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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5700 on 20/04/1936
British Railways 45700 m/e 12/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
20/04/1936 AMETHYST

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 6P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Jubilee20/04/1936
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
To Service Sat 20/04/1936
Withdrawal Sat 04/07/1964
Service Life 28 yrs, 2 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 20/04/1936
26A   Newton Heath on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
24E   Blackpool Central 4w/e 07/09/1957
27A   Bank Hall 8w/e 05/10/1957
17A   Derby w/e 09/03/1963
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 06/07/1963
     Withdrawn on 04/07/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 24E Blackpool Central 4w/e 07/09/1957
EXLOAN 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 05/10/1957
ALLOC 17A Derby 4w/e 30/03/1963
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam 5w/e 06/07/1963
WDN   w/e 04/07/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/09/1951 \"Jubilee\" class 45700 This engine, 45700, which lost its name Britannia when the standard Pacific was built early this year, has been named Amethyst to commemorate the exploit of the frigate which had to run the gauntlet of heavy fire during hit passage down the Yangtse Kiang during 1949. SLS/195111

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
20/04/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5700, name: AMETHYST
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newton Heath (26A)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 45700    
07/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Blackpool Central (24E)    
05/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Bank Hall (27A)    
09/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (17A)    
06/07/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
04/07/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 45700    
09/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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