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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4794 m/e 08/1947
British Railways 44794 w/e 05/11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five08/1947
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Horwich Works
Order Number 187
To Service During 08/1947
Withdrawal Sat 22/04/1967
Service Life 19 yrs, 8 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1947
27A   Polmadie on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
61B   Aberdeen Ferryhill 4w/e 02/10/1954
63A   Perth South 5w/e 31/12/1966
     Withdrawn on 22/04/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 27A Polmadie w/e 16/08/1947
ALLOC 63A Perth South 4w/e 02/10/1954
ALLOC 61B Aberdeen Ferryhill 4w/e 02/10/1954
ALLOC 63A Perth South 3w/e 03/12/1966
WDN   on 22/04/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1949 St. Rollox Works Locomotives entering Works during October: These included Nos. 40186, 590, 617/27, 41175, 1184, 2195, 2694, 2746, 42809, 2831, 4794, 44960/92, 45007/09/87, 45123/24/38, 45389, 45452/69, 45471/72/82/86/92, 46221, 14472, 15140, 15213, 16243/59, 56261, 16306/53/55, 17246, 17339/64, 57556, 17602/26/40/68. St. Rollox have now started using the B.R. crest, but as yet none of the ex-C.R. locomotives has received one. Two of the diesel railcars are laid up at St. Rollox, and the third at Hamilton. It is rumoured that one is to be broken up SLS/194912
27/02/1966 Crewe Works (Erecting shop) Erecting shop: 44794, 44848, 44900, 45044/80, 45130, 45268/84/92, 48010/317, 92026/87/93, 92208/33, D220/3/41/83/99, D338, D1551/66/75/86, D1603/11/97, D1707/33, D1996-9, D1100-4, D5706, D8010/6; Electric shop: E3037/41/5/67/168, 26013/34/53, 27003; New Diesel shop: D243/70, D352/3/90, D1507/15/21/3/7, D1646/89/778, D1910/75; Works yard: D209, D1599, D1720, 45493, 48037/121, 70038; Traverser area: D272/8, D1503/17/24, D1675, D1863, D1914/71, D5715, E3049; On Test: D313/80/99, D1528/45/58, D1683, D1741/6, D8008; Paint shop: D259, D331, D1991-5, D292/6, D5709, D8050, E3102, 45096, 48062/3, 92020 and stored 46235, 71000. SLS/196604

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1947 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4794
Built at Horwich Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Polmadie (27A)    
05/11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 44794    
02/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill (61B)    
31/12/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Perth South (63A)    
22/04/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 44794    
09/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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