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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4940 m/e 11/1945
British Railways 44940 w/e 07/01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five11/1945
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Horwich Works
Order Number 174
To Service During 11/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 16/03/1968
Service Life 22 yrs, 4 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1945
26A   Newton Heath on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
24B   Rose Grove 4w/e 28/11/1953
10C   Fleetwood w/e 19/06/1965
9B   Stockport Edgeley w/e 19/02/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 16/03/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 24B Rose Grove 4w/e 28/11/1953
ALLOC 10C Fleetwood 4w/e 10/07/1965
ALLOC 9B Stockport Edgeley 5w/e 12/03/1966
WDN 9B Stockport Edgeley w/e 16/03/1968

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4940
Built at Horwich Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newton Heath (26A)    
07/01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 44940    
28/11/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Rose Grove (24B)    
19/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Fleetwood (10C)    
19/02/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Stockport Edgeley (9B)    
16/03/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 44940    
08/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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