BR Standard Class 5

what is it?

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 ("Black Five"). A total of 172 were built between 1951 and 1957.

who runs it

British RailEREastern Region of British RailwaysSRSouthern Region of British RailwaysLMLondon Midland Region of British RailwaysWRWestern Region of British RailwaysNENorth Eastern Region of British RailwaysSRScottish Region of British Railways

base stats

• built 172made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 75 years ago, in 1951.
• 📏18.9 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 17 years (1951–1968).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1951–1957

in service from

1951

retired

1968

status

preserved

number built

172

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Derby Works, Doncaster Works

designer

R. A. Riddles

operators

British Rail, Eastern Region of British Railways, Southern Region of British Railways, London Midland Region of British Railways, Western Region of British Railways, North Eastern Region of British Railways, Scottish Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

4-6-0

length

18.9 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.