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Canonical locomotive pilot record

LMS Black Five and No. 44677

Three closing-period photographs identify Black Five No. 44677 on a Dumfries–Stranraer passenger working. No. 45054 is a same-class illustration photographed elsewhere.

Established class and individual Port Road record
Black Five steam locomotive 45054 double-heading a passenger train with Jubilee 45633 Aden in 1957
Black Five No. 45054 double-heads a passenger train in 1957. It shows the class recorded on the Port Road; the locomotive, train and location differ.Sludge G / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0Picture and rights ↗

Stable identity

What this record identifies

Classification, design and individual identities are kept separate so later numbers or related engines do not create duplicates.

Classification
LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 · Black Five
Route locomotive
BR No. 44677
Recorded duty
Dumfries–Stranraer passenger service
Illustrated individual
BR No. 45054 · photographed elsewhere
Canonical record identifiers
  • srr:locomotive-classification:lms-stanier-class-5
  • srr:locomotive:44677
  • srr:locomotive:45054

Dated railway relationship · Established

A named locomotive on the closing-period Port Road

Three checked photographs record No. 44677 at Dumfries, Castle Douglas and approaching Dunragit on 5 June 1965. The licensed photograph shows another Black Five, No. 45054, and is retained only as a class comparison.

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Sources and open questions

Evidence before certainty

Direct links support the published relationship. Remaining gaps stay alongside the record rather than being filled with typical or assumed details.

Still unresolved

  • The three exact Port Road photographs remain permission-controlled and are not reproduced.
  • The complete train formation is not established in the present record.
  • No. 45054 is a class illustration and has no claimed Port Road relationship.

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