4-6-0 Standard Class 5MT BR Profile and Models

4-6-0 Standard Class 5MT BR

73156 at Loughborough in January 2019. ©Peter Glyn

The British Railways Standard Class 5MT 4-6-0 is one of the 12 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. William Stanier's Black Five had been the most successful mixed-traffic type in Great Britain. Construction of the Black Fives had started in 1934 and continued past nationalisation to 1951. A new set of 'standard' locomotives was to be built by British Railways, based on LMS designs and incorporating modern ideas. In particular, the Standard design incorporated features designed to make disposal of the engine after a working "turn" easier: a self-cleaning smokebox and a rocking grate removed the necessity for crews to undertake dirty and strenuous duties at the end of a long shift. These locomotives had a trouble-free introduction in comparison to several of the other Standard classes and were used interchangeably with the pre-nationalisation class 5 engines they supplemented. They were utilised as the haulage power on duties varying from fast passenger trains to slow unfitted freight trains, displaying their versatility.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

BR Derby Works
BR Doncaster Works

Build Date

1951 to 1957

Total Built

172

Tractive Effort

26,120 lbf

Wheel Configuration

4-6-0

Operated By

British Railways

Main Duties

Mixed Traffic

In Service Until

1968

Surviving Examples

5

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Alan Gibson 4M159A BR Class 5 4-6-0 and BR1B/BR1F Tender steam locomotive kit Requires assembly Not set 4M159A
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BR Class 5 4-6-0 and BR1B/BR1F Tender steam locomotive kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) DJH Model Railway Kits K35 BR std class 5 4-6-0 (BR1B/1C tender) Requires assembly Not set K35
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BR std class 5 4-6-0 (BR1B/1C tender) Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) DJH Model Railway Kits No image available Requires assembly Not set K51
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BR std class 5 Caprotti(BR1B/1C tender) Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) DJH Model Railway Kits K58 BR std class 5 4-6-0 (BR1/1G/1H tender) Requires assembly Not set K58
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BR std class 5 4-6-0 (BR1/1G/1H tender) Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Modern Traction Kits (MTK) MTK01 Class 05 BR 4-6-0 73XXX & Tender kit Requires assembly Not set MTK01
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Class 05 BR 4-6-0 73XXX & Tender kit Unpainted
HO Gauge (1:87 Scale) Trix No image available RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set 1112
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Standard Class 5 4-6-0 73000 in BR Green (2 or 3-rail operation) BR green with early emblem