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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5261 m/e 10/1936
British Railways 45261 w/e 01/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five10/1936
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1316
To Service During 10/1936
Withdrawal w/e Sat 21/10/1967
Service Life 31 yrs , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1968 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1936
17A   Derby on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
25A   Wakefield w/e 05/06/1948
25B   Huddersfield Hillhouse 4w/e 04/12/1954
25A   Wakefield 4w/e 26/03/1955
27A   Bank Hall m/e 16/06/1956
26B   Agecroft 4w/e 23/02/1957
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 14/09/1963
8A   Edge Hill w/e 08/02/1964
9B   Stockport Edgeley w/e 13/11/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 21/10/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 25A Wakefield w/e 05/06/1948
LOAN 25B Huddersfield Hillhouse 4w/e 27/11/1954
ALLOC 25A Wakefield 4w/e 29/01/1955
ALLOC 27A Bank Hall w/e 16/06/1956
ALLOC 26B Agecroft 4w/e 23/02/1957
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam 5w/e 12/10/1963
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 5w/e 07/03/1964
ALLOC 9B Stockport Edgeley 4w/e 04/12/1965
WDN 9B Stockport Edgeley w/e 21/10/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
20/08/1954 York Area New BR Standard Class 5 4-6-0s 73053/54 (20A) joined 73045 at the end of June on the Holbeck working to York and Scarborough., During the Bank Holiday period. Horwich Moguls 42795/98 (20A) were also used on this turn, but it was worked on Saturday 7/8/54 by Jubilee 45605 (20A). Standard Diesel shunter 13127 from Darlington Works arrived at York on 21/7/54 hauled by Diesel 12115, which was returning from Darlington Works to Hull. 13127 proceeded to New England later in the day.
The Class Y8 shed pilot at York (formerly 8091) has been renumbered Departmental 55. Class B17 61660 (30A) was working on passenger trains between York and Doncaster from 22/7/54 until 24/7/54. York-Scarborough line LMR Stanier Class 5 4-6-0s working on through duties to Scarborough in July and August have included 44660 (21A), 44830 (19B), 44928 (25A), 44986 (19B), 45237 (25B)-on an excursion from Burton-on-Trent-45259 (10C), 45261 (25A), and 45336 (26A); also Standard 4-6-0 73016 (19B).
Class 4F 0-4-0 43963 (21A) also worked through from King's Norton to Scarborough on 24/7/54. K3 61889 (31B) worked the up Scarborough Flyer between Scarborough and York on 7/8/54 and on the same day 61947 (31B) worked the 4.45 p:m. from York to Scarborough. On 24/7/54 the 2.12 p.m. from Scarborough to Kings Cross was worked to York by K3 61980 (38B). An unusual B1 at Scarborough on 25/7/54 was 61331 (34A) on an excursion from Penistone.
SLS/195410
08/10/1961 Crewe Works (Paint Shop) Paint Shop: D122-6, 42604/68, 44729/59, 44928, 45210/61, 45594, 45635/98, 46427, 49395 and the usual preserved locos. Outside Paint Shop: D127, 42447, 42655, 44733, 45077, 45316, 45699, 46225, 78017, 92133. New Electing Shop: D8, D128/9/35-7, D327, D5016/74. Outside New Erecting Shop: D5, D227, D329. Erecting Shop: D130-4, D224, 41209/39, 42050/62, 42289/99, 42465, 42607, 44666/93, 44774, 44836/90, 44934/90, 45003/67, 45102/5/8, 45204/52/62/3, 45332/40, 45454, 45549/50, 45688/90, 46114/43, 46234, 46426, 48036/46/74/85, 48283, 48494, 48611/53, 48712, 49025/70, 49381, 70052, 71000, 90216/42/71, 90486, 92013/81/94, 92150. Outside Erecting Shop: D216, 42446, 42656, 45131, 45505, 45634/83, 48717, 78043, 92123. Minor Repair Road: 45646, 48451. Works Sidings: 41279, 42425, 42574, 44708/17/20/36/7/71, 44864/71, 45154, 45571/96, 45656, 46105/7/38/60, 46406, 48088, 48217, 48477, 48624/36, 49126, 90529/61. Scrap Yard: 40075/7/97, 40118, 42506, 43325, 47421/38/62, 47634, 52389 intact. Works Shunters: D3175, 43957, 44127, 44374, 47592, 47608, 52093, 52218, 52312, 52441. SLS/196111

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5261
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1316
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Derby (17A)    
01/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 45261    
05/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (25A)    
04/12/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Huddersfield Hillhouse (25B)    
26/03/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (25A)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Bank Hall (27A)    
23/02/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Agecroft (26B)    
14/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
08/02/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
13/11/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Stockport Edgeley (9B)    
21/10/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 45261    
02/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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