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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5238 m/e 08/1936
British Railways 45238 w/e 04/02/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five08/1936
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1293
To Service During 08/1936
Withdrawal w/e Sat 24/12/1966
Service Life 30 yrs, 4 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1936
25B   Huddersfield Hillhouse on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
19A   Sheffield Grimesthorpe 4w/e 31/12/1950
19A   Sheffield Grimesthorpe 4w/e 23/02/1952
20A   Holbeck (MR) 4w/e 30/01/1954
19A   Sheffield Grimesthorpe 4w/e 17/07/1954
17B   Burton 4w/e 29/01/1955
20A   Holbeck (MR) 8w/e 16/07/1955
15D   Bedford 4w/e 28/01/1956
14B   Kentish Town m/e 16/06/1956
14A   Cricklewood East 4w/e 07/09/1957
14E   Bedford w/e 16/09/1961
2F   Woodford Halse w/e 22/09/1962
15E   Leicester (G.C.) w/e 12/01/1963
16A   Nottingham w/e 13/04/1963
9E   Trafford Park (LMS) w/e 28/03/1964
10B   Blackpool Central w/e 25/07/1964
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 05/09/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 24/12/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 19A Sheffield Grimesthorpe m/e 31/12/1950
ALLOC 19A Sheffield Grimesthorpe 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 20A Holbeck (MR) 4w/e 23/01/1954
ALLOC 19A Sheffield Grimesthorpe 4w/e 10/07/1954
ALLOC 17B Burton 4w/e 29/01/1955
ALLOC 20A Holbeck (MR) 4w/e 16/07/1955
ALLOC 15D Bedford 4w/e 28/01/1956
ALLOC 14B Kentish Town w/e 16/06/1956
ALLOC 14A Cricklewood East 4w/e 07/09/1957
ALLOC 14E Bedford 4w/e 30/09/1961
ALLOC 2F Woodford Halse 5w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 15E Leicester (G.C.) 4w/e 02/02/1963
ALLOC 16A Nottingham 5w/e 04/05/1963
ALLOC 9E Trafford Park (LMS) 4w/e 04/04/1964
ALLOC 10B Blackpool Central 4w/e 08/08/1964
ALLOC 8E Northwich 4w/e 05/09/1964
WDN   w/e 24/12/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
23/01/1954 Holbeck MPD Holbeck shed now provides the motive power for the 9.22 a.m. Leeds City (8.46 a.m. from Bradford) to Scarborough instead of Neville Hill (50B). The engine returns on the 12.38 p.m. Scarborough to York, 3.10 p.m. York to Leeds, empties to Neville Hill, and light engine to Holbeck. Amongst 20A engines noted on this turn have been Stanier Class 5 4-6-0's 44852, 44854, 44943, 44944, an 45238, together with 44755 (Caprotti) and 73045 (standard B.R.), and 44901 of 68A complete with snowplough. SLS/195403
18/03/1959 FA Cup excursions The Norwich-Luton cup replay of 18th March brought the following to Birmingham New Street-Bls 61046/8 of 32A, 61204 of 31F and 61270/317 of 32A; Class 5s 44810/6 an 45238, all 14A. SLS/195904
05/03/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shops) Paint Shop: D90/5, 41247/50/5/7/9/64/82, 45228, 45658, 48686, 48733, L.N.W.R. 1054, and the usual preserved engines. Outside Paint Shop: D86/9/91-3, 44768, 48470. 48693, 49395, 84012. Works Sidings: 42584, 42678, 44665, 44868, 45101/90/8, 45205/64, 45391, 45500/4, 45612, 46101/64, 47271, 47672, 48101/22, 48437, 48628/57, 48734, 49149/73, 49335, 78030/4/64, 90313/43, 92009, 92159. Erecting Shops: D94/100-7, 41203/26, 42086, 42557/67, 42657/86, 44664/91, 44738/73, 44802/22/40, 44917, 45062/95, 45106/13/6/48/85, 45217/38/41/57, 45302/14/39/72/92, 45425/46, 45514, 45629/45/98, 45702/8, 46139/44, 46231, 47008, 48345, 48502, 48659, 49122, 49431, 70042, 71000, 90064, 90110, 90207/92, 90399, 90544/79/84, 92046/69. Outside Erecting Shops: 45000/15, 45533, 46421, 48895, 49328, 49448, 92135. New Erecting Shop: D96-9/108/9. Outside New Erecting Shop: D110. Scrap Road: 40001, 42397, 42438, 43194, 43333, 43562, 49243, with 45511 just cut-up. Leaving Works: 45341, 45613, 48705, 92087. Works Shunters: 12020, 44373/4, 47592, 47618, 51412/46, 52312, 52441/64. SLS/196104
