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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5079 m/e 03/1935
British Railways 45079 w/e 08/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five03/1935
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 4622
To Service During 03/1935
Withdrawal Wed 08/03/1967
Service Life 32 yrs , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1935
26A   Newton Heath on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
25G   Farnley Junction 4w/e 02/12/1950
25B   Huddersfield Hillhouse 4w/e 01/11/1952
25B   Huddersfield Hillhouse 8w/e 29/11/1952
25G   Farnley Junction 4w/e 21/02/1953
55A   Holbeck (MR) w/e 18/01/1964
     Withdrawn on 08/03/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath w/e 22/11/1947
ALLOC 25B Huddersfield Hillhouse 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 25G Farnley Junction 4w/e 21/02/1953
ALLOC 55A Holbeck (MR) 4w/e 08/02/1964
WDN   on 08/03/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
21/04/1948 Horwich Works On 21/4 the following locomotives were in the Erecting Shop: Nos. 133/49, 205, 2701/82/86, 2958, 3841, 4060, 4220, 4307/68, 4497, 4517/48, 5079, 8751/61, 9501/08/20/37, 10630, 10953, 11313/20, 11425, 12089, 12133/71, 12268, 12399, 12411, 12522, 12615 an 12870, while awaiting Works were the following: Nos. 131, 2646, 2796, 2964, 9545, 9607, 10852, 11410, 12152/60, 12397, 12438/67, 12582, 12821/39. Nos. 10429, 10717, 10901, 12247/56, 12422, 12824/37/61 an 12902 were on the scrap road; the boiler of No. 11116 is still there. Nos. R10600 an R10617 are still standing between the Erecting and Paint Shops-the glass having been removed from the coach windows. The only renumbered locomotive seen here with a new cast smoke-box numberplate was No. 45220, the rest not having received them yet. SLS/194806

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1935 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5079
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4622
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newton Heath (26A)    
08/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 45079    
02/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Farnley Junction (25G)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Huddersfield Hillhouse (25B)    
29/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Huddersfield Hillhouse (25B)    
21/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Farnley Junction (25G)    
18/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (55A)    
08/03/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 45079    
09/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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