BR Standard Class 5

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The BR Standard Class 5 was a versatile British steam locomotive class introduced in the 1950s for mixed-traffic duties across the nationalised railway network.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
BR Standard Class 5 canonical 2
BR Standard Class 5MT 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Railways Standard steam locomotive
steam locomotive class
boilerPressure 225 psi
brPowerClass 5MT
buildPeriod 1951–1957
configuration tender locomotive
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
cylinderArrangement outside cylinders
cylinderCount 2
designer British Railways Standardisation team
surface form: British Railways Standardisation Team

R. A. Riddles
driverDiameter 6 ft
fuelType coal
gauge standard gauge
inspiredBy LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 "Black Five" locomotives
surface form: LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0
introduced 1951
lengthOverBuffers about 62 ft
manufacturer Crewe Works
surface form: BR Crewe Works

Darlington Works
surface form: BR Darlington Works

BR Derby Works
Doncaster Works
surface form: BR Doncaster Works

Swindon Works
surface form: BR Swindon Works
nickName Standard Five
operator British Rail
surface form: British Railways
powerType steam
preservedUnits several locomotives preserved
primaryRole mixed-traffic locomotive
railwayNetwork British railway network
surface form: British Railways national network
routeAvailability Route Availability 7
serviceEntry early 1950s
status retired from regular mainline service
tenderType BR1
BR1B
BR1C
BR1D
BR1F
BR1G
totalProduced 172
trackGauge 1435 mm
tractiveEffort approximately 26,000 lbf
UICClassification 2′C h2
usedFor freight services
passenger services
usedOnRegion Eastern Region
London Midland Region
Scottish Region
Southern Region
Western Region
valveGear Walschaerts
wheelArrangement 4-6-0
withdrawalPeriod 1964–1968

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

LMS Jubilee Class successorClass BR Standard Class 5
British Rail steam locomotives includes BR Standard Class 5
this entity surface form: BR Standard Class 5MT