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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5499 m/e 04/1944
British Railways 45499 w/e 14/08/1948

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 07/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 2 mths , 30 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1965

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
     Withdrawn m/e 07/1965

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
WDN   on 07/08/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/09/1948 St. Rollox Works Further locomotives re-numbered into British Railways stock here (tender number in brackets, followed by paint date) are as follows: Nos. 40604 (3983) 27/8; 40647 (4368) 20/8; *40905 (3787) 17/8; 40908 (3780) 16/8; 41136 (3590) 15/8; 42421 26/8; 42877 (4332) 25/8; 42915 (4016) 30/8; 42918 (3947) 31/8; 44234 (3368) 13/8; 44281 (3415) 10/8; 45005 (9592) 1/9; 45047 (9716) 9/8; 45121 (9826) 22/8; 45455 (9668) 20/8; 45457 (9198) 22/8; 45474 (9820) 11/8; 45483 (9555) 2/9; 45499 (9101) 11/8; 45560 (9062) 6/8; 54446 (6065) 1/9; 54448 (6067) 19/8; 54464 (6170) 12/8; 54465 (6171) 1/9; 54473 (6200) 10/8; 54639 (2678) 18/8; 55164 15/8; 55221 23/8; 56025 19/8; 56155 30/8; 56276 2/9; 57271 (6034) 18/8; 57337 (975) 15/8; 57445 (1243) 3/9; 57453 (1326) 12/8; 57599 (1680) 9/8; *Retains L.M.S. on the tender. With the exception of Nos. 44234, 45047, 45560, 54464, 54639, 55164, 56276, and 57599, all of the foregoing are fitted with new smokebox number plates. In addition No. M5693 was re-numbered 45693 on 26/8, and No. 45692 (9710) and No. 57614 (1700) received new smokebox number plates on 20/8 and 23/8 respectively.
No. 56025 went back into service as Works 'pug' on 20/8 and No. 16030 was towed away to Balornock shed on the same date.
No. 55180, one of the engines in the Mail crash, was brought into the shops, ex dump, on 20/8, where it has since been cut-up; No. 5716, the other engine, is still in the dump
SLS/194810
31/03/1950 St. Rollox Works Locomotives entering Works during March: These included Nos. 595, 612, 40907/11, 42208, 42415, 42738/44/57, 42805, 42916, 43973, 4183, 44801, 44956, 45085/86, 45100/16/17/56/61/64/68/92, 45356, 45458/75/80/83/89/99, 45646, 46121, 14443, 54460, 54649, 56153, 16230/33, 56240, 16241, 56263, 16288, 16322/30/47, 17265, 57272, 57311/35, 17410/44/46, 57566, 17628, 57652. SLS/195005
18/02/1963 Glasgow St. Rollox (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop. 42271, 42800/3, 44923/57, 45423/56/60/78/99, D3730/8, D3916, D5337/69, D5121/3, D6105/23/4/31, Test House: D3280, D6103. Paint Shop-stored: D6101/6/22/5/7/30. Ex-Works: 45357/62, 45496. Awaiting Works: 42195, 44980, D6100 fire damage, D6107/14. Works shunters. D2772, D3542. D6123 was being prepared for Paxman Works, Colchester. SLS/196303

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5499
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 Renumbered Renumbered to 45499    
07/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 45499    
11/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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