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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4950 m/e 03/1946
British Railways 44950 w/e 15/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five03/1946
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Horwich Works
Order Number 174
To Service During 03/1946
Withdrawal w/e Sat 03/08/1968
Service Life 22 yrs, 5 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1969

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1946
24E   Blackpool Central 4w/e 22/06/1946
24E   Blackpool Central on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
8C   Speke Junction w/e 19/09/1964
10D   Lostock Hall w/e 20/04/1968
     Withdrawn w/e 03/08/1968

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 24B Rose Grove w/e 02/03/1946
ALLOC 8C Speke Junction 3w/e 03/10/1964
ALLOC 10D Lostock Hall w/e 11/05/1968
WDN 10D Lostock Hall w/e 03/08/1968

* 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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1946 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4950
Built at Horwich Works
   
22/06/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Blackpool Central (24E)    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Blackpool Central (24E)    
15/01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 44950    
19/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Speke Junction (8C)    
20/04/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Lostock Hall (10D)    
03/08/1968 Withdrawn Condemned as 44950    
03/1969 Scrapped Scrapped    

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