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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4905 m/e 10/1945
British Railways 44905 w/e 25/03/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five10/1945
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number 174
To Service During 10/1945
Withdrawal During 11/1967 off Carnforth (10A)
Service Life 22 yrs, 1 mth , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1945
12B   Carlisle Upperby on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
8A   Edge Hill w/e 25/12/1948
11B   Barrow in Furness w/e 28/05/1949
11A   Carnforth 4w/e 07/10/1950
8A   Edge Hill w/e 30/05/1959
24L   Carnforth w/e 20/06/1959
8A   Edge Hill w/e 15/08/1959
24L   Carnforth w/e 12/09/1959
     Withdrawn m/e 11/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 12B Carlisle Upperby m/e 31/10/1945
ALLOC 8A Edge Hill w/e 25/12/1948
ALLOC 11B Barrow in Furness w/e 28/05/1949
ALLOC 11A Carnforth w/e 07/10/1950
LOAN 8A Edge Hill 4w/e 30/05/1959
EXLOAN 24L Carnforth 6w/e 11/07/1959
LOAN 8A Edge Hill 8w/e 05/09/1959
EXLOAN 24L Carnforth 3w/e 26/09/1959
WDN 10A Carnforth w/e 02/12/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
21/03/1965 Crewe Works (Waiting Works) Erecting Shop: D1675-D1681, D1842-D1850, 44685/91, 44717/77, 45347, 45446, 45589, 48151/208/423/557, 70002/9/17/41, 77014, 78028, 92009/76, D5702/3, D8064, D204/20/8/55/68/91, D375/99, D1506/9/16/9/26, D1684/6; Traverser area: D258, D317/28/72, D1521/5/82, D1689, D1717, E27004, 48170/312/615, 92013; Waiting Works: D324, D1517/50, 44800, 44829, 44905, 45006/327, 48077/124/97/364/87/93/433/632/49/66, 70032, 92017; Electric shop: E26015/44, E3011/5/6/20/2/56; Paint shop: D1669/70/1/3/4, D8004/54, E3007, 71000 (Stored); Outside: 44807, 45303, 48470, 48646, 92107, 92133, 92205, D213, D1510/39/76, D8037/49. Also noted: D2708/11/22/41/2/3 an D1734 ex Salop accident. SLS/196505

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4905
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Carlisle Upperby (12B)    
25/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
28/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Barrow in Furness (11B)    
25/03/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 44905    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Carnforth (11A)    
30/05/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Carnforth (24L)    
15/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Edge Hill (8A)    
12/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Carnforth (24L)    
11/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 44905 from Carnforth (10A)    
02/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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