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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4887 m/e 08/1945
British Railways 44887 w/e 01/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five08/1945
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number 174
To Service During 08/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 09/12/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 4 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1945
23C   Southport on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
27B   Aintree w/e 17/03/1962
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor w/e 18/05/1963
     Withdrawn w/e 09/12/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 27B Aintree 4w/e 31/03/1962
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 01/06/1963
WDN 12A Carlisle Kingmoor w/e 09/12/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
26/11/1961 Crewe Works (Works Sidings) Paint Shop: D10, D132-4, 44695, 45101/90, 45200, 45617/74, 45702, 48605, 49395, 78042. Paint Shop Yard: D135, 42213, 44697, 44757, 45608, 45710, 46130, 48252, 48476, 50850, 70048. New Erecting Shop: D1/3/9, D136/7, D214/31, D5140. Erecting Shop: D50-8, D290, 41251, 42148, 42224/55, 42440, 42571, 42679, 44690, 44942-4/89, 45046/92, 45145, 45256/90, 45301/37/86, 45424/93, 45543/52, 45695, 45709, 46133, 46224/53, 46506, 48130, 48399, 48408/45, 48532, 48638/49, 48700/3/36/62, 49130, 49361, 70042, 90188, 90365, 92017/76/82, 92125. Erecting Shop Yard: 42287/94, 44765, 44965, 45186/97, 45719, 46141. Minor Repair Road: 44753, 45646, 92025. Works Sidings: 44746/81, 44887, 45026/42, 45680, 46109, 47255, 47403/5, 48215, 48500/28/51, 78035, 90675, 92016/8, 92163. Scrap Road: 42545, 45401 just cut up, 45630 being cut up, 40033/4/8/64, 40569, 42217, 42467, 42549, 42683, 48927, 49401/53 intact. Works Shunters: 13292, 44374, 51412/46, 47592, 47608/61, 52093, 52218, 52441/59. SLS/196201
16/02/1968 CarnforthMPD (Out of use) Stored LMS 6441, 70013 (sheeted). In steam: 92009/77/88/118/67 Out of use: 44887/9, 45092/259, 48757, 70021, 75009/15/20/21/24/33/34/43/48/62, 92110/212. 92004 & Type 2 D.E. hauled 12.00 Heysham-Neville Hill oil tanks, and 44894 headed south with another tank train from the Barrow line at 11.00 hrs. SLS/196803

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4887
Built at Crewe Works 		   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Southport (23C)    
01/01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 44887    
17/03/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (27B)    
18/05/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
09/12/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 44887    
02/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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