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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5223 m/e 12/1935
British Railways 45223 w/e 31/07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five12/1935
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1264
To Service During 12/1935 to Newton Heath (26A)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 10/12/1966
Service Life 31 yrs , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
26A   Newton Heath (New) m/e 12/1935
26B   Agecroft on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
26A   Newton Heath w/e 10/04/1948
26B   Agecroft 4w/e 23/02/1957
15E   Leicester (G.C.) w/e 12/09/1959
15E   Leicester (G.C.) w/e 07/11/1959
16D   Annesley w/e 09/01/1960
2F   Woodford Halse w/e 09/09/1961
15E   Leicester (G.C.) w/e 17/03/1962
14A   Cricklewood East w/e 09/03/1963
6H   Bangor w/e 25/05/1963
6J   Holyhead w/e 19/06/1965
8C   Speke Junction w/e 05/02/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 10/12/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 26B Agecroft w/e 11/10/1947
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath w/e 10/04/1948
LOAN 91S To Southern Region w/e 23/05/1953
LOAN 70A Nine Elms 9w/e 26/05/1953
EXLOAN 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 26B Agecroft 4w/e 23/02/1957
LOAN 15E Leicester (G.C.) 8w/e 05/09/1959
ALLOC 15E Leicester (G.C.) 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 16D Annesley 4w/e 30/01/1960
ALLOC 2F Woodford Halse 4w/e 30/09/1961
ALLOC 15E Leicester (G.C.) 4w/e 31/03/1962
ALLOC 14A Cricklewood East 4w/e 30/03/1963
ALLOC 6H Bangor 4w/e 01/06/1963
ALLOC 6J Holyhead 4w/e 10/07/1965
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 4w/e 05/02/1966
WDN   w/e 10/12/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1959 Leicester GC MPD Leicester GC (15E) - All the LMR Class 5s have been transferred to Annesley, viz. 44932, 45116, 45223/34, 45450. SLS/196003

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1935 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5223
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1264
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Agecroft (26B)    
10/04/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
31/07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 45223    
23/02/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Agecroft (26B)    
12/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (15E)    
07/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (15E)    
09/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (16D)    
09/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (2F)    
17/03/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (15E)    
09/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Cricklewood East (14A)    
25/05/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Bangor (6H)    
19/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Holyhead (6J)    
05/02/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
10/12/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 45223    
07/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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