5700 Class - L94 - London Transport Maroon - DCC Sound FittedLondon Transports railway network is well known for being electrified and underground but there had always been a small fleet of steam locomotives retained for working infrastructure trains on the surface lines. By the 1950s, these older locomotives were well past their prime and London Transport began to look for replacements. Diesel locomotives were considered, as was a small fleet of ex GNR J52 steam locomotives but their trial was unsuccessful. In

Scottish 'car style' headlight (fully working)

Battery compartment louvres: present

currently residing at the Foxfield Railway

Profile wheels and axles with brass bearing pockets

33mm over gangways

and is operational

Built by George Stephenson

Mark 2b FK - 181

SR D1478 Van - Original SR Livery - Triple Pack

HDA and CDA versions* Multiple bufferbeam brake pipe configurations* Three different wheel variants: bolted disc brake

where Birchills became part of the Midlands Region of the Central Electricity Generating Board

HYA 371016