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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4981 m/e 07/1946
British Railways 44981 w/e 29/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five07/1946
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number 183
To Service During 07/1946
Withdrawal w/e Sat 14/01/1967
Service Life 20 yrs, 6 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1946
14A   Cricklewood East on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
14B   Kentish Town w/e 19/03/1949
14B   Kentish Town 8w/e 19/06/1954
17B   Burton 4w/e 29/01/1955
21B   Bournville 4w/e 26/03/1955
21A   Saltley w/e 20/06/1959
6J   Holyhead w/e 19/06/1965
6D   Shrewsbury w/e 02/10/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 14/01/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 14A Cricklewood East w/e 11/10/1947
ALLOC 14B Kentish Town w/e 19/03/1949
LOAN MEEDerby   4w/e 17/04/1954
EXLOAN 14B Kentish Town 4w/e 15/05/1954
LOAN MEEDerby   4w/e 12/06/1954
EXLOAN 14B Kentish Town 4w/e 12/06/1954
ALLOC 17B Burton 4w/e 29/01/1955
ALLOC 21B Bournville 4w/e 26/03/1955
ALLOC 21A Saltley 6w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 6J Holyhead 4w/e 10/07/1965
ALLOC 6D Shrewsbury 4w/e 09/10/1965
WDN   w/e 14/01/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1948 Crewe Works New Work December: 'IVĀ° more '2F' 2-6-0's were completed dunng December-Nos. 46433 and 46434 on 8/12 and 13/12 respectively, thus completing the present order. Tne last Caprotti 4-6-0 of Order E 468, No. 44757, was completed on 22/12. No. 44728 (No. 11 of Order E 472) was completed on 31/12; the first ten of this order are to be built at Horwich. Another 'Patriot' Class 4-6-0, No. 45534, has been rebuilt with a taper boiler-completed on 10/12. No. 45522 will shortly be similarly dealt with.
Locomotives entering Works during December included: Nos. 1201, 2254, 2438/51/61/77/82, 2654/60/86/99, 2610/14/18/28/44/48/78/82, 4739/48/49, 4849/84, 4908/17/18/31/50/81, 5000/24/41/55/59/68/93, 5108/40/47, 5274/93, 4387, 5404/44/94, 5508/33/46, 5617/30/33/36/54/55/66/78, 5705, 6115/19/37/47/50/52/56, 6207/31/49/53, 6654, 6656(27A), 6727, 7757, 7803, 7987/99, 8001/63/93/98, 8143/89/97, 8200/71/80, 8373, 8409/17/39/62, 8509/20, 8606/34/51/53/59/96, 8700/03/18, 9072/85, 9122/26/64/84, 924/57/67/93, 9321/33/49, 9416/19/47, 28093, 42386, 42565, 44766, 44830, 45005/80, 46107/12/17/20/21, 47977, 49059, 49298, 58924. During w/e 8/12, No. 46121 was renamed The Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Regiment) and fitted with a plaque.
SLS/194902
14/08/1963 Crewe Works (Yard) Erecting Shop: D1030-34, D1073, D1550-58 UC (in various stages), D202/24/32/36/87, D316, 46230, 46442, 44812/96, 44936, 45070/94, 45310/40, 45421/31, 48121/64, 48766, 70018/50, 73166, 90384, 92014/56/83/105/113/133/154/167/173/191. Outside Erecting Shop: 44674, 45414/51, 48409, 82038, 12134/240. Stripped down in Yard: 92084/132/151/162. Dismantling Shed: 49448, 64791, 64907, 90095. On Scrap Road: 63808/17/65. Yard: D215/98, D338/344, 42151, 44826/909/81, 45218/305/398, 48035/133/296/751/770, 70004/21, 73025, 75000, 84012, 92100. Electric and Diesel Shop: 26057, 27002/4. Paint Shop: D1069/70/71/72, 45295, 45573, 49395, 26010, 1439 and Lion. Outside Paint Shop: D227/90, D335/79, D8007/21, 45283, 48502/618/709, 70020, 92020/40/86/123/192. On 21st July, Royal Scot 46151 was in the dismantling shed being broken-up, and 46152 was in the erecting shop having a casual. SLS/196309

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1946 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4981
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cricklewood East (14A)    
29/01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 44981    
19/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Kentish Town (14B)    
19/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Kentish Town (14B)    
29/01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Burton (17B)    
26/03/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Bournville (21B)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
19/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Holyhead (6J)    
02/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (6D)    
14/01/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 44981    
10/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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