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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5492 m/e 01/1944
British Railways 45492 w/e 02/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five01/1944
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
Order Number 153
To Service During 01/1944
Withdrawal w/e Sat 31/12/1966
Service Life 23 yrs

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1944
4A   Shrewsbury on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
28B   Dalry Road w/e 28/02/1948
66B   Motherwell 4w/e 21/10/1961
66E   Carstairs 5w/e 30/05/1964
66B   Motherwell 9w/e 26/11/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 31/12/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 28B Dalry Road w/e 07/02/1948
ALLOC 28B Dalry Road w/e 28/02/1948
ALLOC 66B Motherwell 2w/e 07/10/1961
ALLOC 66E Carstairs 4w/e 09/05/1964
ALLOC 66B Motherwell 3w/e 03/12/1966
WDN   w/e 31/12/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1949 St. Rollox Works Locomotives entering Works during October: These included Nos. 40186, 590, 617/27, 41175, 1184, 2195, 2694, 2746, 42809, 2831, 4794, 44960/92, 45007/09/87, 45123/24/38, 45389, 45452/69, 45471/72/82/86/92, 46221, 14472, 15140, 15213, 16243/59, 56261, 16306/53/55, 17246, 17339/64, 57556, 17602/26/40/68. St. Rollox have now started using the B.R. crest, but as yet none of the ex-C.R. locomotives has received one. Two of the diesel railcars are laid up at St. Rollox, and the third at Hamilton. It is rumoured that one is to be broken up SLS/194912
06/07/1961 St. Rollox Works (Works Yard ) Diesel Erecting Shop: D3132, D3410, D3528, D5300/3/10/1, D6120/37. Works Yard : 42243, 45157, 45489/92, 57328, 57631, D6111. Steam Erecting Shop: 42690/3, 42804, 42913, 44724, 44820/98, 44920/55, 45047, 45118, 45687/96, 45727, 57617. Waiting Works : 42167, 42780, 44722. Ex-Works: D3279, 42882, 44954, 45083, 45126. SLS/196108

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1944 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5492
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Shrewsbury (4A)    
28/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Dalry Road (28B)    
02/10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 45492    
21/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (66B)    
30/05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Carstairs (66E)    
26/11/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (66B)    
31/12/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 45492    
04/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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