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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4878 m/e 05/1945
British Railways 44878 w/e 18/09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five05/1945
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number 174
To Service During 05/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 06/07/1968
Service Life 23 yrs, 2 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1969 at Cohens (Kettering)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1945
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
10D   Lostock Hall w/e 06/01/1968
     Withdrawn w/e 06/07/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 10D Lostock Hall w/e 06/01/1968
WDN 10D Lostock Hall w/e 06/07/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/09/1948 St. Rollox Works Further locomotives re-numbered into British Railways stock here (tender number in brackets, followed by paint date) are as follows:-Nos. *40667 (3778) 7/9; 42878 (4171) 5/9; 44878 (9362) 20/9; 44968 (10593) 5/9; 44979 (10604) 8/9; 45015 (9473) 29/9; 45155 (10547) 10/9; 45156 (9260) 14/9; 45169 (9169) 21/9; 45173 (9277) 15/9; 45213 (9317) 19/9; 45355 (9827) 9/9; 45366 (9602) 13/9; 45443 (9271) 6/9; *45461 (9717) 8/9; 45477 (9823) 22/9; 45478 (9824) 22/9; 45643 (10503) 19/9; *54453 (6052) 24/9; 54649 (2680) 13/9; 55166 9/9; *55159 15/9; 55201 21/9; 55212 8/9; 56340 28/9; 56368 29/9; *57247 (885) 24/9. *Retains L.M.S. on tank or tender sides. With the exception of Nos. 45461, 54453 and 54649, all of the foregoing are fitted with new smokebox number-plates. Commencing on 5/9, the colour of the numbers and letters was changed from white to cream; the original dimensions being retained. Several locomotives have been treated with a full paint schedule-three undercoats, one coat of enamel and two coats of varnish. The first to be dealt with was No. **57360 (876), which was completed in the Erecting Shop during W/E 11/9, but subsequent engines have been sent to the Varnish Shop for completion as follows:-Nos. **55233 25/9; **57236 (6029) 14/9; **57238 (990) 25/9; **57309 (947) 16/9; **57368 (6005) 23/9; **57651 (1732) 21/9. On 30/9 a new departure was made when No. **40188 received 8' numerals and 6' letters. **Fitted with new smokebox numberplates. SLS/194811
28/02/1950 St. Rollox Works Locomotives entering Works during February: These included Nos. 572. 40605, 637. 40906. 41147. 42780. 42832. 43849/99, 44783. 4796, 44878/80. 44967. 45010/16/49. 45115/66167/77/79, 45357/58. 45481/91, 45582, 45713/15/16. 14441. 54462/77, 14499, 54504, 55229, 16157, 16266, 16343, 57307/60, 17366. 17459. 17666. 57686. 17691. SLS/195004

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4878
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
18/09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 44878    
06/01/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Lostock Hall (10D)    
06/07/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 44878    
02/1969 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Kettering    

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