BR Standard Class 5

The British Railways Standard Class 5MT 4-6-0 is one of the 12 BR 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 ("Black Five"). A total of 172 were built between 1951 and 1957.

BR Standard Class 5
A Standard Class 5 at Salisbury in 1963
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerR. A. Riddles
BuilderBR Derby Works (130)
BR Doncaster Works (42)
Build dateApril 1951 - June 1957
Total produced172
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte4-6-0
  UIC2′C h2
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.3 ft 0 in (0.914 m)
Driver dia.6 ft 2 in (1.880 m)
Length62 ft 7 in (19.08 m)
Width8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Height13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
Axle load19.70 long tons (20.02 t; 22.06 short tons)
Adhesive weight58.05 long tons (58.98 t; 65.02 short tons)
Loco weight76.00 long tons (77.22 t; 85.12 short tons)
Tender weightBR1/BR1H: 49.15 long tons (49.94 t; 55.05 short tons);
BR1B: 51.25 long tons (52.07 t; 57.40 short tons);
BR1C: 53.25 long tons (54.10 t; 59.64 short tons);
BR1F: 55.25 long tons (56.14 t; 61.88 short tons);
BR1G: 52.50 long tons (53.34 t; 58.80 short tons);
Tender typeBR1 (50), BR1B (62), BR1C (35), BR1F (10), BR1G (3), BH1H (12)
Fuel capacityBR1C: 9.00 long tons (9.14 t; 10.08 short tons);
All others: 7.00 long tons (7.11 t; 7.84 short tons)
Water cap.BR1/BR1H: 4,250 imp gal (19,300 L; 5,100 US gal);
BR1B/BR1C: 4,725 imp gal (21,480 L; 5,674 US gal);
BR1F: 5,625 imp gal (25,570 L; 6,755 US gal);
BR1G: 5,000 imp gal (23,000 L; 6,000 US gal)
Firebox:
  Grate area28.7 sq ft (2.67 m2)
BoilerBR3
Boiler pressure225 psi (1.55 MPa)
Heating surface:
  Firebox171 sq ft (15.9 m2)
  Tubes and flues1,479 sq ft (137.4 m2)
Superheater:
  Heating area358 sq ft (33.3 m2)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size19 in × 28 in (483 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts (73000–73124, 73155–73171)
Caprotti (73125–73154)
Performance figures
Tractive effort26,124 lbf (116.2 kN)
Factor of adh.4.98
Career
OperatorsBritish Railways
Power class5MT
Numbers73000–73171
Axle load classRoute availability 7
BR (WR): Red
WithdrawnFebruary 1964 – August 1968
DispositionFive preserved, remainder scrapped
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