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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5287 m/e 12/1936
British Railways 45287 w/e 03/09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five12/1936
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1342
To Service During 12/1936
Withdrawal w/e Sat 03/08/1968
Service Life 31 yrs, 8 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1969

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1936
3B   Bushbury on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
21B   Bescot w/e 18/06/1960
2A   Tyseley w/e 02/10/1965
6D   Shrewsbury w/e 17/09/1966
8A   Edge Hill w/e 18/03/1967
9H   Patricroft w/e 11/05/1968
10F   Rose Grove w/e 06/07/1968
     Withdrawn w/e 03/08/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 21B Bescot 5w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 2E Northampton 4w/e 03/11/1962
ALLOC 2A Tyseley 4w/e 09/10/1965
ALLOC 6D Shrewsbury 4w/e 08/10/1966
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 5w/e 08/04/1967
ALLOC 9H Patricroft w/e 11/05/1968
ALLOC 10F Rose Grove on 01/07/1968
WDN 10F Rose Grove w/e 03/08/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/01/1966 Crewe Works (Erecting shop) Erecting shop: 44834/856, 45073/212/87/318. 45593 (repaint), 48340/723, 70005/11/40/5, 92013/32/71/90, D238, D249, D275, D296, D315/31/2/78/81, D1508/31/47/9/98, D1692, D1710, D8012 and D1991-1999, D1100; Electric shop: E3014/41/9/67, E26020/43, E27001; 'new' shop: D1533, D1617/36/81, D1754, D1803, D1970. Traverser area: D214, D243/92, D399, D5706/15/6, D8005, D1500/3/41/6/80, D160/83/94. 01700/51/64, D1840; Test area: D243/4, D1527/35/61/82. Old Cutting-up shop: D1515/73, D1788, D8016, E3045, D257. Waiting Works: 45350, 48683, 92020/208. Paint shop: 46235 (inside), D245, D252, D380, D1579, D1985-1990, D5709, 44871, 70051, 92107, 71000 (stored). SLS/196602
29/10/1967 Crewe South MPD 45285/7, 48018, 48729, 92047, 70004/24/31/45. Stored-48402, LNER 4498. Withdrawn-D2519, 15000/2, 42647, 43001/3/7/21, 44680/1/4, 44765, 44805/8/12/4/21/32/3/43/60/5, 44944, 45006/21/42/52/60/89,45186, 45243/70/8/97/8, 45308, 45405/94, 46520, 48220, 48364, 48474, 48521/2/48, 48603/43, 48725/67, 75029, 76051, 92100. SLS/196712

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5287
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1342
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bushbury (3B)    
03/09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 45287    
18/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (21B)    
02/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (2A)    
17/09/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (6D)    
18/03/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
11/05/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Patricroft (9H)    
06/07/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Rose Grove (10F)    
03/08/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 45287    
02/1969 Scrapped Scrapped    

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