LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 4932
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LMS 4932 | |
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Route Availability 7 | |
Withdrawn | August 1968 |
Current owner | David Smith |
Disposition | Operational, Mainline Certified |
LMS Stanier Class 5MT 4932, is a preserved British steam locomotive. It is one of 18 surviving members of the Black 5 class which had 842 members constructed by five manufacturers. 44932 is the sole remaining member of the class which was built at the LMS's Horwich Works.
Overview
4932 was built in 1945 by the
After completion at Horwich Works it was allocated to Blackpool Central's 24E Shed where it remained for nearly six years until January 1952 when it was transferred to
Allocations
The shed locations of 44932 on particular dates:
First shed | Blackpool Central, 24E |
Jan 1952 | Accrington, 24A |
Feb 1957 | Agecroft, 26B |
Oct 1959 | Leicester, 15E |
Jan 1960 | Annesley, 16D |
Jan 1963 | Cricklewood East, 14A |
Feb 1963 | Annesley, 16D |
3 Jul 1965 | Rose Grove , 10F
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17 Jul 1965 | Annesley, 16B |
Dec 1965 | Derby, 16C |
Final Shed | Rose Grove , 10F
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Preservation
After being bought from British Railways for preservation it was used on the mainline between overhauls. It in the early days of preservation wore lined brunswick green.
Acquired in 2008 by David Smith it was based at West Coast Railway's Carnforth MPD base. The engine as of 2018 was undergoing another overhaul with plans to return to the mainline on completion.
In August 2022 the engine returned to service following an overhaul at Carnforth MPD outshopped in British Railways lined black with British Railways lettering on its tender. The engine carried this livery from January 1948 until early 1949 before being changed to the cycling lion crest, in preservation the engine also wore this livery while mainline certified in the late 1980s/early 1990s. The engine undertook its first test run on 10 August running from Carnforth to
Following completion of the engines latest overhaul in 2022 the engine is planned to be trialed out with the fitment of ETCS (in-cab signalling) alongside LNER Peppercorn Class A1 4-6-2 No. 60163 Tornado as part of Network Rail's "Pathfinder Project" which is being undertook to assess the fitment of in-cab signalling to heritage locomotives.[3]
Fame in Preservation
In 2013 during the 45th anniversary celebrations of the end of steam in August 1968, it took part in two special one off railtours, the first was on Wednesday 7 August working one of the Statesman Rail's Fellsman trains which was renamed for the occasion "The Fifteen Guinea Fellsman" which it ran in double headed form with
Four days later on Sunday 11 August it took part in the 45th anniversary run marking the end of steam on Sunday 11 August 1968.
References
- ^ https://www.railadvent.co.uk/events/light-engine-test-run-carnforth-steamtown-hellifield-goods-loop 44932 light test run
- ^ https://www.railadvent.co.uk/events/the-cumbrian-mountain-express-london-euston-carlisle-13 44932 Inaugural post overhaul railtour
- ^ 44932 and 60163 being fitted as part of Pathfinder project Steam Railway issue 538 November 2022 page 40
- ^ http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t13/t0811b.htm 15 Guinea Special timings
- ^ https://www.flickr.com/photos/42802953@N03/9490211204 45231 & 44932 at Ais Gill