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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 4956 m/e 04/1946
British Railways 44956 w/e 24/12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five04/1946
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Horwich Works
Order Number 174
To Service During 04/1946
Withdrawal Tue 14/06/1966
Service Life 20 yrs, 2 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1946
31A   St Rollox (Balornock) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
65A   Eastfield 4w/e 25/12/1954
66E   Carstairs 4w/e 19/01/1963
     Withdrawn on 14/06/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 31A St Rollox (Balornock) w/e 27/04/1946
ALLOC 65A Eastfield 4w/e 25/12/1954
ALLOC 66E Carstairs 7w/e 29/12/1962
WDN   on 14/06/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1949 St. Rollox Works Locomotives entering Works during November: These included Nos. 40170, 40651/63, 687, 40907/09, 912/22, 1129/34, 41177, 1182, 2691, 42699, 2736, 42749, 2880, 42927, 44699, 44900, 4956, 44959/75, 45029/49, 45117/23/52/72, 45251, 45356/62/63, 45463/64/74/85/90, 45575/79, 45728, 7332, 47540, 14450, 14500/01, 55200, 15203/29, 16152, 56170, 16318, 56320, 16328/34, 17270, 57312, 17437, 17593, 17642. On 12/11, No. 54472, the first ex C.R. locomotive to bear the crest was ex Works. SLS/195001
31/03/1950 St. Rollox Works Locomotives entering Works during March: These included Nos. 595, 612, 40907/11, 42208, 42415, 42738/44/57, 42805, 42916, 43973, 4183, 44801, 44956, 45085/86, 45100/16/17/56/61/64/68/92, 45356, 45458/75/80/83/89/99, 45646, 46121, 14443, 54460, 54649, 56153, 16230/33, 56240, 16241, 56263, 16288, 16322/30/47, 17265, 57272, 57311/35, 17410/44/46, 57566, 17628, 57652. SLS/195005
13/01/1962 Bo\'ness stored locos Locos stored at Bo'ness on 13th January were as follows: 40158/9/200, 44956/77, 57285/7/314/38/66, 62031/52, 62496, 62691/3, 64472/7, 64514/5/8/32/5, 65230, 67611/9/22/5/6/32/55, 68448/54/72/9, 69014, 69131/81/91, 90436; also the following wdn. locos.-55222, 57245/57, 57411/29/70/2/557/76, 64461, 67650, 68119 an 69183. SLS/196202
17/05/1963 Glasgow (St. Rollox) Works (Waiting Works) Erecting Shop: 42125, 42264/5, 44991/4, 45016/214/45/365/472, D3005, D3210, D3544, D5121/9, D6110/33, D8076, D8112, D264. Waiting Works: 44796, 44956, 45478, 45356, 45423, 45471. Ex-Works: 44720, D366. Diesel Test House: D3410. Works Shunters: D3408, D3739, D3904. Stored: 45178, D6100/1/2/6/7/20/4/5/7/30. SLS/196304
03/09/1964 Inverurie Works (In Shops) Shopped in 25 weeks ending 29th August: 44880, 44999, 45011, 45194, 64620, 65915, 76096, 76114, 80128, D3552, D3902, D5328, D6110/20/43/46, D8029/33/34. Scrapped 9th-28th March: 61117, 45465. no scrapping after that date. In Shops: 44956, 45016, 45213, 78054, D2414, D6116/17/19/38/41/52/55/56, D8576. Stored: 62712. In the above period there were unscheduled repairs on 13 steam locomotives and 70 diesel locomotives. The Clayton locomotives are being fitted with AWS, ten to date. (I regret the length of time which has elapsed between this and the last report but the epidemic prevented visits). SLS/196410
14/10/1964 Inverurie Works (In shops) Shopped during the five weeks ending 9th October : 44718, 78054, D3558; In shops for minor repairs, modification, etc.: 44956, 45016, 46464, 64608, D264, D2416/23, D3902, D5116/21/27/30/32, D5214, D5300, D6116/36/42/48/52/55, D8094, D8554/71/76; in shops : 44925, 65905, D2414, D3549, D6117/19/38/51; Stored: 62712. SLS/196411

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1946 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 4956
Built at Horwich Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Rollox (Balornock) (31A)    
24/12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 44956    
25/12/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (65A)    
19/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Carstairs (66E)    
14/06/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 44956    
10/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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