07/05/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D100-2, 41254/65/73, 41325, 44872, 90173 and the usual preserved locos. Outside Paint Shop: D103/5, 44837/43, 45565, 49395, 90582. Works Sidings: 41222, 42114, 42283, 42569, 43200, 43605, 44731/64, 44906, 45150, 45226/53, 45417, 45507/84, 46130, 46227/45, 46410/43, 47513, 47625, 48262, 48435, 48603, 48895, 49431, 70050, 78021, 90033, 92107. Erecting Shop: D110-6, 41246/64, 42110/54/60/86, 42285, 42557, 42618, 44750/62, 44834/9/91, 44932, 45078, 45142/82, 45238/74, 45300/97, 45441, 45514/21/45, 45613/28/44/64/95, 45701/2/10/36, 46127/50/7/70, 46246/7, 46487, 46501, 48171, 48317/54, 48430/74, 48511, 48672, 49094, 78031/62, 90214/99, 90315, 90530, 90712, 92020/49. Outside Erecting Shop: 42584, 44937, 45014, 45681, 48418/31/44, 90555, 92124. New Erecting Shop: D106-9/17-9. Scrap Road: 40204, 40589, 43515, 43729, 43948, 44072, 44357, 44480, 47626/37, 58221, with 47190 just cut-up. Works Shunters: 12022, 43957, 44363, 44552, 47592, 51412, 52093, 52218, 52312, 52441. SLS/196106
04/06/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D105-8/10, 45139, 45403, 45584, 45626, 46146, 78021. Outside Paint Shop: D97, D109, 41222/66, 42286, 44910, 45397, 45694, 46127, 46246, 49395, 92020. Works Sidings: 41269, 42441/78, 42604, 44685, 44714/66, 44832, 44907, 45021, 45208/34/96, 45438, 45535/91, 45641, 46125/8, 46404, 48525, 90163, 90388, 90595, 92033/74. Erecting Shop: D114-9, 41218/42, 42226/96, 42431, 42559, 42625/64, 44682, 44715, 44875/92, 44946, 45056/70/80, 45107/9, 45222/38/42, 45310/27/42, 45415/26/37, 45510/23/55/64, 45703/17, 46117, 46222/9/32/8, 46429, 46509, 48258, 48305/35/93, 48409/36, 48549/53/6, 48760, 49447, 70004, 78061, 90251/76, 90557, 90685, 90724, 92087, 92132. Outside Erecting Shop: 42227, 44874, 45686, 45734, 46116/70. New Erecting Shop: D111-3/20-4, D222. Scrap Yard: 40002, 40658/91, 43225, 43459, 47374, 52240/60, 52464, 52526 all intact, with 40502 being cut-up. Works Shunters: 12022, 44373/4, 47592, 47648, 51441/4/6, 52093, 52312. SLS/196107
25/06/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D112/3, 41326, 44682, 48549, 49395, 90537, Outside Paint Shop: D109-11, 10203, 45080, 45203, 45426, 46232, 46404, 48553, 48707, 70004. Works Sidings: 41229, 42118, 45104, 45218, 45438, 45516/29, 46155, 48287, 48648/97, 48761, 90163, 90327/81/8, 90685, 92030/77. Erecting Shop: D5016, 42136/58, 42234, 42452/78, 42589, 42651, 44658/85, 44714/28/48, 44857, 44949/87, 45021, 45107/89, 45238/47/8/9/86/96, 45367/70/94, 45410/35/45, 45588, 45641/58/61, 46102/42/7, 46243, 46441, 46502, 48154, 48264, 48375, 48446, 48724/67, 49048, 90125, 90264/66, 90338, 90408, 90528, 90646, 92074. Outside Erecting Shop: D78, D108, 42226, 44888, 44946, 45254, 45615, 46131, 46238, 46484, 92032. New Erecting Shop: D75, D114-26. Scrap Yard: 40050, 40126/55/71, 47571, 47605 all intact. SLS/196108
28/02/1962 Bedford MPD With closing of Northampton branch this shed has only one steam passenger turn (8.21 a.m. to Kettering); its only Class 5 (45238) is rostered to the pick-up goods to Northampton and back and then stand-by engine on shed. Withdrawn engines still here are 40020/53 an 43474. SLS/196204
04/03/1963 GC line (Leicester shed) Since the withdrawal of the local services from 4th March, Annesley shed now works the remaining semi-fast services (Nottingham-London) using Class 5s and Royal Scots. Woodford shed now has no passenger workings and its stud of ex LMR 2-6-4Ts (from Neasden) have been placed in store. Leicester shed has not been closed but its allocation has been reduced; on 16th March the following were on shed-42437/53/6, 44690, 45238, 45579, 48079; 46112, 60961 an 61374. Only latter was in steam. Leicester Central will be used during the summer for the former Belgrave Road station trains to Mablethorpe and Skegness (which ran on Saturdays and Sundays only). SLS/196304
