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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4917 m/e 12/1945
British Railways 44917 w/e 15/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five12/1945
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
Order Number 174
To Service During 12/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sat 11/11/1967 off Speke Junction (8C)
Service Life 21 yrs, 11 mths , 12 dys

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

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1945
14B   Kentish Town on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
17A   Derby w/e 07/01/1950
17A   Derby 3w/e 14/01/1950
15C   Leicester Midland 4w/e 29/12/1951
17A   Derby 4w/e 26/01/1952
71G   Bath Green Park (S&D) 4w/e 19/03/1952
6C   Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 14/06/1958
24E   Blackpool Central 4w/e 09/08/1958
6C   Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 04/10/1958
6B   Mold Junction w/e 20/06/1959
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 23/04/1966
5B   Crewe South w/e 10/06/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 11/11/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 19A Sheffield Grimesthorpe w/e 20/03/1948
EXLOAN 14B Kentish Town w/e 15/01/1949
ALLOC 17A Derby w/e 07/01/1950
LOAN 15C Leicester Midland 4w/e 29/12/1951
ALLOC 17A Derby 4w/e 26/01/1952
LOAN 71G Bath Green Park (S&D) w/e 02/02/1952
LOAN 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region m/e 30/06/1958
ALLOC 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 12/07/1958
LOAN 24E Blackpool Central 4w/e 09/08/1958
EXLOAN 6C Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 6B Mold Junction 6w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 4w/e 07/05/1966
ALLOC 5B Crewe South 5w/e 10/06/1967
WDN 8C Speke Junction w/e 11/11/1967

* 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
05/03/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shops) Paint Shop: D90/5, 41247/50/5/7/9/64/82, 45228, 45658, 48686, 48733, L.N.W.R. 1054, and the usual preserved engines. Outside Paint Shop: D86/9/91-3, 44768, 48470. 48693, 49395, 84012. Works Sidings: 42584, 42678, 44665, 44868, 45101/90/8, 45205/64, 45391, 45500/4, 45612, 46101/64, 47271, 47672, 48101/22, 48437, 48628/57, 48734, 49149/73, 49335, 78030/4/64, 90313/43, 92009, 92159. Erecting Shops: D94/100-7, 41203/26, 42086, 42557/67, 42657/86, 44664/91, 44738/73, 44802/22/40, 44917, 45062/95, 45106/13/6/48/85, 45217/38/41/57, 45302/14/39/72/92, 45425/46, 45514, 45629/45/98, 45702/8, 46139/44, 46231, 47008, 48345, 48502, 48659, 49122, 49431, 70042, 71000, 90064, 90110, 90207/92, 90399, 90544/79/84, 92046/69. Outside Erecting Shops: 45000/15, 45533, 46421, 48895, 49328, 49448, 92135. New Erecting Shop: D96-9/108/9. Outside New Erecting Shop: D110. Scrap Road: 40001, 42397, 42438, 43194, 43333, 43562, 49243, with 45511 just cut-up. Leaving Works: 45341, 45613, 48705, 92087. Works Shunters: 12020, 44373/4, 47592, 47618, 51412/46, 52312, 52441/64. SLS/196104
01/04/1964 Crewe Works (Yard) Erecting Shop: New Construction, D1583-98 (in various stages), D205/27/46/70/86, D303/7/28/30/83/87, D5717, D6775/84, D6863/78, D8002/6/7/23/50, 44918, 45382/408/577/626, 46443, 48169/225/69/474/528/615/37/95/729/42, 70000/4/10, 82009 92121/22. Outside Erecting Shop: D300, D5719, D6783/9, 45426, 48154/436/742/50, 78041, 92137. Electric Shop: D204, D6843, E3007, 26000/9, 27003. Yard: 42055/81, 42410/583/699, 43957, 44405, 44676/873/917/87, 45217/372/445, 45569/658, 46436/41/524, 48073/258/332/424/613/749, 84021/3/4, 92002/62/156/73. Inside and Around Paint Shop: New Construction, D1563, D1567-82. Weigh Shed: 48753. Outside Paint Shop: D201/23/339, 26006, 45069/75, 48185/436/734, 92082/163. Inside Paint Shop: D259, D311, D1034, 49395, 92053 and L.M.S. 6229 Duchess of Hamilton, painted in L.M.S livery (for a Butlins Camp). SLS/196405

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4917
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kentish Town (14B)    
15/01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 44917    
07/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (17A)    
14/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (17A)    
29/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15C)    
26/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (17A)    
19/03/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Bath Green Park (S&D) (71G)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (6C)    
09/08/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Blackpool Central (24E)    
04/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Birkenhead Mollington Street (6C)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Mold Junction (6B)    
23/04/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
10/06/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe South (5B)    
11/11/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 44917 from Speke Junction (8C)    
03/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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