No 5212 was built by Armstrong Whitworth's Newcastle works, and entered traffic in November 1935, with its home being Bradford Low Moor (25F), where it was often tasked with working Transpennine trains.[9] In November 1947, No 5212 moved to Fleetwood shed (24F), and in October of that year it was renumbered to become No 45212.[9] In October 1964, it was shedded at Carnforth (10A); moving in March 1965 to Speke Junction (8C); back to Carnforth in June 1965; to Carlisle Kingmoor (12A) in September 1965 and upon closure, to Lostock Hall (10D). No 45212 moved to KWVR in October 1968.[9] Having spent the noughties operating at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, No 45212 returned to the KWVR in July 2011 to work out the remainder of its boiler 'ticket', with a final gala appearance scheduled at the Autumn 2011 Steam Gala.
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