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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 5 4-6-0. A total of 172 were built between 1951 and 1957.
A Standard Class 5 at Salisbury in 1963
A Standard Class 5 at Salisbury in 1963
73140 with Caprotti valve gear and a big tender at Chester General in 1964.
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.
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.
73156 and 73082 doubleheading a train at the Great Central Railway in January 2023.
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The BR Standard steam locomotives were an effort to standardise locomotives from the motley collection of older pre-grouping locos. Construction started in 1951. Due to the controversial British Railways' modernisation plan of 1955, where steam traction was abandoned in favour of diesel and electric traction, many of the locomotives' working lives were very short: between 7 and 17 years. Many have been preserved, mainly due to being sent to Barry Scrapyard.
Std 4 2-6-0 number 76089 with a BR2A tender.
Std 4 2-6-0 number 76089 with a BR2A tender.