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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4875 m/e 04/1945
British Railways 44875 w/e 25/09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five04/1945
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number 174
To Service During 04/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 20/05/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 1 mth , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1967 at Cohens (Morriston)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1945
5A   Crewe North on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
2B   Bletchley w/e 28/05/1949
1A   Willesden w/e 10/06/1950
1A   Willesden 2w/e 17/06/1950
21B   Bescot w/e 07/05/1960
2C   Stourbridge Junction w/e 26/03/1966
6G   Llandudno Junction w/e 28/05/1966
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 08/10/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 20/05/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 9A Longsight w/e 05/06/1948
EXLOAN 5A Crewe North w/e 19/06/1948
ALLOC 2B Bletchley w/e 28/05/1949
ALLOC 1A Willesden w/e 10/06/1950
ALLOC 3A Bescot 4w/e 28/05/1960
ALLOC 2C Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 09/04/1966
ALLOC 6G Llandudno Junction 5w/e 11/06/1966
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 4w/e 08/10/1966
WDN   w/e 20/05/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/06/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D105-8/10, 45139, 45403, 45584, 45626, 46146, 78021. Outside Paint Shop: D97, D109, 41222/66, 42286, 44910, 45397, 45694, 46127, 46246, 49395, 92020. Works Sidings: 41269, 42441/78, 42604, 44685, 44714/66, 44832, 44907, 45021, 45208/34/96, 45438, 45535/91, 45641, 46125/8, 46404, 48525, 90163, 90388, 90595, 92033/74. Erecting Shop: D114-9, 41218/42, 42226/96, 42431, 42559, 42625/64, 44682, 44715, 44875/92, 44946, 45056/70/80, 45107/9, 45222/38/42, 45310/27/42, 45415/26/37, 45510/23/55/64, 45703/17, 46117, 46222/9/32/8, 46429, 46509, 48258, 48305/35/93, 48409/36, 48549/53/6, 48760, 49447, 70004, 78061, 90251/76, 90557, 90685, 90724, 92087, 92132. Outside Erecting Shop: 42227, 44874, 45686, 45734, 46116/70. New Erecting Shop: D111-3/20-4, D222. Scrap Yard: 40002, 40658/91, 43225, 43459, 47374, 52240/60, 52464, 52526 all intact, with 40502 being cut-up. Works Shunters: 12022, 44373/4, 47592, 47648, 51441/4/6, 52093, 52312. SLS/196107

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4875
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Crewe North (5A)    
25/09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 44875    
28/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Bletchley (2B)    
10/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
17/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
07/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (21B)    
26/03/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Stourbridge Junction (2C)    
28/05/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Llandudno Junction (6G)    
08/10/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
20/05/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 44875    
09/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Morriston    

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