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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5068 m/e 01/1935
British Railways 45068 w/e 22/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five01/1935
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 4613
To Service During 01/1935
Withdrawal During 12/1965
Service Life 30 yrs, 10 mths , 30 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1966 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1935
20A   Holbeck (MR) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
23A   Bank Hall w/e 05/03/1949
26A   Newton Heath 4w/e 27/01/1951
27A   Bank Hall 4w/e 24/02/1951
27A   Bank Hall m/e 28/02/1951
24A   Accrington 4w/e 05/11/1955
24B   Rose Grove w/e 04/03/1961
8L   Aintree w/e 25/01/1964
8B   Warrington Dallam w/e 03/07/1965
     Withdrawn m/e 12/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 20A Holbeck (MR) 4w/e 08/12/1945
LOAN 23A Bank Hall w/e 22/01/1949
ALLOC 23A Bank Hall w/e 05/03/1949
LOAN 26A Newton Heath m/e 31/01/1951
ALLOC 27A Bank Hall m/e 28/02/1951
ALLOC 24A Accrington 4w/e 05/11/1955
ALLOC 24B Rose Grove 4w/e 04/03/1961
ALLOC 8L Aintree 3w/e 01/02/1964
ALLOC 8B Warrington Dallam 4w/e 10/07/1965
WDN   w/e 01/01/1966

* 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
08/01/1961 Crewe Works (Paint Shop) Paint Shop: D77/8, D83/5, D3921, 42179, 45063/8, 45646/95, 48755, L.N.W.R. 1054 and the usual preserved engines. Outside Paint Shop: D74/5/9, D80/2/4, 44767, 45132, 45201, 45348, 45667, 46457, 48529, 48600, 70032, 90346. Works Sidings: 40161, 44697, 44734/82, 44867, 44936, 45336, 45428, 46235, 46430, 49158/99, 49270, 49432, 70021, 84015, 92092, 92160/7. Erecting Shop: D90-6, 42476, 42580, 44869, 45037/48, 45197, 45219/40/50/77/94, 45302/44, 45411/9, 45506/78/82, 45616/38/54/75/80, 46203/9/47/50/5, 46410/36, 48054, 48120/73, 48255, 48438, 48635/68, 48898, 49281, 70033, 90137/8/57/97, 90203/33/51, 90316, 90509, 92018/33/43, 92134/55/65. Outside Erecting Shop: 42295, 45515/60, 46103/36/7, 48508, 49034, 90297, 92048. New Erecting Shop: D76, D81/6-9, D97-102. Cutting-up Shop: Nil. SLS/196102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1935 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5068
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 4613
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Holbeck (MR) (20A)    
22/01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 45068    
05/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Bank Hall (23A)    
27/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
24/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bank Hall (27A)    
28/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bank Hall (27A)    
05/11/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Accrington (24A)    
04/03/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Rose Grove (24B)    
25/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Aintree (8L)    
03/07/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Warrington Dallam (8B)    
12/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 45068    
04/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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