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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4864 m/e 01/1945
British Railways 44864 w/e 14/08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five01/1945
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number 170
To Service During 01/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 04/05/1968 off Edge Hill (8A)
Service Life 23 yrs, 4 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1945
5A   Crewe North on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
7C   Holyhead w/e 28/05/1949
6G   Llandudno Junction 4w/e 01/12/1956
8C   Speke Junction w/e 08/10/1960
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 22/06/1963
8A   Edge Hill w/e 13/07/1963
     Withdrawn w/e 04/05/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 7C Holyhead w/e 28/05/1949
ALLOC 6G Llandudno Junction 4w/e 01/12/1956
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 5w/e 29/10/1960
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 5w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 03/08/1963
ALLOC 91X To Scottish Region 4w/e 03/08/1963
WDN 8A Edge Hill w/e 04/05/1968

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/10/1961 Crewe Works (Works Sidings) 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
15/10/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting 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
11/09/1966 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: 44658, 44680, 44807, 44839/64, 45134/449, 60007, 70039, 73069, 90318/65, 92234, E3004/35/9/45, D216/8/46, D328, D368, D370/4, D391, D1104-11, D1583/8, D1600/8/10/3/86, D1762/76, D1865; Electric Shop: E3018/38/44/54, 26055; Adjacent to Electric Shop: D204/37, D311, D1515/20/46, D1663/80, D1761, D1858/9/81, D1915, D5105, D5107/11, D5711/4, 27005; Test Area: D222/3/74, D336/43, D1501, D1688, D1727/69/96, D5246, D5717, D8049; Traverser Area: D217, D322, D1503, D1627/53/67/72, D1764, D1876, D1904, D8000/7, 26017, 70052, 71000. At side of Works: 45131/8, 70006/17, 90265/396, D1604, D1782, D1812, D5710. Paint Shop: D367, D1103, D5709, E3008, 44776, 44800, 60010, 26037. SLS/196610

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4864
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Crewe North (5A)    
14/08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 44864    
28/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Holyhead (7C)    
01/12/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Llandudno Junction (6G)    
08/10/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
22/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
13/07/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
04/05/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 44864 from Edge Hill (8A)    
07/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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