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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5497 m/e 04/1944
British Railways 45497 w/e 02/07/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five04/1944
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
Order Number 153
To Service During 04/1944
Withdrawal During 02/1964
Service Life 19 yrs , 10 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1944
28A   Motherwell on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
28A   Motherwell w/e 31/01/1948
31A   St Rollox (Balornock) w/e 29/05/1948
28A   Motherwell w/e 14/08/1948
67A   Corkerhill 4w/e 21/10/1961
67D   Ardrossan 6w/e 30/12/1961
67C   Ayr 4w/e 08/09/1962
     Withdrawn m/e 02/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 28A Motherwell w/e 27/12/1947
ALLOC 28A Motherwell w/e 31/01/1948
ALLOC 31A St Rollox (Balornock) w/e 29/05/1948
ALLOC 28A Motherwell w/e 14/08/1948
ALLOC 67D Ardrossan 4w/e 14/03/1959
ALLOC 67A Corkerhill 2w/e 07/10/1961
ALLOC 67D Ardrossan 6w/e 30/12/1961
ALLOC 67C Ayr 6w/e 18/08/1962
WDN   on 08/06/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
05/06/1949 St. Rollox Works Locomotives entering Works 9/5 to 5/6: These included Nos. 177, 640, 40644, 902/07, 2270, 2919, 43996, 4882, 45023/29/84/85, 45100/21/25/54/58/59, 5175/76, 45179, 45358, 5497, 45576/81, 45693, 45730, 54453, 14634, 15132/93, 16323, 17259, 57332/52, 17355/63, 57453, 17455, 17555/72, 17600/05/07/30/35. Another '60' class locomotive-No. 54640-has been lined out and was ex Works on 28/5, the '4P' classification is still carried, but a new shed plate-66B-has been fitted. No. 14397 Ben Y Gloe (Withdrawn W/E 5/2/49) arrived 'dead' at St. Rollox shed in a very delapidated condition from Perth on 21/4, and was still there on 12/5, but has subsequently been sent to Kilmarnock Works for cutting up. It was noted that the boiler was fitted with Ramsbottom valves on the firebox. The Works' shunter, No. 56025, has been fitted with the whistle from the ex L.N.W.R. railcar No. R29988, recently withdrawn. This is some-what more distinctive in these parts. An interesting point about the lining of the tender of No. 42741 is that the R.H. side has the lining following the contour of the side plates and crossing the horizontal beading, whilst the L.H. side has rectangular lining, the upper line running below the beading. The former style appeared on a number of St. Rollox painted Midland-style tenders, but the latter, as used by other Works, has since been adhered to. St. Rollox tend to use larger numbers on standard locomotives than do the English Works. No. 44885 has been fitted here with a boiler (No. 13049) having the forward top feed position, but with the taper only on the rear ring of the barrel. The original top feed casing has been used, with a small extension welded on the top. Other Class '5's' of the older varieties have been fitted with similar new or modified boilers at Crewe. SLS/194907

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5497
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Motherwell (28A)    
31/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (28A)    
29/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to St Rollox (Balornock) (31A)    
14/08/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (28A)    
02/07/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 45497    
21/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Corkerhill (67A)    
30/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Ardrossan (67D)    
08/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Ayr (67C)    
02/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 45497    
10/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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