BR standard class 5
The BR standard class 5 4-6-0 was one of the 12 standard classes of steam locomotive built by British Railways in the 1950s. It was essentially a development of the LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0. 172 were built between 1951 and 1957 and they were numbered 73000–73171. Five locomotives have been preserved.
BR Standard Class 5 Media
73140 with Caprotti valve gear and a big tender at Chester General in 1964.
Named Class 5MT, No. 73113 Lyonesse at Battledown flyover. The nameplate is positioned above the centre driving wheel.
73156 and 73082 doubleheading a train at the Great Central Railway in January 2023.
BR Standard Class 5 73050 in a locomotive shed at Wansford railway station
BR Standard Class 5 No. 73082 'Camelot' on shed at Sheffield Park on the Buebell Railway.
Coming on duty at Alresford - geograph.org.uk - 1289301
British Railways 'standard' class 5 73129 waits for its turn at Bewdley during a visit to the Severn Valley Railway.
BR Standard Class 5 73156 Great Central Railway
