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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4985 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 44985 w/e 05/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five10/1946
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Horwich Works
Order Number 183
To Service During 10/1946
Withdrawal During 10/1967
Service Life 21 yrs

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1968 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1946
14B   Kentish Town on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
14A   Cricklewood East w/e 12/11/1960
14E   Bedford w/e 16/09/1961
6G   Llandudno Junction w/e 25/05/1963
1A   Willesden w/e 06/02/1965
2A   Tyseley w/e 02/10/1965
5D   Stoke w/e 29/01/1966
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 20/05/1967
     Withdrawn m/e 10/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 14A Cricklewood East 5w/e 03/12/1960
ALLOC 14E Bedford 4w/e 30/09/1961
ALLOC 6G Llandudno Junction 4w/e 01/06/1963
ALLOC 1A Willesden 3w/e 06/02/1965
ALLOC 2A Tyseley 4w/e 09/10/1965
ALLOC 5D Stoke 4w/e 05/02/1966
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 5w/e 10/06/1967
WDN 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 04/11/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D9, D50, D134-7, 42600/9, 44755/81, 44942, 45092, 45680, 46224, 49395, 78035 and the usual preserved locos. Out-side Paint Shop: D5031, 42117, 42639, 45421. 45690, 48205, 70043/9. Erecting Shop: D51-60, D235, D5137, 41200, 42234/67/83/92, 42437, 42606, 44680/4, 44739/49/53, 44806, 44985, 45034, 45147, 45233, 45369/83/95, 45568/9, 45625/39/60/84, 46166, 46230/44, 46485, 48080, 48111/34, 48304, 48429/53, 48518, 48601/74, 48733, 49141. 70031, 78036, 84001, 92025/93, 92167. Outside Erecting Shop: 42073, 45283, 45560, 46152, 70022, 90702. New Erecting Shop: D1/5, D229/31/6, D328, D5073, D5136. Works Sidings: 41262, 42460, 44686, 44756, 45140/5, 45215/27/79/98, 45645. 46109/21/7/50, 46236, 48172, 48416, 48649, 48930/50. 49246, 49313, 70026/42, 78037, 90147, 90413, 92018, 92159. Scrap Road: 47467, 47420, 47570 being cut up, 40074, 42220. 44088, 44249, 45544, 47755, 47405. 50850 intact. Works Shunters: D3584, 43957, 44374, 47618/61/77, 51412/46, 52093. SLS/196202
10/10/1964 Crewe Works (Works yard) Erecting shop: D1631-6 Motors, D1636-43 Equip., D1644-53 bodies; D243/71/87/97, D345/77/90/9, D5706/16, D6737, D8038/44/7, 42187, 42546, 44715, 44803/57, 44934, 45038, 45307/92, 48081, 48155/205/310/34/552/617, 70033/53, 78023, 84028, 92024/98, 92100; New Erecting shop: D324/36/8/53, 26025/57, 27005. Traverser Area: D237 on test, D1630 on test, D301/5/80/2, D5714, D6787/911, E3014, 26030, 44838, 45005/191, 45455, 48002/24/46/160/435/639/719/21, 70002/22, 92233; Paint shop: D221, D1627/8, D8017; Outside paint shop: D290, D304/48, D1629, 44688/779/846, 46847, 48356, 84015/25; Works yard: D232, 44710/74/985, 45279, 46484, 46519, 48306/57/533/654/740, 70011/34, 80072, 92008/74/9. SLS/196411

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1946 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4985
Built at Horwich Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kentish Town (14B)    
05/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 44985    
12/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Cricklewood East (14A)    
16/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Bedford (14E)    
25/05/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Llandudno Junction (6G)    
06/02/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
02/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (2A)    
29/01/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke (5D)    
20/05/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
10/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 44985    
02/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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