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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5048 m/e 10/1935
British Railways 45048 w/e 21/01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five10/1935
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 4593
To Service During 10/1935
Withdrawal During 11/1967 off Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)
Service Life 32 yrs, 1 mth , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1935
5B   Crewe South on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
1A   Willesden w/e 05/06/1948
5B   Crewe South w/e 23/10/1948
6J   Holyhead 4w/e 12/07/1952
5A   Crewe North 4w/e 01/11/1952
5A   Crewe North 8w/e 29/11/1952
5B   Crewe South 4w/e 18/04/1953
2A   Rugby 4w/e 21/04/1956
5B   Crewe South m/e 16/06/1956
5A   Crewe North w/e 20/06/1964
2F   Bescot w/e 19/09/1964
2C   Stourbridge Junction w/e 26/03/1966
6J   Holyhead w/e 28/05/1966
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 10/12/1966
     Withdrawn m/e 11/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 1A Willesden w/e 05/06/1948
ALLOC 5B Crewe South w/e 23/10/1948
ALLOC 6J Holyhead 4w/e 12/07/1952
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 4w/e 18/04/1953
LOAN 2A Rugby 4w/e 21/04/1956
EXLOAN 5B Crewe South w/e 16/06/1956
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 5w/e 11/07/1964
ALLOC 2F Bescot 3w/e 03/10/1964
ALLOC 2C Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 09/04/1966
ALLOC 6J Holyhead 5w/e 11/06/1966
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 31/12/1966
WDN 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 02/12/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/01/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D77/8, D83/5, D3921, 42179, 45063/8, 45646/95, 48755, L.N.W.R. 1054 and the usual preserved engines. Outside Paint Shop: D74/5/9, D80/2/4, 44767, 45132, 45201, 45348, 45667, 46457, 48529, 48600, 70032, 90346. Works Sidings: 40161, 44697, 44734/82, 44867, 44936, 45336, 45428, 46235, 46430, 49158/99, 49270, 49432, 70021, 84015, 92092, 92160/7. Erecting Shop: D90-6, 42476, 42580, 44869, 45037/48, 45197, 45219/40/50/77/94, 45302/44, 45411/9, 45506/78/82, 45616/38/54/75/80, 46203/9/47/50/5, 46410/36, 48054, 48120/73, 48255, 48438, 48635/68, 48898, 49281, 70033, 90137/8/57/97, 90203/33/51, 90316, 90509, 92018/33/43, 92134/55/65. Outside Erecting Shop: 42295, 45515/60, 46103/36/7, 48508, 49034, 90297, 92048. New Erecting Shop: D76, D81/6-9, D97-102. Cutting-up Shop: Nil. SLS/196102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1935 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5048
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4593
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Crewe South (5B)    
05/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Willesden (1A)    
23/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
21/01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 45048    
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Holyhead (6J)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
29/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
18/04/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
21/04/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
20/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
19/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (2F)    
26/03/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Stourbridge Junction (2C)    
28/05/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Holyhead (6J)    
10/12/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
11/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 45048 from Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
02/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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