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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4947 m/e 02/1946
British Railways 44947 w/e 06/05/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five02/1946
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Horwich Works
Order Number 174
To Service During 02/1946
Withdrawal w/e Sat 29/06/1968
Service Life 22 yrs, 4 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1968 at Cohens (Kettering)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1946
24E   Blackpool Central 4w/e 22/06/1946
24E   Blackpool Central on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
24A   Accrington 4w/e 26/01/1952
28A   Blackpool Central 4w/e 22/03/1952
9K   Bolton w/e 19/09/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 29/06/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 24B Rose Grove w/e 09/02/1946
ALLOC 28A Blackpool Central 4w/e 22/03/1952
ALLOC 9K Bolton 3w/e 03/10/1964
WDN 9K Bolton w/e 29/06/1968

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1946 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4947
Built at Horwich Works
   
22/06/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Blackpool Central (24E)    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Blackpool Central (24E)    
06/05/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 44947    
26/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Accrington (24A)    
22/03/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Blackpool Central (28A)    
19/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bolton (9K)    
29/06/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 44947    
10/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Kettering    

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