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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5485 m/e 10/1943
British Railways 45485 w/e 09/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stanier
Class 5MT
Company History LMS
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Black Five10/1943
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Derby Works
Order Number 152
To Service During 10/1943
Withdrawal Mon 28/10/1963
Service Life 20 yrs , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1943
27A   Polmadie on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
66B   Motherwell 4w/e 27/11/1954
68C   Stranraer 4w/e 16/06/1962
     Withdrawn on 28/10/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 66B Motherwell 4w/e 27/11/1954
ALLOC 67F Stranraer 4w/e 07/07/1962
WDN   on 28/10/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1948 St. Rollox Works No. 54767 Clan Mackinnon and a 'Wick & Lybster' tank No. 15053 arrived at the Works on 12/10 and 19/10 respectively, both for attention to their boilers; 15053 still retains the H.R. building plates. Locomotives re-numbered into British Railways stock here during October 1948 (tender number in brackets, followed by paint date) were as follows; - with 8' numerals and 10' 'British Railways' Nos. 40598 (3810) 12; 45017 (9530) 10; 45163 (9267) 26; 45309 (9719) 20; 45364 (9185) 4; 45463 (9725) 18; 45481 (9281) 31; 45485 (9831) 4; 45489 (9269) 7; 45583 (9030) 14; 45728 (9025) 22; - with 8' numerals and 8' 'British Railways' Nos. 41128 29; 42746 (4345) 13; 42832 (4167) 22; 42836 (4213) 20; 43883 (2976) 13; 43996 (3085) 27; 54457 (6041) 27; 54505 (6039) 15; 57344 (6014) 20; 57456 (1343) 25; 57697 (1873) 12; 57955 31; - with 8' numerals and 6' 'British Railways' Nos. 40150 15; 40185 28; 42209 31; 42400 6; 55124 11; 56169 13; - with 10' numerals and 10' 'British Railways' No. 54496 (6210) 13; - with 8' numerals and retaining L.M.S. on the tender No. 45053 (9127) 18. Further locomotives re-numbered into British Railways stock and treated with a full paint schedule (tender number in brackets, followed by date to Varnish Shop) were as follows:-Nos. 57435 (1308) 30/9; 57581 (1662) 1/10; 56256 4/10; 56237 6/10; 57575 (6049) 11/10; 57622 (1703) 8/10; 56262 11/10; *55223 21/10; 57638 26/10; 57653 30/10; 56165 5/11. *Fully lined, as also was No. 55233, which was referred to last month. SLS/194812
30/11/1949 St. Rollox Works Locomotives entering Works during November: These included Nos. 40170, 40651/63, 687, 40907/09, 912/22, 1129/34, 41177, 1182, 2691, 42699, 2736, 42749, 2880, 42927, 44699, 44900, 4956, 44959/75, 45029/49, 45117/23/52/72, 45251, 45356/62/63, 45463/64/74/85/90, 45575/79, 45728, 7332, 47540, 14450, 14500/01, 55200, 15203/29, 16152, 56170, 16318, 56320, 16328/34, 17270, 57312, 17437, 17593, 17642. On 12/11, No. 54472, the first ex C.R. locomotive to bear the crest was ex Works. SLS/195001

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1943 To Service To service as London, Midland & Scottish Railway Number 5485
Built at Derby Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Polmadie (27A)    
09/10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 45485    
27/11/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Motherwell (66B)    
16/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Stranraer (68C)    
28/10/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 45485    
07/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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