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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 44702 w/e 21/08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five21/08/1948
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Horwich Works
Order Number 192
To Service w/e Sat 21/08/1948 to St Rollox (Balornock) (31A)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 26/06/1965
Service Life 16 yrs, 10 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
31A   St Rollox (Balornock) (New) w/e 21/08/1948
65A   Eastfield 4w/e 13/04/1957
66B   Motherwell 4w/e 19/01/1963
64C   Dalry Road 5w/e 07/09/1963
     Withdrawn w/e 26/06/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 31A St Rollox (Balornock) w/e 21/08/1948
ALLOC 65A Eastfield 4w/e 23/03/1957
ALLOC 66B Motherwell 7w/e 29/12/1962
ALLOC 64C Dalry Road 5w/e 07/09/1963
WDN   w/e 26/06/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1948 Glasgow Area Class '5' No. 44702 and '3F' No. 57653 are to be repaired at Cowlairs. Their premature shopping is due to collision damage. The new Class 'L.1' 2-6-4T's are being run in at Hamilton (27C), as neither Eastfield nor Polmadie have jobs for them. SLS/194901
30/11/1948 Cowlairs Works No. 55204 (31C) was ex Cowlairs Works during W/E 20/11, - still retaining L.M.S. on the tanks and the 31C shed plate. The buffer-beam was in true L.N.E.R. style, carrying the Power Classification, No. and shed-St. Rollox. No. 44702 (31A) was in Cowlairs Yard on 4/12. SLS/194901
30/04/1950 St. Rollox Works Locomotives entering Works during April: These included Nos. 153, 40598, 615, 40647, 41092, 42205/06, 42421, 42908, 44283, 44702/03/84/96, 4923, 44931/59/74/79/91, 45009/22/23, 45159/73, 45251, 45362, 45456/62, 45714/27, 54440, 55139, 15168, 15352, 16154, 16250/80, 16307, 56335, 16350, 17253, 57463, 57955. SLS/195006

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
21/08/1948 To Service To service as British Railways Number 44702
Built at Horwich Works
   
13/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (65A)    
19/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (66B)    
07/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Dalry Road (64C)    
26/06/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 44702    
08/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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