5700 Class - 5753 - BR Black Early Emblem ERA_Network Rail

5700 Class - 5753 - BR Black Early Emblem ERA_Network RailBuilt GWR at Swindon during April 1929. This 5700 was one of 30 locomotives built as part of Lot 238. As with all GWR built 5700s it was fitted with cast iron numberplates that were painted off yellow to represent brass. New to Old Oak Common it would soon transfer to Southall where it would spend the rest of its working life until withdrawal on the 14th of September 1959. Some say that after withdrawal, 5753 went on to work on an Island just off the

66142 is one such locomotive and proudly wears its 'a' sticker under one set of numbers

when the fleet was disbanded

Bauxite livery

Five-Pole motor with two flywheels

P6 Hopper - 1901-1904 Pre-Grouping: NER Grey - Triple Pack

RP25-110 profile OO wheels with provision for re-gauging with scale-sized wheels for P4/EM gauges – with simple ride height adjustment – and ability to set brake blocks in line with wheels

BR J69 68535 was from the same 1892 batch as No

Introduced in 1962

Corrugated ends and panelled doors

as it operated from Stratford Shed until being repainted into the GER’s ‘austerity’ grey livery in 1915

2mm Gauge Drop-In Wheel Sets suitable for the Accurascale Class 37 locomotive

with different block types and the more complicated Londonderry clasp type brake