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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5253 m/e 09/1936
British Railways 45253 w/e 29/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five09/1936
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1308
To Service During 09/1936
Withdrawal During 04/1968
Service Life 31 yrs , 7 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1968 at Cohens (Kettering)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1936
7A   Llandudno Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
14B   Kentish Town w/e 05/06/1948
16A   Nottingham 4w/e 30/11/1957
21A   Saltley w/e 21/11/1959
17A   Derby w/e 13/10/1962
21A   Saltley w/e 09/03/1963
15C   Leicester Midland w/e 16/03/1963
16C   Derby w/e 21/12/1963
16D   Nottingham w/e 15/02/1964
16F   Burton w/e 12/09/1964
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor w/e 24/07/1965
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 06/01/1968
     Withdrawn m/e 04/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 14B Kentish Town w/e 05/06/1948
ALLOC 16A Nottingham 4w/e 02/11/1957
ALLOC 21A Saltley 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 17A Derby 4w/e 03/11/1962
ALLOC 15C Leicester Midland 4w/e 30/03/1963
ALLOC 16C Derby 5w/e 11/01/1964
ALLOC 16D Nottingham 5w/e 07/03/1964
ALLOC 16F Burton w/e 12/09/1964
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 07/08/1965
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey w/e 06/01/1968
WDN 9F Heaton Mersey w/e 30/03/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
07/05/1961 Crewe Works (Works Sidings) 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
26/04/1964 Derby Shed (On Shed) On Shed: 45334 x Wok - Cw, D1730, D1732, 12088, 12095, D3022, D4132, D5265 ex works; On Shed: D1735 undercoat, 42161, 42181, 44042, 44134, 44243, 44909, 45002, 45186, 45253, 47320, 47447, 47461, 48199, 48208, 48391, 48490, 48541, 73139, 78057, 90136, 90078, 90357, 90529, 92022, 60876, 68079. SLS/196406

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5253
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1308
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Llandudno Junction (7A)    
29/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 45253    
05/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Kentish Town (14B)    
30/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16A)    
21/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
13/10/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (17A)    
09/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
16/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15C)    
21/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (16C)    
15/02/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16D)    
12/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Burton (16F)    
24/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
06/01/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
04/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 45253    
10/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Kettering    

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