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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4837 m/e 09/1944
British Railways 44837 w/e 28/08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five09/1944
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number 170
To Service During 09/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 09/09/1967
Service Life 23 yrs , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1944
5A   Crewe North on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
9A   Longsight w/e 20/11/1948
9A   Longsight 3w/e 11/12/1948
9A   Longsight m/e 31/12/1950
12A   Carlisle Upperby w/e 07/07/1951
12A   Carlisle Upperby 4w/e 17/07/1951
2A   Rugby w/e 15/09/1951
2A   Rugby 4w/e 06/10/1951
11B   Barrow in Furness 4w/e 10/08/1957
21D   Aston w/e 25/11/1961
21C   Bushbury w/e 13/01/1962
21D   Aston w/e 15/12/1962
1F   Rugby w/e 14/09/1963
1E   Bletchley w/e 16/01/1965
8A   Edge Hill w/e 10/07/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 09/09/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 9A Longsight w/e 20/11/1948
LOAN 8A Edge Hill m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 9A Longsight m/e 31/12/1950
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Upperby w/e 07/07/1951
ALLOC 2A Rugby w/e 15/09/1951
ALLOC 11B Barrow in Furness 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 21D Aston 4w/e 02/12/1961
ALLOC 21C Bushbury 4w/e 27/01/1962
ALLOC 21D Aston 4w/e 29/12/1962
ALLOC 1F Rugby 5w/e 12/10/1963
ALLOC 1E Bletchley 3w/e 06/02/1965
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 10/07/1965
WDN   w/e 09/09/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
07/05/1961 Crewe Works (Outside Paint Shop) Paint Shop: D100-2, 41254/65/73, 41325, 44872, 90173 and the usual preserved locos. Outside Paint Shop: D103/5, 44837/43, 45565, 49395, 90582. Works Sidings: 41222, 42114, 42283, 42569, 43200, 43605, 44731/64, 44906, 45150, 45226/53, 45417, 45507/84, 46130, 46227/45, 46410/43, 47513, 47625, 48262, 48435, 48603, 48895, 49431, 70050, 78021, 90033, 92107. Erecting Shop: D110-6, 41246/64, 42110/54/60/86, 42285, 42557, 42618, 44750/62, 44834/9/91, 44932, 45078, 45142/82, 45238/74, 45300/97, 45441, 45514/21/45, 45613/28/44/64/95, 45701/2/10/36, 46127/50/7/70, 46246/7, 46487, 46501, 48171, 48317/54, 48430/74, 48511, 48672, 49094, 78031/62, 90214/99, 90315, 90530, 90712, 92020/49. Outside Erecting Shop: 42584, 44937, 45014, 45681, 48418/31/44, 90555, 92124. New Erecting Shop: D106-9/17-9. Scrap Road: 40204, 40589, 43515, 43729, 43948, 44072, 44357, 44480, 47626/37, 58221, with 47190 just cut-up. Works Shunters: 12022, 43957, 44363, 44552, 47592, 51412, 52093, 52218, 52312, 52441. SLS/196106
09/02/1964 Crewe Works (Works Yard) Scrap Yard: 40147, 42313, 44096, 44216. Traction Shop: D202, D374, D8006, D8054, E3007, 27000. Outside Traction Shop: D201, D272, D1561 painted, D1591, D1592, D1593, D1594 shell only, D6756, D6843, D8050, 92031. Outside Erecting Shop: D300, 42202, 44816, 45140, 45200, 48186, 48268, 92118, 92177. Erecting Shop: D222, D235, D238, D242, D271, D292, D332, D382, D384, D1570 undercoat, D1571 undercoat, D1572 motors mounted, D1573 motors mounted, D1574 motors mounted, D1575 motors mounted, D1576 motors mounted, D1577, D1578, D1579, D1580, D1581, D1582, D1583, D1584, D1585, D1586, D1587, D1588, D1589, D1590 shell only, D5717 (which is the first of the class seen at this works), D6731, D6766, D6848, D6856, D6878, D8010, D8014, D8022, 41272, 42066, 42074, 44762, 44843, 45045, 45109, 45264, 45289, 45368, 48399, 48409, 48495, 48620, 48688, 70001, 70038, 78020, 92099, 92161. Works Yard: D203, D350, 42229, 42463, 44012, 44760, 44831, 44837, 44852, 44918, 45032, 45069, 45075, 45128, 45278, 45464, 45495, 45569, 46490, 46492, 48154, 48394, 48452, 48637, 48668, 48734, 48736, 48753, 73137, 84008, 92129, 92155, 92188. Outside Paint Shop: D246, D250, D327, D369, D1556 painted, D1557 painted, D1558 painted, D1559 painted, D1562 painted. Paint Shop: D1073, D1560, D1563, D1564, D1565, D1566, D1567, D1568, D1569. SLS/196403

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4837
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Crewe North (5A)    
28/08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 44837    
20/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Longsight (9A)    
11/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Longsight (9A)    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Longsight (9A)    
07/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12A)    
17/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12A)    
15/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
06/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
10/08/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Barrow in Furness (11B)    
25/11/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (21D)    
13/01/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Bushbury (21C)    
15/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (21D)    
14/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (1F)    
16/01/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (1E)    
10/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
09/09/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 44837    
02/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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