LMS Stanier Class Five
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Here are a couple of pictures of some performance testing being undertaken with a Stanier Class 5MT 4-6-0 tender locomotive. Known later as 'Black Fives' they were very versatile locomotives built in large numbers. Members of the class survived until the last day of steam operation on BR in August 1968 Click on the image for a bigger picture - photos are BR official |
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With the reporting number of M699 Stanier Class Five 44764 is seen at Mitre Bridge carriage sidings, near Old Oak Common, in August 1949. Note the LMS livery on the tender and the dynamometer car and MTU's in tow |
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44764 is seen here at Sudbury Junction in August 1949. The tender is probably the specially-built corridor version for controlled road testing |