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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 6251 on 30/06/1944
British Railways 46251 m/e 05/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
30/06/1944 CITY OF NOTTINGHAM

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class Coronation (Semi)
Company History LMS
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Crewe Works
To Service Sat 30/06/1944 to Crewe North (5A)
Building Cost £11,664.00
Withdrawal w/e Sat 12/09/1964
Service Life 20 yrs, 2 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1964 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
5A   Crewe North (New) on 30/06/1944
12B   Carlisle Upperby on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
1B   Camden w/e 26/06/1948
8A   Edge Hill w/e 02/10/1948
5A   Crewe North 3w/e 11/12/1948
1B   Camden w/e 28/05/1949
12B   Carlisle Upperby w/e 01/10/1949
1B   Camden w/e 10/06/1950
1B   Camden 2w/e 17/06/1950
12A   Carlisle Upperby w/e 30/09/1950
12A   Carlisle Upperby 4w/e 07/10/1950
8A   Edge Hill 4w/e 27/03/1954
12A   Carlisle Upperby 4w/e 24/04/1954
8A   Edge Hill 4w/e 09/10/1954
1B   Camden 4w/e 23/04/1955
8A   Edge Hill 4w/e 21/05/1955
12A   Carlisle Upperby 4w/e 21/05/1955
8A   Edge Hill 4w/e 08/10/1955
12A   Carlisle Upperby m/e 16/06/1956
5A   Crewe North 4w/e 03/11/1956
12A   Carlisle Upperby 4w/e 10/08/1957
5A   Crewe North 8w/e 05/10/1957
1B   Camden w/e 09/03/1963
5A   Crewe North w/e 20/04/1963
     Withdrawn w/e 12/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 12B Carlisle Upperby w/e 02/11/1946
ALLOC 1B Camden w/e 26/06/1948
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill w/e 02/10/1948
ALLOC 5A Crewe North w/e 11/12/1948
ALLOC 1B Camden w/e 28/05/1949
ALLOC 12B Carlisle Upperby w/e 01/10/1949
ALLOC 1B Camden w/e 10/06/1950
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Upperby w/e 30/09/1950
LOAN 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 20/03/1954
EXLOAN 12A Carlisle Upperby 4w/e 17/04/1954
ALLOC 1B Camden 4w/e 02/10/1954
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 02/10/1954
LOAN 1B Camden 4w/e 23/04/1955
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 21/05/1955
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Upperby 4w/e 18/06/1955
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 08/10/1955
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Upperby w/e 16/06/1956
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 4w/e 06/10/1956
EXLOAN 5A Crewe North 4w/e 03/11/1956
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Upperby 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 4w/e 05/10/1957
ALLOC 1B Camden 4w/e 30/03/1963
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 5w/e 04/05/1963
WDN   w/e 12/09/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1949 Crewe Works During the past month a further seven Class '5' 4-6-0's-Nos. 44718-24 inclusive-have been put into traffic, painted black with red, cream and grey lining but carrying neither lettering nor crests on the tender sides. No. 46202 recently returned to traffic. The engine was run in on trips from Crewe to Shrewsbury during W/E 19/3, and returned to the regular London-Liverpool working the following week. Since then, however, it is reported to have failed again at Camden, details are not known.
Dynamometer car trials were carried out with Class '4' 2-6-0 No. 43027 on the Crewe-Holyhead line during W/E 9/4; the dynamometer car used was No. 1. Locomotives entering Works during March included:-Nos. 42227/52, 2263/66, 2432/54/80, 2541/44/63, 2611/13/42/50/57/60/73, 44745, 4775, 4819/72/97, 4911/39/63, 44984, 5046/54/88, 45091, 5110/45, 45195, 45229/34, 5244, 45264, 5269/96/7/8, 45326, 5343/82/84, 5408, 5501, 45520, 5556, 45568, 5591, 45597, 5659/70, 45676/90/99, 5703/35, 6004, 46100, 6103/10/13/21, 46134, 6155/56, 46160/63, 6169, 6206/27, 46231, 6235/50/1/2/5, 7972, 47982, 7994/95, 8026/75, 8112/50/57, 8206/70, 8301/2/3/17/24/31/50/61/67, 8495, 8522, 8610/45/91, 48696, 8770, 8906/18, 9042/52/74, 9110/11/66/85, 9210/59/63/89/96/97, 9305/29/40/63/81, 9419/27/29, 28619, 58889 and 2-10-0 73788 (65F).
SLS/194905
12/08/1964 Crewe North MPD (In Store) Ex Works: D239, 41272, 70006. In Store: 71000. 44218, 45567, 46225/48/51carrying yellow stripe on cab sides. SLS/196409

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
30/06/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 6251, name: CITY OF NOTTINGHAM
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Carlisle Upperby (12B)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 46251    
26/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Camden (1B)    
02/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
11/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
28/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Camden (1B)    
01/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12B)    
10/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Camden (1B)    
17/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Camden (1B)    
30/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12A)    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12A)    
27/03/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
24/04/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12A)    
09/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
23/04/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Camden (1B)    
21/05/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12A)    
21/05/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
08/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12A)    
03/11/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
10/08/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12A)    
05/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
09/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Camden (1B)    
20/04/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
12/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 46251    
12/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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