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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 44679 on 31/05/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five31/05/1950
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Horwich Works
Order Number 199
To Service Sat 31/05/1950
Withdrawal w/e Sat 23/09/1967
Service Life 17 yrs, 3 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1968 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 31/05/1950
5B   Crewe South w/e 29/05/1965
8C   Speke Junction w/e 21/08/1965
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 22/01/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 23/09/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 5w/e 12/06/1965
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 5w/e 11/09/1965
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 4w/e 05/02/1966
WDN   w/e 23/09/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
15/10/1961 Crewe Works (Paint Shop) Paint Shop: D124-8, 42667/8, 44679/82/3, 44729/30, 45131, 45210, 45594, 45698, 46108/60, 49395, 78043. Outside Paint Shop: D123, 41209, 42425, 42656, 44696, 44774, 44893/4, 44988, 45108, 45262, 45635/56, 48085, 48283, 48477, 48717, 49025, 49125, 70052, 71000, 92081. Works Sidings: 42619/65, 44845, 45041, 45204/85, 45549, 46425, 47448, 48660, 49070, 49381, 90218, 92024/67. Erecting Shop: D8, D129-34, 41209/79, 42050, 42289/99, 42436/65, 42607/31, 44666/93/5, 44708/17/37, 44864/76/90, 44934/90, 45038/67, 45105, 45207/52/95, 45332, 45420, 45505/50/71/3, 45688/90, 45740. 46105/7, 48036/46/74, 48217, 48365, 48451, 48611/24/36/53, 48712, 49423, 90121, 90216/42/71, 90486, 90561, 92119/50. Outside Erecting Shop: D5141, 42062, 45003, 45102, 45263, 45340, 45454, 45646, 46113/43, 46234, 46426, 48494, 92013. New Erecting Shop: D135-7, D227, D327, D5016. Outside New Erecting Shop: D329. Scrap Yard-intact: 40075/7/97, 47421/38/62, 47634 intact. Scrap Yard-just cut up: 40118, 42506, 43325, 43863, 52389. Works Shunters: 43957, 44127, 44374, 47592, 51446, 52093, 52218, 52312, 52441/59, D3763. SLS/196111
24/01/1965 Crewe South MPD (Ex or waiting works) Ex or waiting works: 42979, 44679/777, 45076/553, 48001/132/94. 70036, 80072/125, 92113/206. SLS/196503
27/06/1965 Crewe Works (Traverser Area) 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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
31/05/1950 To Service To service as British Railways Number 44679
Built at Horwich Works
   
29/05/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
21/08/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
22/01/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
23/09/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 44679    
06/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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