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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5483 m/e 09/1943
British Railways 45483 w/e 04/09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five09/1943
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
Order Number 152
To Service During 09/1943
Withdrawal w/e Sat 31/12/1966
Service Life 23 yrs , 4 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1943
28A   Motherwell on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
63A   Perth South w/e 11/02/1950
64C   Dalry Road 4w/e 21/10/1961
64A   St Margarets 5w/e 30/10/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 31/12/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 28A Motherwell 4w/e 08/12/1945
ALLOC 28A Motherwell 4w/e 30/03/1946
ALLOC 63A Perth South w/e 11/02/1950
ALLOC 64C Dalry Road 2w/e 07/10/1961
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 5w/e 09/10/1965
WDN   w/e 31/12/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/09/1948 St. Rollox Works Further locomotives re-numbered into British Railways stock here (tender number in brackets, followed by paint date) are as follows: Nos. 40604 (3983) 27/8; 40647 (4368) 20/8; *40905 (3787) 17/8; 40908 (3780) 16/8; 41136 (3590) 15/8; 42421 26/8; 42877 (4332) 25/8; 42915 (4016) 30/8; 42918 (3947) 31/8; 44234 (3368) 13/8; 44281 (3415) 10/8; 45005 (9592) 1/9; 45047 (9716) 9/8; 45121 (9826) 22/8; 45455 (9668) 20/8; 45457 (9198) 22/8; 45474 (9820) 11/8; 45483 (9555) 2/9; 45499 (9101) 11/8; 45560 (9062) 6/8; 54446 (6065) 1/9; 54448 (6067) 19/8; 54464 (6170) 12/8; 54465 (6171) 1/9; 54473 (6200) 10/8; 54639 (2678) 18/8; 55164 15/8; 55221 23/8; 56025 19/8; 56155 30/8; 56276 2/9; 57271 (6034) 18/8; 57337 (975) 15/8; 57445 (1243) 3/9; 57453 (1326) 12/8; 57599 (1680) 9/8; *Retains L.M.S. on the tender. With the exception of Nos. 44234, 45047, 45560, 54464, 54639, 55164, 56276, and 57599, all of the foregoing are fitted with new smokebox number plates. In addition No. M5693 was re-numbered 45693 on 26/8, and No. 45692 (9710) and No. 57614 (1700) received new smokebox number plates on 20/8 and 23/8 respectively.
No. 56025 went back into service as Works 'pug' on 20/8 and No. 16030 was towed away to Balornock shed on the same date.
No. 55180, one of the engines in the Mail crash, was brought into the shops, ex dump, on 20/8, where it has since been cut-up; No. 5716, the other engine, is still in the dump
SLS/194810
31/03/1950 St. Rollox Works Locomotives entering Works during March: These included Nos. 595, 612, 40907/11, 42208, 42415, 42738/44/57, 42805, 42916, 43973, 4183, 44801, 44956, 45085/86, 45100/16/17/56/61/64/68/92, 45356, 45458/75/80/83/89/99, 45646, 46121, 14443, 54460, 54649, 56153, 16230/33, 56240, 16241, 56263, 16288, 16322/30/47, 17265, 57272, 57311/35, 17410/44/46, 57566, 17628, 57652. SLS/195005
11/01/1963 Glasgow St. Rollox (In Works) In Works: 42208, 42879, 44820, 45161, 45359, 45362, 45090, 45423, 45483, D3214, D3392/4, D3409, D5127, D5334/61, D6110/23/4/31. Awaiting Works: 44977, 45357, 45488, D3732, D6105/14/37, also D5121 which has sustained front end damage. ex-Works: D3729, D5307, D6134. Diesel Test House: D3731, D5349, D6103, D8070. Paint Shop: D6101/6/22/5/7/30 all stored, also D9013 in for new aluminium nameplate The Black Watch. The Works shunter was D2738. SLS/196302

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1943 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5483
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Motherwell (28A)    
04/09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 45483    
11/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Perth South (63A)    
21/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Dalry Road (64C)    
30/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
31/12/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 45483    
11/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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