Colne Valley Railway
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The Colne Valley Railway is a heritage railway based at Castle Hedingham Station, near Halstead in Essex, England. The railway consists of a 1 mile (1.6 km) long running line, with a fully reconstructed station, signal box and railway yard.
Castle Hedingham station on the Colne Valley Railway
Image: LMS Stanier Class 5 No. 45163
Image: 35010 Blue Star at Colne Valley Railway
Image: CVR 0 6 0 Saddle Tank Engine 2
LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0
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The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier Class 5 4-6-0, commonly known as the Black Five, is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives. It was introduced by William Stanier and built between 1934 and 1951. A total of 842 were built initially numbered 4658-5499 then renumbered 44658-45499 by BR. Several members of the class survived to the last day of steam on British Railways in 1968, and eighteen are preserved.
No. 44949 at Manchester Victoria in 1968.
45073 at Rose Grove shed, spring 1968. Although it has a domeless boiler, the casing over the top feed is often mistaken for a dome
A named LMS Black 5 No. 45154 Lanarkshire Yeomanry in 1960.
Image: Bishops Lydeard 44767