Menu

Quick Search

Enter locomotive number in the box below and press 'Go'!

Content is coming here as you probably can see. Content is coming here as you probably can see.


?

In Touch

Donations

Counter

Ad Visitor Statistics
» 5 Online
» 297 Today
» 4397 Yesterday
» 18100 Week
» 71116 Month
» 190643 Year
» 3217496 Total
Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
(Free MySQL Counter)
prev prev
Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4983 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 44983 w/e 26/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five09/1946
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Horwich Works
Order Number 183
To Service During 09/1946
Withdrawal During 10/1967
Service Life 21 yrs , 30 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1946
20A   Holbeck (MR) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn m/e 10/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 29A Perth South w/e 21/08/1948
EXLOAN 20A Holbeck (MR) w/e 30/10/1948
WDN   on 30/09/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/07/1967 Eastern Region (North Eastern Section) steam stock (Holbeck) Steam stock has been reduced to 124 as from 2nd July. The allocation of following classes is as under:- Q6 Sunderland: 63395. Tyne Dock: 63344/87, 63431. J27 Sunderland: 65795, 65811/55/79/82/92/94. K1 West Hartlepool: 62045. Tyne Dock: 62005/07/11/50/60. B1 Low Moor: 61030 Nyala, 61306/37. Jubilee Holbeck: 45562 Alberta, 45593 Kolhapur, 45697 Achilles. C1.5 Holbeck: 44826/28/52/96, 44912/43/83, 45080, 45219/73, 45428. Normanton: 44824/54/57, 44990, 45075. Low Moor: 44662/94, 45208. Of the 8F remaining on the N.E. Region, 4 are at Holbeck and 24 at Royston. The W.D. 2-8-0 are allocated to West Hartlepool (6), Sunderland (7), Normanton (14) and Low Moor (D; the 2-6-4Ts to Holbeck (4), Normanton (7), and Low Moor (5) and the C1.4 2-6-0s to West Hartlepool (D, North Blyth (4), Holbeck (2) and Normanton (3). There is still one steam locomotive in Departmental Stock J72 0-6-OT Deptl. 58 (ex 69005). SLS/196708

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1946 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4983
Built at Horwich Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
26/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 44983    
10/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 44983    
02/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

prev prev