BR Standard Class 5
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The British Railways Standard Class 5MT 4-6-0 is one of the 12 BR standard classes of steam locomotive built by British Railways in the 1950s. It was essentially a development of the LMS Stanier Class
British Railways standard class 5MT No. 73000 in 1952.
73140 with Caprotti valve gear and a big tender at Chester General in 1964.
Named Class 5MT, No. 73113 Lyonesse at Battledown flyover. The nameplate is positioned above the centre driving wheel.
73156 and 73082 doubleheading a train at the Great Central Railway in January 2023.
BR Standard Class 6
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The BR Standard Class 6, otherwise known as the Clan Class, was a class of 4-6-2 "Pacific" tender steam locomotive designed by Robert Riddles for use by British Railways. Ten locomotives were construc
BR Standard Class 5
…power requirement, so the successful LMS Class 5 4-6-0 design was used as the basis instead. The pacific design went on to be enlarged and used for the BR Standard Class 6. The design work was done at the ex-LNER Doncaster Works but the bulk of the construction was done at Derby Works. The locomotive featured a BR standard…
No. 72000 Clan Buchanan in 1951
No. 72005 'Clan MacGregor' at Chester General, 29 August 1964
72000 'Clan Buchanan' at Carlisle Citadel station on 1 August 1959.