Construction, D1563, D1567-82. Weigh Shed: 48753. Outside Paint Shop: D201/23/339, 26006, 45069/75, 48185/436/734, 92082/163. Inside Paint Shop: D259, D311, D1034, 49395, 92053 and L.M.S. 6229 Duchess of Hamilton, painted in L.M.S livery (for a Butlins Camp). SLS/196405

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1937 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5408
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1463		    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Patricroft (10C)    
07/05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 45408    
29/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (10A)    
05/08/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
19/08/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
26/11/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 45408    
05/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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