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5764 was acquired direct from London Transport, arriving in LT livery on 19 June 1971 and entering service the same year. An indication of how quickly it entered service may be judged by the lighting of a fire in the engine whilst it was being unloaded from the low-loader.
 
5764 was acquired direct from London Transport, arriving in LT livery on 19 June 1971 and entering service the same year. An indication of how quickly it entered service may be judged by the lighting of a fire in the engine whilst it was being unloaded from the low-loader.
  
5764 has been used in film and TV several times, with appearances including the BBC children's television series [[Carrie's War]] in November 1973, [[The Signalman]] in 1976, [[God's Wonderful Railway]] in 1979 and tie TV movie [[Cider With Rosie]] in 1998.
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5764 has been used in film and TV several times, with appearances including the BBC children's television series [[Carrie's War]] in November 1973, [[The Signalman]] in 1976, [[God's Wonderful Railway]] in 1979 and the TV movie [[Cider With Rosie]] in 1998.
 
    
 
    
 
5764 last saw service in January 2011.  The locomotive is currently stored at [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed]], a facility not normally accessible to the general public.
 
5764 last saw service in January 2011.  The locomotive is currently stored at [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed]], a facility not normally accessible to the general public.

Revision as of 18:15, 11 December 2016

GWRGreat Western Railway Pannier 5764
GWR Class 5700 No 5764 Pannier (3000285676).jpg
5764 at Bewdley
Built By GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon Works
Configuration 0-6-0PT
Power class 4FThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
Status Out of service
Loco Number 5764
History
Built 1929
Designed By Charles CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941
Type GWRGreat Western Railway 5700
1971 Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway in working order
2011 Withdrawn for overhaul
Technical
Length 31ft 2"
Weight 47t 10cwt

Steam Locomotives

5764 is a GWRGreat Western Railway CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 5700 class 0-6-0PT ‘pannier tank’, one of two examples on the SVRSevern Valley Railway (the other being 7714).

5764 in service

The GWRGreat Western Railway 5700 class 0-6-0PT ‘pannier tank’ was the largest class of engine designed and built by the Great Western Railway; more than 860 were built between 1929 and 1950. Pannier tanks could be found at work all over the former GWRGreat Western Railway system and although designed primarily for shunting duties, they were regularly used on local freight and passenger workings. The class was rated 4FThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic. by British Railways.

5764 was built at Swindon and entered service in 1929 at London’s Old Oak Common depot. It remained at that depot post-War, serving the GWRGreat Western Railway and BRBritish Rail or British Railways for more than thirty years before being withdrawn by BRBritish Rail or British Railways in May 1960 having run an estimated 520,259 miles in service.

BRBritish Rail or British Railways sold a number of pannier tanks, including 5764, to London Transport who used them mainly to run engineering trains on their Metropolitan Lines, operating from their Neasden Depot. While there, 5764 was allocated the number L95.

5764 in preservation

5764 was acquired direct from London Transport, arriving in LT livery on 19 June 1971 and entering service the same year. An indication of how quickly it entered service may be judged by the lighting of a fire in the engine whilst it was being unloaded from the low-loader.

5764 has been used in film and TV several times, with appearances including the BBC children's television series Carrie's War in November 1973, The Signalman in 1976, God's Wonderful Railway in 1979 and the TV movie Cider With Rosie in 1998.

5764 last saw service in January 2011. The locomotive is currently stored at Kidderminster Carriage Shed, a facility not normally accessible to the general public.

The locomotive is owned by the SVR Pannier Tank Fund who also own GWR Pannier 7714.

See also

Steam Locomotives

References


Links

GWR 5700 Class on Wikipedia