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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4790 m/e 06/1947
British Railways 44790 w/e 16/04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five06/1947
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Horwich Works
Order Number 187
To Service During 06/1947
Withdrawal w/e Sat 18/03/1967
Service Life 19 yrs, 9 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1967 at Arnott Young (Old Kilpatrick)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1947
5A   Crewe North on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
27A   Polmadie w/e 14/08/1948
68E   Carlisle Canal 4w/e 17/05/1952
68A   Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 03/10/1953
     Withdrawn w/e 18/03/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 5A Crewe North w/e 21/06/1947
LOAN 27A Polmadie w/e 10/07/1948
ALLOC 27A Polmadie w/e 14/08/1948
ALLOC 68E Carlisle Canal 4w/e 17/05/1952
ALLOC 68A Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 03/10/1953
WDN   w/e 18/03/1967

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1947 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4790
Built at Horwich Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Crewe North (5A)    
14/08/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Polmadie (27A)    
16/04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 44790    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Canal (68E)    
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (68A)    
18/03/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 44790    
11/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Arnott Young: Old Kilpatrick    

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