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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5679 on 24/12/1935
British Railways 45679 m/e 08/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
24/12/1935 ARMADA

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 6P
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Jubilee24/12/1935
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
To Service Sat 24/12/1935 to Chester (MR) (6A)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 29/12/1962
Service Life 27 yrs , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
6A   Chester (MR) (New) on 24/12/1935
19B   Sheffield Millhouses on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
22A   Bristol Barrow Road 4w/e 23/02/1952
68A   Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 04/10/1952
5A   Crewe North w/e 20/06/1959
9A   Longsight w/e 30/04/1960
26A   Newton Heath w/e 25/06/1960
     Withdrawn w/e 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 22A Bristol Barrow Road 4w/e 23/02/1952
LOAN 68A Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 06/09/1952
ALLOC 68A Carlisle Kingmoor 4w/e 04/10/1952
ALLOC 5A Crewe North 6w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 9A Longsight 5w/e 30/04/1960
LOAN 26A Newton Heath 5w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath 4w/e 30/07/1960
WDN   w/e 29/12/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/08/1961 St. Rollox Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D3005, D3206/78, D3913, D5314/6/7, D6116, 42059, 44877, 44976, 45011/23/49, 45245, 45360, 45679/91. Paint Shop: 44703. Outside Paint Shop: 42805, 45366, 45677. Works Yard: D5309, 44721, 45018, 57617, 57658. Works Shunter: D3342. SLS/196110

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
24/12/1935 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5679, name: ARMADA
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Sheffield Millhouses (19B)    
08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 45679    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Barrow Road (22A)    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Kingmoor (68A)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe North (5A)    
30/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Longsight (9A)    
25/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 45679    
11/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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