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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4920 m/e 12/1945
British Railways 44920 w/e 24/12/1949

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 During 11/1967 off Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)
Service Life 21 yrs, 11 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1945
21A   Saltley on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
15C   Leicester Midland w/e 18/05/1963
16C   Derby w/e 23/11/1963
40E   Colwick w/e 25/12/1965
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 20/08/1966
8F   Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 20/05/1967
     Withdrawn m/e 11/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 15C Leicester Midland 4w/e 01/06/1963
ALLOC 16C Derby 4w/e 07/12/1963
LOAN 16B Colwick on 03/01/1966
ALLOC 16B Colwick 5w/e 08/01/1966
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam 5w/e 10/09/1966
ALLOC 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) 5w/e 10/06/1967
WDN 8F Springs Branch (Wigan) w/e 02/12/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
06/07/1961 St. Rollox Works (Steam Erecting Shop) Diesel Erecting Shop: D3132, D3410, D3528, D5300/3/10/1, D6120/37. Works Yard : 42243, 45157, 45489/92, 57328, 57631, D6111. Steam Erecting Shop: 42690/3, 42804, 42913, 44724, 44820/98, 44920/55, 45047, 45118, 45687/96, 45727, 57617. Waiting Works : 42167, 42780, 44722. Ex-Works: D3279, 42882, 44954, 45083, 45126. SLS/196108

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1945 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4920
Built at Crewe Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Saltley (21A)    
24/12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 44920    
18/05/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15C)    
23/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (16C)    
25/12/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
20/08/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
20/05/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
11/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 44920 from Springs Branch (Wigan) (8F)    
03/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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