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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5936 on 12/08/1932
London, Midland & Scottish Railway (1934) 5507 on 23/07/1934
British Railways 45507 w/e 23/10/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
12/08/1932 ROYAL TANK CORPS

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Fowler
Class Patriot
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Patriot 6P12/08/1932
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Crewe Works
To Service Sat 12/08/1932
Withdrawal w/e Sat 20/10/1962
Service Life 30 yrs, 2 mths , 8 dys
Total Mileage 1,310,948

Disposal
Scrapping Sat 23/03/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 12/08/1932
5A   Crewe North on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
12B   Carlisle Upperby 4w/e 04/10/1958
24K   Preston w/e 21/11/1959
12B   Carlisle Upperby w/e 09/01/1960
24J   Lancaster Green Ayre w/e 10/02/1962
     Withdrawn w/e 20/10/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 5A Crewe North w/e 18/10/1947
EXLOAN 5A Crewe North w/e 26/02/1949
ALLOC 12B Carlisle Upperby 4w/e 04/10/1958
EXLOAN 12B Carlisle Upperby 4w/e 30/01/1960
ALLOC 24J Lancaster Green Ayre 5w/e 03/03/1962
WDN   w/e 20/10/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
07/05/1961 Crewe Works (Works Sidings) Paint Shop: D100-2, 41254/65/73, 41325, 44872, 90173 and the usual preserved locos. Outside Paint Shop: D103/5, 44837/43, 45565, 49395, 90582. Works Sidings: 41222, 42114, 42283, 42569, 43200, 43605, 44731/64, 44906, 45150, 45226/53, 45417, 45507/84, 46130, 46227/45, 46410/43, 47513, 47625, 48262, 48435, 48603, 48895, 49431, 70050, 78021, 90033, 92107. Erecting Shop: D110-6, 41246/64, 42110/54/60/86, 42285, 42557, 42618, 44750/62, 44834/9/91, 44932, 45078, 45142/82, 45238/74, 45300/97, 45441, 45514/21/45, 45613/28/44/64/95, 45701/2/10/36, 46127/50/7/70, 46246/7, 46487, 46501, 48171, 48317/54, 48430/74, 48511, 48672, 49094, 78031/62, 90214/99, 90315, 90530, 90712, 92020/49. Outside Erecting Shop: 42584, 44937, 45014, 45681, 48418/31/44, 90555, 92124. New Erecting Shop: D106-9/17-9. Scrap Road: 40204, 40589, 43515, 43729, 43948, 44072, 44357, 44480, 47626/37, 58221, with 47190 just cut-up. Works Shunters: 12022, 43957, 44363, 44552, 47592, 51412, 52093, 52218, 52312, 52441. SLS/196106
28/02/1962 Lancaster Green Ayre MPD Lancaster shed has acquired four unrebuilt Patriots (45505/7/10/8) to cover three turns previously performed by BR standard 4MTs which have been re-transferred to Springs Branch. Its Ivatt 2-6-0s (43007/52/112/3/5) have been transferred mainly to Nuneaton in exchange for Horwich moguls. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/08/1932 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5936, name: ROYAL TANK CORPS
Built at Crewe Works 		   
23/07/1934 Renumbered Renumbered to 5507    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Crewe North (5A)    
23/10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 45507    
04/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12B)    
21/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Preston (24K)    
09/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Upperby (12B)    
10/02/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Lancaster Green Ayre (24J)    
20/10/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 45507    
23/03/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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