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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5256 m/e 10/1936
British Railways 45256 w/e 12/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five10/1936
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1311
To Service During 10/1936
Withdrawal During 06/1967
Service Life 30 yrs, 8 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1968 at Cohens (Kettering)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1936
8A   Edge Hill on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
6J   Holyhead 5w/e 03/01/1953
8A   Edge Hill 3w/e 24/01/1953
5A   Crewe North 4w/e 04/10/1958
8A   Edge Hill w/e 11/10/1958
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 07/11/1959
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 23/06/1962
9A   Longsight w/e 13/10/1962
9E   Trafford Park (LMS) w/e 23/02/1963
9B   Stockport Edgeley w/e 12/10/1963
9E   Trafford Park (LMS) w/e 27/06/1964
10B   Blackpool Central w/e 11/07/1964
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 05/09/1964
     Withdrawn m/e 06/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 6J Holyhead 4w/e 27/12/1952
EXLOAN 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 24/01/1953
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 4w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 01/11/1958
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 4w/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 9A Longsight 4w/e 03/11/1962
ALLOC 9E Trafford Park (LMS) 4w/e 30/03/1963
ALLOC 9B Stockport Edgeley 5w/e 12/10/1963
ALLOC 10B Blackpool Central 5w/e 11/07/1964
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam 4w/e 05/09/1964
WDN   w/e 05/08/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
01/02/1959 Rugby Works 42677(5A), 45256(8A), 45615/77, 48711 (8E), 73157(14D), 80082(1E), 92032(16D), 90080(2F). SLS/195903
26/11/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D10, D132-4, 44695, 45101/90, 45200, 45617/74, 45702, 48605, 49395, 78042. Paint Shop Yard: D135, 42213, 44697, 44757, 45608, 45710, 46130, 48252, 48476, 50850, 70048. New Erecting Shop: D1/3/9, D136/7, D214/31, D5140. Erecting Shop: D50-8, D290, 41251, 42148, 42224/55, 42440, 42571, 42679, 44690, 44942-4/89, 45046/92, 45145, 45256/90, 45301/37/86, 45424/93, 45543/52, 45695, 45709, 46133, 46224/53, 46506, 48130, 48399, 48408/45, 48532, 48638/49, 48700/3/36/62, 49130, 49361, 70042, 90188, 90365, 92017/76/82, 92125. Erecting Shop Yard: 42287/94, 44765, 44965, 45186/97, 45719, 46141. Minor Repair Road: 44753, 45646, 92025. Works Sidings: 44746/81, 44887, 45026/42, 45680, 46109, 47255, 47403/5, 48215, 48500/28/51, 78035, 90675, 92016/8, 92163. Scrap Road: 42545, 45401 just cut up, 45630 being cut up, 40033/4/8/64, 40569, 42217, 42467, 42549, 42683, 48927, 49401/53 intact. Works Shunters: 13292, 44374, 51412/46, 47592, 47608/61, 52093, 52218, 52441/59. SLS/196201

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5256
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1311		    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Edge Hill (8A)    
12/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 45256    
03/01/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Holyhead (6J)    
24/01/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
04/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
11/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
07/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
23/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
13/10/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Longsight (9A)    
23/02/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LMS) (9E)    
12/10/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Stockport Edgeley (9B)    
27/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LMS) (9E)    
11/07/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Blackpool Central (10B)    
05/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
06/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 45256    
06/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Kettering    

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