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LMS Stanier "5MT" Class 4-6-0 - 'Black Five'


Class Types
LMS Class 5P5F
BR Class 5MT
(Also known as) Black Five

General
Designer Sir William Stanier
Introduced 1934
Grouping Company London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Wheel Arrangement 4-6-0
Number Built as 5MT 842
First in Service 08/1934
Last in Service 08/1968
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Armstrong Whitworth 327
Crewe Works 241
Derby Works 54
Horwich Works 120
Vulcan Foundry 100
Orders
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
Vulcan FoundryCrewe Works n/a (CW 119) 1934 50
Crewe Works  114 1935 20
Crewe Works  122 1935 5
Armstrong Whitworth  n/a 1935 100
Vulcan FoundryCrewe Works n/a (CW 123) 1935 50
Armstrong Whitworth  n/a 1936 227
Crewe Works  142 1938 20
Derby Works  151 1943 10
Derby Works  152 1943 10
Derby Works  153 1944 15
Crewe Works  170 1944 46
Derby Works  170 1944 19
Crewe Works  174 1945 60
Horwich Works  174 1945 35
Crewe Works  183 1946 15
Horwich Works  183 1946 15
Crewe Works  187 1947 45
Horwich Works  187 1947 20
Horwich Works  192 1948 20
Crewe Works  192 1949 20
Crewe Works  199 1949 10
Horwich Works  199 1949 30

Illustration
Copyright: BarkingBill
Power
Standard engine Stephenson Caprotti
Variant Introduced 1934 1947 1947
Tractive Effort 25,455lbs
As Standard engine
As Standard engine
Outside Cylinders 18.5" x 28" (2 off) 18.5" x 28" (2 off) 18.5" x 28" (2 off)
Outside Valves Piston Piston Piston
Outside Motion Walschaerts Stephenson Caprotti

Wheels
Standard engine Stephenson Caprotti
Pony 3' 31⁄2"
As Standard engine
As Standard engine
Drivers 6'
As Standard engine
As Standard engine

Dimensions
Standard engine Stephenson Caprotti
Length (over buffers) 63' 73⁄4"
As Standard engine
As Standard engine

Boiler & Firebox
Standard engine Stephenson Caprotti
Boiler Diagram 3B
As Standard engine
As Standard engine
Boiler Pressure 225lbs
As Standard engine
As Standard engine