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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5493 m/e 01/1944
British Railways 45493 w/e 14/01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five01/1944
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
Order Number 153
To Service During 01/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 06/01/1968
Service Life 24 yrs , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1944
5A   Crewe North on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
5B   Crewe South w/e 27/11/1948
5B   Crewe South 3w/e 11/12/1948
3E   Monument Lane w/e 09/07/1949
3B   Bushbury 5w/e 16/07/1949
2A   Rugby w/e 01/10/1949
6J   Holyhead w/e 22/06/1963
2F   Bescot w/e 07/11/1964
2D   Banbury w/e 02/10/1965
6D   Shrewsbury w/e 17/09/1966
12A   Carlisle Kingmoor w/e 11/03/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 06/01/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 5B Crewe South w/e 27/11/1948
ALLOC 3E Monument Lane w/e 09/07/1949
ALLOC 2A Rugby w/e 01/10/1949
ALLOC 6J Holyhead 5w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 2F Bescot 4w/e 07/11/1964
ALLOC 2D Banbury 4w/e 09/10/1965
ALLOC 6D Shrewsbury 4w/e 08/10/1966
ALLOC 12A Carlisle Kingmoor 5w/e 08/04/1967
WDN 12A Carlisle Kingmoor w/e 06/01/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
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
27/06/1965 Crewe Works (Erecting shop) Erecting shop: D1859/60/1, D1962-7, D202/11/32/4/95, D338/50/2, D1508/12/18/29/30/43/54/68, D5709/15, D8015/24, 44669/963, 45018/227/435/93, 48012/111/67/271/322/445/93/507/51/727, 70035/54, 92011/49/50/137/234. Electric shop: E3059/78/80/2/3, E26000. New Diesel shop: D222, D284, D290, D396, D1501/15/61, D1633. Paint shop: D1853/5-8, E3038/87, E26045, D8021, 71000 (stored outside). Traverser Area: 44679, 45327, 48116/768, D240, D1511/21, E3072. Side of Works: 44673/8/877/5004/190, 48474, 92021/212, 70023. Ex-Works: D248, D342, D1615/35/88, D6885, 44759, 45200, 45444/8, 48055, 70039, 92054/247. New diesel shop is the old 'cutting up' shop which has been converted into a light diesel repair shop. SLS/196508
27/02/1966 Crewe Works (Works yard) Erecting shop: 44794, 44848, 44900, 45044/80, 45130, 45268/84/92, 48010/317, 92026/87/93, 92208/33, D220/3/41/83/99, D338, D1551/66/75/86, D1603/11/97, D1707/33, D1996-9, D1100-4, D5706, D8010/6; Electric shop: E3037/41/5/67/168, 26013/34/53, 27003; New Diesel shop: D243/70, D352/3/90, D1507/15/21/3/7, D1646/89/778, D1910/75; Works yard: D209, D1599, D1720, 45493, 48037/121, 70038; Traverser area: D272/8, D1503/17/24, D1675, D1863, D1914/71, D5715, E3049; On Test: D313/80/99, D1528/45/58, D1683, D1741/6, D8008; Paint shop: D259, D331, D1991-5, D292/6, D5709, D8050, E3102, 45096, 48062/3, 92020 and stored 46235, 71000. SLS/196604
27/03/1966 Crewe South Shed (ex-Works) ex-Works: 44900, 45130, 45493, 48171. SLS/196605

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5493
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Crewe North (5A)    
27/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
11/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
09/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Monument Lane (3E)    
16/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Bushbury (3B)    
01/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Rugby (2A)    
14/01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 45493    
22/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Holyhead (6J)    
07/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (2F)    
02/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (2D)    
17/09/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (6D)    
11/03/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A)    
06/01/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 45493    
04/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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