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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5554 on 05/06/1934
British Railways 45554 m/e 11/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
05/06/1934 ONTARIO

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 6P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Jubilee05/06/1934
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
To Service Sat 05/06/1934
Withdrawal Sat 07/11/1964
Service Life 30 yrs, 5 mths , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 05/06/1934
16A   Nottingham on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
8A   Edge Hill 4w/e 30/11/1957
5A   Crewe North w/e 10/06/1961
     Withdrawn on 07/11/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 16A Nottingham w/e 12/04/1947
LOAN 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 02/11/1957
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 29/11/1958
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 4w/e 01/07/1961
WDN   w/e 07/11/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/11/1943 Crewe Works Engines in shops on 2/11: 2587, 3891, 4220, 4464/99, 5026/76/94, 5109/31/89, 5201/33/96, 5357, 5423/33/56, 5526/41/2/54/63/91/6, 5605/19/56/62, 6117/34/9/42/8/63, 6200/2/9/31/5/40, 6931, 7340, 7408/68, 7674, 7772, 7898,.7978/9, 8598, 8962, 9057/83, 9103/23, 9305/40/1/66, 9529, 9605/6/20/32, 28245, 28423, 28616. W.D. 7057 (V.F.4873/43), W.D. 7161 (N.B.L. 25032/43). U.S.A. 1681 (Baldwin 67665, 1/43); U.S.A. 2400 (A.L.Co. 70749, 4/43), U.S.A. 2428 (A.L.Co. 70777, 5/43). The next 'Scot' to be 'rebuilt' is No, 6124. No. 6117 should be out 1/12/43. New 8.F. No. 8310 left the erecting shop 30/11/43. The W.D. (Austerity) 2-8-0's are having their cast-iron tender wheels re-placed by steel castings at Crewe. W.D. Nos. 551, 559, 571 are being returned to L.M.S. service, and the following running numbers have been allocated:-551/8266, NBL 24746/42, Tender No. 9993/43; 559/8272, NBL 24770J42; 571/8284 NBL 24806/42. Allocation of some '8.F's'-12A, Nos. 8302/3/32, 8644/51; 16C, Nos. 8616/41; 18B, Nos. 8304/33, 8620/1/50; 18D, No. 8642; 20A, Nos. 8305, 8618/39/40; 20B, No. 8619; 28C, Nos. 8617/43/52-4. SLS/194401
15/11/1964 Crewe North MPD (Stored) Ex-Works: D208, D380, D1631/2, 42546, 46491 44803, 70033, 78023; Stored: 45552/4/6, 45617/72/6, 45704, 46228/35/9/40/5/8,51/4/6, 71000. Also on shed: D1585, D1697, D1744, 5056. SLS/196412
24/01/1965 Crewe North MPD (Stored) Ex works: D1650. Stored: 45554/617/72/704. SLS/196503
21/03/1965 Crewe North MPD (Stored) Stored: 45554, Ex-works: 42583. SLS/196505

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/06/1934 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5554, name: ONTARIO
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Nottingham (16A)    
11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 45554    
30/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
10/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
07/11/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 45554    
06/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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