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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5051 m/e 11/1935
British Railways 45051 w/e 04/06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five11/1935
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 4596
To Service During 11/1935
Withdrawal w/e Sat 19/11/1966
Service Life 31 yrs , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1967 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1935
3D   Aston on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
3E   Monument Lane w/e 07/07/1951
3E   Monument Lane 4w/e 17/07/1951
3A   Bescot 4w/e 19/05/1956
3D   Aston w/e 20/06/1959
21E   Monument Lane w/e 01/07/1961
21B   Bescot w/e 02/09/1961
24J   Lancaster Green Ayre w/e 14/10/1961
2E   Northampton w/e 13/01/1962
2A   Tyseley w/e 02/10/1965
6D   Shrewsbury w/e 12/11/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 19/11/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 3E Monument Lane w/e 07/07/1951
LOAN 91S To Southern Region w/e 23/05/1953
LOAN 70A Nine Elms 9w/e 26/05/1953
EXLOAN 3E Monument Lane 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 3A Bescot 4w/e 19/05/1956
ALLOC 3D Aston 6w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 21E Monument Lane 4w/e 01/07/1961
ALLOC 21B Bescot 4w/e 02/09/1961
ALLOC 24J Lancaster Green Ayre 4w/e 04/11/1961
ALLOC 2E Northampton 4w/e 27/01/1962
ALLOC 2A Tyseley 4w/e 09/10/1965
ALLOC 6D Shrewsbury 5w/e 12/11/1966
WDN   w/e 19/11/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
20/10/1943 Midland blockage On 20th October, owing to block on the Mid. line apparently, some L.M.S. freight trains were run between Harringay (T. & H. Jt. spur.) and Peterborough on the East Coast main line. Locos. hauling them and seen in daylight were Class 5 4-6--0 No. 5051 and Class 4F 0-6-0 No. 4531. SLS/194401
04/02/1962 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: Closed indefinitely through £50 damage being wilfully caused to paintwork of D58 by a singularly irresponsible visitor in a party on 28/1/62. Outside Paint Shop: D62/3, 45436, 45660/99, 48555. New Erecting Shop: D4/6/7, D64, D213/7/31/4/88, D317. Erecting Shop: D50-5/65-7, D237, D8044, 42150, 42484, 42550, 42617, 44661/94, 44713, 44839, 44904, 45051/8/76/8, 45144, 45209/50, 45412, 45606/48, 45723, 46106/36/8/69, 46231/6, 46420, 48039, 48366, 48478, 48503, 49277, 70029, 78039, 90190, 90245/57/61/85, 92028/77/81/3, 92111/57. Erecting Shop Yard: 42280, 45208, 45304/5/15, 46257, 52312, 90096, 90665, 92076. Works Sidings: 41239, 42445, 44709/35/70, 44870/3/95, 45093, 45211, 45494, 45522, 45642/5/52/76, 46249/56, 46431, 47334, 47580, 47631, 48325, 48400, 48550, 48624, 48708, 78036, 90125, 92089. Scrap Road: Nil. SLS/196203

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1935 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5051
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4596
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Aston (3D)    
04/06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 45051    
07/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Monument Lane (3E)    
17/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Monument Lane (3E)    
19/05/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (3D)    
01/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Monument Lane (21E)    
02/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (21B)    
14/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Lancaster Green Ayre (24J)    
13/01/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Northampton (2E)    
02/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (2A)    
12/11/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (6D)    
19/11/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 45051    
05/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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