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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5439 m/e 11/1937
British Railways 45439 w/e 21/08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five11/1937
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1494
To Service During 11/1937
Withdrawal During 11/1965
Service Life 28 yrs

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1966 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1937
12B   Carlisle Upperby on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
3A   Bescot 4w/e 01/12/1951
3B   Bushbury 4w/e 27/03/1954
21D   Aston w/e 13/10/1962
21C   Bushbury w/e 15/12/1962
2J   Aston w/e 17/04/1965
     Withdrawn m/e 11/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 12B Carlisle Upperby w/e 21/06/1947
ALLOC 3A Bescot 4w/e 01/12/1951
ALLOC 3B Bushbury 4w/e 20/03/1954
ALLOC 21D Aston 4w/e 03/11/1962
ALLOC 21C Bushbury 4w/e 29/12/1962
ALLOC 2J Aston 4w/e 08/05/1965
WDN   w/e 16/10/1965

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1937 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5439
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1494
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Carlisle Upperby (12B)    
21/08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 45439    
01/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (3A)    
27/03/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Bushbury (3B)    
13/10/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (21D)    
15/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Bushbury (21C)    
17/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Aston (2J)    
11/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 45439    
01/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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