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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 44725 on 30/04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five30/04/1949
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number 192
To Service Sat 30/04/1949
Withdrawal w/e Sat 14/10/1967
Service Life 18 yrs, 5 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1968 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 30/04/1949
68A     w/e 28/05/1949
8C   Speke Junction w/e 14/03/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 14/10/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 5A Crewe North w/e 30/04/1949
LOAN 68A   w/e 07/05/1949
ALLOC 68A   w/e 28/05/1949
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 4w/e 04/04/1964
WDN 8C Speke Junction w/e 14/10/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1949 Steel Fireboxes New class '5M.T.' Nos, 44725 is fitted with a steel firebox. SLS/194906

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
30/04/1949 To Service To service as British Railways Number 44725
Built at Crewe Works
   
28/05/1949 Allocation      
14/03/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
14/10/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 44725    
03/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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