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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4977 on 15/06/1946
British Railways 44977 w/e 26/02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five15/06/1946
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number 183
To Service Tue 15/06/1946 to Perth South (29A)
Withdrawal Tue 29/11/1966
Service Life 20 yrs, 5 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
29A   Perth South (New) on 15/06/1946
63D   Fort William 4w/e 27/11/1954
67D   Ardrossan 4w/e 21/04/1962
67C   Ayr 4w/e 08/09/1962
     Withdrawn on 29/11/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 63D Fort William 4w/e 27/11/1954
ALLOC 67D Ardrossan 4w/e 07/04/1962
ALLOC 67C Ayr 3w/e 08/09/1962
WDN   on 29/11/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/07/1949 St. Rollox Works Locomotives entering Works 6/6 to 9/7: These included Nos. 40187, 575, 614, 40670, 40914, 1138, 42416/18, 42751, 42830, 2875, 42912/14, 4011, 4198, 44234, 4881/86/99, 44900/31/77, 45008, 45120/55/60/65/66/70/92, 45423, 5432, 45452/61/89, 45577/84, 45643, 15141/89, 15211/37, 55356, 16162, 16247/75/95, 56359, 17282, 17411, 17554, 57619, 17625/67. During June, locomotives were still being turned out lettered 'British Railways' from this Works. SLS/194908
13/01/1962 Bo\'ness stored locos Locos stored at Bo'ness on 13th January were as follows: 40158/9/200, 44956/77, 57285/7/314/38/66, 62031/52, 62496, 62691/3, 64472/7, 64514/5/8/32/5, 65230, 67611/9/22/5/6/32/55, 68448/54/72/9, 69014, 69131/81/91, 90436; also the following wdn. locos.-55222, 57245/57, 57411/29/70/2/557/76, 64461, 67650, 68119 an 69183. SLS/196202
11/01/1963 Glasgow St. Rollox (Awaiting Works) In Works: 42208, 42879, 44820, 45161, 45359, 45362, 45090, 45423, 45483, D3214, D3392/4, D3409, D5127, D5334/61, D6110/23/4/31. Awaiting Works: 44977, 45357, 45488, D3732, D6105/14/37, also D5121 which has sustained front end damage. ex-Works: D3729, D5307, D6134. Diesel Test House: D3731, D5349, D6103, D8070. Paint Shop: D6101/6/22/5/7/30 all stored, also D9013 in for new aluminium nameplate The Black Watch. The Works shunter was D2738. SLS/196302

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
15/06/1946 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4977
Built at Crewe Works
Allocated to Perth South (29A)
   
26/02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 44977    
27/11/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Fort William (63D)    
21/04/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Ardrossan (67D)    
08/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Ayr (67C)    
29/11/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 44977    
05/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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