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Designed by RA Riddles and built at Derby and Doncaster,
the Standard Class 5 was a very similar locomotive to the smaller Standard Class 4 in appearance - but with larger boiler
and driving wheels. It followed largely in the footsteps of the successful
Stanier LMS Class 5s built from 1934, but with many enhancements, such as
roller bearings. The first loco entered traffic in April 1951 and immediately
proved itself a success. In all, some 172 were built between then and 1957 and
were put to work on all regions of BR, although there were not many on the
Eastern Region. The locos were paired with some six different tenders ranging
from the BR1 of 49 tons 3 cwt, capacity 4,200 galls, to the BR1F of 55 tons 5
cwt, capacity 5,650 galls.
The initial allocation of locos on the Southern Region was put to work on the Kent Coast lines but when those routes were electrified many were transferred to work on the South Western section, mainly between London and Salisbury and London and Bournemouth. Locos allocated to both the Southern and Midland Regions could be found at times working the late-lamented "Pines Express". In early 1959 it was decided to name 20 of the Southern Region Class 5s using names previously carried by withdrawn examples of the King Arthur Class. These named locos, named between May 1959 and May 1961, came to be known as "Standard Arthurs" and were: |
Number 73080 73081 73082 73083 73084 73085 73086 73087 73088 73089 |
Name Merlin Excalibur Camelot Pendragon Tintagel Melisande The Green Knight Linette Joyous Guard Maid of Astolat |
Number 73110 73111 73112 73113 73114 73115 73116 73117 73118 73119 |
Name The Red Knight King Uther Morgan Le Fay Lyonnesse Etarre King Pellinore Iseuit Vivien King Leodegrance Elaine |
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Introduced: Driving Wheel: Bogie Wheel: Length: Weight: Loco: Tender: Water Capacity: Cylinders: Boiler Pressure: Tractive Effort: Coal Capacity: Route Availability: |
April 1951 6 ft 2 ins 3 ft 62 ft 7 ins 76 tons 4 cwt (BR1) 41 tons 3 cwt (BR1B) 50 tons 5 cwt (BR1C) 53 tons 5 cwt (BR1F) 55 tons 5 cwt (BR1G) 52 tons 10 cwt (BR1H) 49 tons 3 cwt (BR1) 4,200 gals (BR1B) 4,725 gals (BR1C) 4,725 gals (BR1F) 5,625 gals (BR1G) 5,000 gals (BR1H) 4,250 gals 19 in x 28 in 225 lb sq in 26,120 lb 7 tons (BR1C 9 tons) 7 |
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This page was last updated 30 March 2004