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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5263 m/e 10/1936
British Railways 45263 w/e 07/08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five10/1936
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1318
To Service During 10/1936
Withdrawal w/e Sat 21/10/1967
Service Life 31 yrs , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1968 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1936
19B   Sheffield Millhouses on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
19A   Sheffield Grimesthorpe w/e 02/07/1949
19A   Sheffield Grimesthorpe 5w/e 16/07/1949
15C   Leicester Midland w/e 12/11/1949
17A   Derby 4w/e 08/10/1955
15C   Leicester Midland 4w/e 16/06/1957
16A   Nottingham 4w/e 22/02/1958
21A   Saltley w/e 21/11/1959
2B   Oxley w/e 03/04/1965
9F   Heaton Mersey w/e 10/12/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 21/10/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 19A Sheffield Grimesthorpe w/e 02/07/1949
ALLOC 15C Leicester Midland w/e 12/11/1949
ALLOC 17A Derby 4w/e 08/10/1955
ALLOC 15C Leicester Midland 4w/e 15/06/1957
ALLOC 16A Nottingham 4w/e 22/02/1958
ALLOC 21A Saltley 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 2B Oxley 2w/e 10/04/1965
ALLOC 9F Heaton Mersey 4w/e 31/12/1966
WDN 9F Heaton Mersey w/e 21/10/1967

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/10/1961 Crewe Works (Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D122-6, 42604/68, 44729/59, 44928, 45210/61, 45594, 45635/98, 46427, 49395 and the usual preserved locos. Outside Paint Shop: D127, 42447, 42655, 44733, 45077, 45316, 45699, 46225, 78017, 92133. New Electing Shop: D8, D128/9/35-7, D327, D5016/74. Outside New Erecting Shop: D5, D227, D329. Erecting Shop: D130-4, D224, 41209/39, 42050/62, 42289/99, 42465, 42607, 44666/93, 44774, 44836/90, 44934/90, 45003/67, 45102/5/8, 45204/52/62/3, 45332/40, 45454, 45549/50, 45688/90, 46114/43, 46234, 46426, 48036/46/74/85, 48283, 48494, 48611/53, 48712, 49025/70, 49381, 70052, 71000, 90216/42/71, 90486, 92013/81/94, 92150. Outside Erecting Shop: D216, 42446, 42656, 45131, 45505, 45634/83, 48717, 78043, 92123. Minor Repair Road: 45646, 48451. Works Sidings: 41279, 42425, 42574, 44708/17/20/36/7/71, 44864/71, 45154, 45571/96, 45656, 46105/7/38/60, 46406, 48088, 48217, 48477, 48624/36, 49126, 90529/61. Scrap Yard: 40075/7/97, 40118, 42506, 43325, 47421/38/62, 47634, 52389 intact. Works Shunters: D3175, 43957, 44127, 44374, 47592, 47608, 52093, 52218, 52312, 52441. SLS/196111
15/10/1961 Crewe Works (Outside Erecting Shop) Paint Shop: D124-8, 42667/8, 44679/82/3, 44729/30, 45131, 45210, 45594, 45698, 46108/60, 49395, 78043. Outside Paint Shop: D123, 41209, 42425, 42656, 44696, 44774, 44893/4, 44988, 45108, 45262, 45635/56, 48085, 48283, 48477, 48717, 49025, 49125, 70052, 71000, 92081. Works Sidings: 42619/65, 44845, 45041, 45204/85, 45549, 46425, 47448, 48660, 49070, 49381, 90218, 92024/67. Erecting Shop: D8, D129-34, 41209/79, 42050, 42289/99, 42436/65, 42607/31, 44666/93/5, 44708/17/37, 44864/76/90, 44934/90, 45038/67, 45105, 45207/52/95, 45332, 45420, 45505/50/71/3, 45688/90, 45740. 46105/7, 48036/46/74, 48217, 48365, 48451, 48611/24/36/53, 48712, 49423, 90121, 90216/42/71, 90486, 90561, 92119/50. Outside Erecting Shop: D5141, 42062, 45003, 45102, 45263, 45340, 45454, 45646, 46113/43, 46234, 46426, 48494, 92013. New Erecting Shop: D135-7, D227, D327, D5016. Outside New Erecting Shop: D329. Scrap Yard-intact: 40075/7/97, 47421/38/62, 47634 intact. Scrap Yard-just cut up: 40118, 42506, 43325, 43863, 52389. Works Shunters: 43957, 44127, 44374, 47592, 51446, 52093, 52218, 52312, 52441/59, D3763. SLS/196111
15/11/1963 Crewe Works (Yard) Paint Shop: 45494, 49395, D1031/72, 27004 and three Brush Type 4s (D1500 series). Paint Shop Yard: 44677, 45059, 45574, 48094/371/502/760, 73135, 75000, 82000, 92008, D221/49, D1030. Yard: 42668, 44500, 44676/86/762/892/904, 45139/263/280/317/736, 46119/43, 46227/31/2, 46452, 48411, 70025, 78028/62, 84013, 90630, 92068/81/178. Electric Loco. Shop: E3019, 26005/16/20, 27001/2. Outside Erecting Shop: 44696, 44726, 45072/137, 46489, 78013, 92071/109, D200/6/15, D374/81/95. Erecting Shop: 44671/712/33/59/858/927, 45013/25/106/293/403/29/34/7/91, 46434/7, 48472/725/31, 70045, 77002, 78033/55, 80105, 92013/153/68/74/82/234, D222/8/9/31/3/45/52/93/7, D303, D6769, D8001. Cut-up Shop: remains of 46158 remains. Locos. cut up at Crewe w/e 19/10: 42556/853, 45100/315, 46223, 49104; w/e 26/10-42238/79, 46224, 49408, 84012; w/e 2/11-45625/45, 46149/222/42; w/e 9/11-42157/288/319, 44309, 45521, 45706; w/e 16/11-42442, 45591, 46126/58/230/49. New construction comprised Brush Type 4s (D1500s), Western Type 4s (D1000s). SLS/196312

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1936 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5263
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1318		    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Sheffield Millhouses (19B)    
07/08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 45263    
02/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Grimesthorpe (19A)    
16/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Grimesthorpe (19A)    
12/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15C)    
08/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Derby (17A)    
16/06/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester Midland (15C)    
22/02/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham (16A)    
21/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Saltley (21A)    
03/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (2B)    
10/12/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (9F)    
21/10/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 45263    
06/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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