Menu

Quick Search

Enter locomotive number in the box below and press 'Go'!

Content is coming here as you probably can see. Content is coming here as you probably can see.


?

In Touch

Donations

Counter

Ad Visitor Statistics
» 18 Online
» 3758 Today
» 4163 Yesterday
» 17164 Week
» 70180 Month
» 189707 Year
» 3216560 Total
Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
(Free MySQL Counter)
prev prev
Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5220 m/e 11/1935
British Railways 45220 w/e 30/04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five11/1935
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1261
To Service During 11/1935 to Farnley Junction (25G)
Withdrawal During 09/1966
Service Life 30 yrs , 10 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
25G   Farnley Junction (New) m/e 11/1935
26B   Agecroft on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
26A   Newton Heath w/e 10/06/1950
26A   Newton Heath 2w/e 17/06/1950
9E   Trafford Park (LMS) w/e 22/02/1964
     Withdrawn m/e 09/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 26A Newton Heath w/e 10/06/1950
ALLOC 9E Trafford Park (LMS) 5w/e 07/03/1964
WDN   w/e 01/10/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
21/04/1948 Horwich Works On 21/4 the following locomotives were in the Erecting Shop: Nos. 133/49, 205, 2701/82/86, 2958, 3841, 4060, 4220, 4307/68, 4497, 4517/48, 5079, 8751/61, 9501/08/20/37, 10630, 10953, 11313/20, 11425, 12089, 12133/71, 12268, 12399, 12411, 12522, 12615 an 12870, while awaiting Works were the following: Nos. 131, 2646, 2796, 2964, 9545, 9607, 10852, 11410, 12152/60, 12397, 12438/67, 12582, 12821/39. Nos. 10429, 10717, 10901, 12247/56, 12422, 12824/37/61 an 12902 were on the scrap road; the boiler of No. 11116 is still there. Nos. R10600 an R10617 are still standing between the Erecting and Paint Shops-the glass having been removed from the coach windows. The only renumbered locomotive seen here with a new cast smoke-box numberplate was No. 45220, the rest not having received them yet. SLS/194806

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1935 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5220
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1261
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Agecroft (26B)    
30/04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 45220    
10/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
17/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Heath (26A)    
22/02/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LMS) (9E)    
09/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 45220    
09/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

prev prev