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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5578 on 29/09/1934
British Railways 45578 m/e 12/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
29/09/1934 UNITED PROVINCES

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 6P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Jubilee29/09/1934
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L885
Works Number 24136
To Service Sat 29/09/1934
Withdrawal Sat 30/05/1964
Service Life 29 yrs, 8 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 29/09/1934
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 08/02/1936
5A   Crewe North on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
9A   Longsight 5w/e 24/12/1949
12B   Carlisle Upperby 3w/e 14/01/1950
12B   Carlisle Upperby w/e 21/01/1950
5A   Crewe North 8w/e 11/07/1953
9A   Longsight 4w/e 03/10/1953
5A   Crewe North w/e 20/06/1959
8A   Edge Hill w/e 12/09/1959
5A   Crewe North w/e 10/06/1961
21D   Aston w/e 06/01/1962
26A   Newton Heath w/e 17/03/1962
     Withdrawn on 30/05/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 5A Crewe North w/e 05/04/1947
LOAN 9A Longsight w/e 26/11/1949
ALLOC 12B Carlisle Upperby w/e 21/01/1950
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 4w/e 13/06/1953
ALLOC 9A Longsight 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 6w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 3w/e 26/09/1959
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 4w/e 01/07/1961
ALLOC 21D Aston 4w/e 27/01/1962
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 31/03/1962
WDN   w/e 30/05/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
21/08/1949 Crewe Works 21/8: New construction here was as follows: North Shed Nos. 41230/31/33; all have the crest (a smaller version than hitherto) on the tank sides. Nos. 41230/31 were due to go 'light' on 22/8 to Bangor and Denbigh respectively (No. 41231 had been working in and around the Birmingham area the previous week); Paint Shop Nos. 41234/35 and 41236 outside; Erecting Shop Nos. 41237 (complete), 41238 (almost complete with tanks), 41239 (frames and cylinders set up, boiler in separate bay, not yet mounted); Yard No. 41240 (frames and cylinders only). No. 48288 (ex W.D. 70403) was being repaired while W.D. Nos. 70438, 70584/99 were in the Works' yard. Locomotives in the new green livery included Nos. 45566/78/89, 45615, 46153/61. Scrap Road: On the cutting up road were Nos. 8948 an 9597, while No. 6004 was actually being cut up. Nos. 25297 an 25752 were over in the Carriage Shed marked 'Not to be cut up' SLS/194909
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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
29/09/1934 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5578, name: UNITED PROVINCES
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24136
   
08/02/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Crewe North (5A)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 45578    
24/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Longsight (9A)    
14/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12B)    
21/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12B)    
11/07/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Longsight (9A)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
12/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
10/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
06/01/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (21D)    
17/03/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
30/05/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 45578    
11/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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