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.

LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 number 5000 is a preserved British steam locomotive. It is part of the National Railway Collection. 5000 was built at Crewe in 1935 and was initially the first numerically of its class.

It is a LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 locomotive, originally numbered 5212 by the LMS, it had 40000 added to its number under British Railways after nationalisation in 1948. 45212 was one of the last locomotives to be withdrawn from service, surviving until 1968, the last year of steam on British Railways. [1]

The LMS Stanier Class 5 is a type of 4-6-0 steam locomotive which was built between 1934 and 1951 with several variations. The locomotive is almost universally known as the Black Five, due to their black color scheme and their power class of 5MT.

See also "4 6-0 Express Passenger Engines, 'Royal Scot' Class", LMS Magazine (June 1928). Henry Fowler designed these three-cylinder engines built by North British. 50 were delivered in 1927, 20 more in 1930.

In the history of British steam locomotives, no locomotives have ever been as universally popular as the Stanier 5MT class, the Black Fives. They were undoubtedly the most efficient design of general purpose mixed traffic engine ever seen in Britain. Suitable for almost any duty.

4-6-0: 4'-8½" BR (LMS) Midland Railway - Butterley, Butterley, ENG: under construction: The LMS Patriot Project: Replica. Named The Unknown Warrior. Construction started in 2008. Under construction as of 2024. Being built using some parts from scrapped LMS 8F class 48518. To be completed by 2027. 73129: 5MT (Standard) 4-6-0: 4'-8½" BR

LMS Black 5 4-6-0. The Black 5 (or Class 5 Mixed Traffic) was designed by Sir William Stanier when he was Chief Mechanical Engineer for the London Midland and Scottish (LMS) railway. The 5-MT was first introduced in September of 1934.

The London Midland and Scottish Railway’s Class 5 4-6-0, almost universally known as the Black Five was introduced by William Stanier in 1934 and 842 were built between then and 1951. Members of the class survived to the last day of steam …

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Hughes 4-6-4T was a class of steam locomotives. They were a 4-6-4 T tank engine version of the L&YR Class 8 ("Dreadnought" Class 4-6-0), hence they were known as "Dreadnought tanks".

Apr 18, 2023 · English: London Midland and Scottish Railway's Class 5 4-6-0, almost universally known as the "Black Five", was introduced by William Stanier in 1934. 842 were built and 18 are preserved. This category has the following 21 subcategories, out of 21 total. The following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total.

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The 8:15 pm Perth to Euston night express – 11 carriages carrying approximately 85 passengers hauled by a single steam locomotive (46242 Coronation Class 4-6-2 City of Glasgow which was repaired) – on the up fast line – this train was running about 80 minutes late because of fog.

ONE of a numerous and successful class of LMS 4-6-0 mixed traffic locomotives, No. 5241, is illustrated above. The first of the class, No. 5020, appeared in 1934 and since then no fewer than 452 have been built or ordered.

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.

These trains were entrusted to pairs of LMS/MR Midland Compound 4-4-0s between Glasgow and Carnforth, and a 4-6-0 locomotive of the LNWR Claughton Class, piloted by an LNWR George V 4-4-0, southwards to Euston.

Oct 6, 2018 · Hughes adapted the type of boiler built for his large 4-6-0 four-cylinder express engines to the mineral locomotive (frames, wheels, etc.), designed by J.A.F. Aspinall some years ago. The leading dimensions are given on the diagram, from which can be seen that this engine has 417 ft more heating surface and 13 tons more adhesion weight than the ...

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, of which 842 were built and were numbered 4658-5499 (BR then renumbered 44658-45499).

An earlier view of 44458, this time passing Water Orton. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Fowler Class 4F is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for medium freight work. They represent the ultimate development of Midland Railway's six coupled tender engines. Many trainspotters knew them as "Duck Sixes", a nickname derived from …

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) 2 and 2A boilered 4-6-0 locomotives were express passenger 4-6-0 steam locomotives. In 1935, William Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the LMS, ordered the rebuilding of the unique experimental high pressure compound locomotive 6399 Fury.