28/02/1963 March MPD (Leicester shed) Britannias 70000/1/2/3/5/6-13 were all placed in store at March in February due to further dieselisation by Type 3 diesels from Darnall and these now cover several March freight turns; three of the Britannias are understood to be unserviceable due to frost damage. On 30th March 70000/1/5/10/2 were transferred to Willesden leaving the others stored at the time. On 13th April, a visit to the shed revealed 70008/11/3 in steam acting as spare engines for diesel failures. J17 65541, which was stationary boiler here, has now been replaced by B1 61378. A new diesel depot is being built at March alongside the old repair shops and a further diesel depot is now under construction at Kings Lynn where 7 Brush and 6 small diesels are stationed. Several Brush diesels are now stabled in the old steam shed at Cambridge and 2 Brush diesels and one 204 h.p. stable at Ely. SLS/196304
16/04/1963 Malton MPD (Leicester shed) The closure of Malton shed, recently forecast, as being likely to take place this summer, actually occurred officially on and from 16th April. All Malton’s steam locos. had however left during the preceding week, and on the official day of closure, the only steam loco. at the shed was 43055 (50A), on temporary standby. The two diesel shunters are now stabled overnight on a carriage siding under that part of the station roof which covers the Whitby bay platform. Since closure of Malton shed, local goods workings between York and Malton have been covered by 2-6-Os of 43XXX and 77XXX series; one of the latter type (including 77004 still with snowplough) brings the early morning goods from York and continues with the pick-up freight to Whitby, where it is remanned. The diesel shunters have been working the thrice-weekly trip on the Gilling branch, which is now disconnected at the Pilmoor end. The Ampleforth College Special from London to Gilling on 30th April, was worked from KX to Malton by A4 60017 Silver Fox and was replaced by 2-6-0 77004 still fitted with its small snowplough. Y7 0-4-0 ex-L.N.E.R. 985 is lying derelict at Bentinck Colliery (nr. Kirkby in Ashfield) and appears to have been out of use for some time. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5238
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1293
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Huddersfield Hillhouse (25B)    
04/02/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 45238    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Grimesthorpe (19A)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Grimesthorpe (19A)    
30/01/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
17/07/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Grimesthorpe (19A)    
29/01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Burton (17B)    
16/07/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
28/01/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Bedford (15D)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Kentish Town (14B)    
07/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Cricklewood East (14A)    
16/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Bedford (14E)    
22/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (2F)    
12/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (15E)    
13/04/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16A)    
28/03/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LMS) (9E)    
25/07/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Blackpool Central (10B)    
05/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
24/12/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 45238    
07/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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