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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4880 m/e 05/1945
British Railways 44880 w/e 26/06/1948

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 Tue 29/11/1966
Service Life 21 yrs, 6 mths , 30 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1945
31A   St Rollox (Balornock) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
66B   Motherwell 4w/e 19/01/1963
     Withdrawn on 29/11/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 66B Motherwell 7w/e 29/12/1962
WDN   on 29/11/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/08/1948 St. Rollox Works Further locomotives re-numbered into British Railways stock here (tender number in brackets, followed by paint date) are as follows:-*40636(4341) 15/7; 40665(3804) 30/6; 40920(3256) 14/6; 40921(4267) 17/6; 41146(3795) 14/7; 41147(3792) 10/6; 41149(4166) 3/6; 41177(3340) 18/6; 41183(3530) 9/7; 42204 26/6; 42215 1/7; 42699 11/6; 42745(4171) 3/8; 42805(4015) 24/6; 42884(4212) 25/5; 42908(4263) 3/6; *42912(4274) 15/7; 43884(2977) 4/7; 44008(3098) 1/7; 44016(3105) 14/7; 44877(10502) 8/7; 44880(10505) 20/6; 44952(10577) 13/7; 44958(10583) 15/6; 44970(10595) 4/7; 44974(10599) 17/6; 45008(9845) 15/7; 45022(9511) 2/7; 45053(9032) 11/6; *45084(9116) 8/7; 45085(9266) 9/7; 45086(9180) 18/6; 45090(9821) 30/6; 45125(9229) 6/7; 45126(9720) 24/6; 45162(9714) 14/7; 45226(9502) 16/6; 45363(9211) 11/7; 45467(9176) 31/5; 45472(9679) 7/6; 45475(9070) 29/6; 45490(9120) 20/6; 45576(9022) 14/6; 45645(9818) 31/5; 45729(9723) 3/6; 47536 22/6; 54491(6191) 3/6; 54506(6212) 11/7; 55126 26/6; 55191 13/6; 55196 15/7; 55219 6/8; 55228 6/7; 55232 8/6; 55240 8/7; 55263 9/7; 55360 22/6; 56269 6/6; 56279 11/6; 56315 23/6; 56327 5/8; 56341 10/6; 56346 15/6; 57245(6058) 5/7; 57264(937) 16/6; 57323(957) 14/7; 57332(6038) 29/6; 57338(1764) 2/8; 57358(1723) 21/6; 57397(1292) 6/7; 57430(6021) 24/6; 57467(1304) 4/8; 57583(1664) 2/7; *57619(1777) 30/6; 57632(1713) 11/7; 57635(1683) 18/6; 57659(1761) 11/6; 57661(1775) 18/6; *57686(1767) 13/7; 57690(1771) 4/6. *Retains L.M.S. on tender. In addition, No. M5359 was re-numbered 45359 on 13/7, tender No. 9060.
Locomotives on Works at commencement of Annual Holiday, 16/7. Erecting Shop: Nos. 908, 1136, 2745, 4234/81, 5047, 5455/57/74/99, 5560, 14464/73, 14639, 15164, 15219, 16327, 17337/38, 17453/67, 17599. Yard: No. 16025 (Works' shunter, awaiting shop repairs).Dump: Nos. 905, M5575, 14448, 14649 (all awaiting shop repairs), 15116 (minus boiler; withdrawn W/E 29/5), 17374 (withdrawn W/E 22/5) and 17422 (minus boiler; agreed for breaking up 7/6). No. 16025 , the Works' 'pug,' burst a tube on 12/7 and No. 17254 (31A) was used as a substitute until the commencement of the Works' Annual Holiday. No. 16025 went into shops for a service repair on 2/8; No. 16030 (31E) having arrived to act as Works' shunter. No. 15116 was towed into the shops ex dump on 2/8 and was cut-up during the ensuing week
SLS/194809
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
06/07/1961 St. Rollox MPD (Ex-Works) Ex-Works: 42176, 44880. SLS/196108
18/01/1964 Bedford MPD (In shops) Since the change over from steam to diesel in August, 1963, this depot has had no regular allocation but from 18th January the official allocation (previously O/L) is D4135/6 an D5379/80/1/2/3. SLS/196403
07/03/1964 Inverurie Works (In shops) Shopped: 44722, 61147, 64558/99, 65931, D3548, D6139/53. Scrapped: 60089/98, 60159/62, 60804/38, 64603, 64579, 90058. In shops: 45011, 44880, 45194, 65915, D5328. Being Cut Up: 61177. SLS/196403
03/09/1964 Inverurie Works (Shopped in 25 weeks ending 29th August) Shopped in 25 weeks ending 29th August: 44880, 44999, 45011, 45194, 64620, 65915, 76096, 76114, 80128, D3552, D3902, D5328, D6110/20/43/46, D8029/33/34. Scrapped 9th-28th March: 61117, 45465. no scrapping after that date. In Shops: 44956, 45016, 45213, 78054, D2414, D6116/17/19/38/41/52/55/56, D8576. Stored: 62712. In the above period there were unscheduled repairs on 13 steam locomotives and 70 diesel locomotives. The Clayton locomotives are being fitted with AWS, ten to date. (I regret the length of time which has elapsed between this and the last report but the epidemic prevented visits). SLS/196410

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4880
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Rollox (Balornock) (31A)    
26/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 44880    
19/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (66B)    
29/11/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 44880    
05/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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