R30484 Class 5MT 'Black Five' 4-6-0 BR Black Early Emblem 45055 Steam Locomotive Featured-Homepage Its exceptional speed and design

Its exceptional speed and design

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R30484 Class 5MT 'Black Five' 4-6-0 BR Black Early Emblem 45055 Steam Locomotive Featured-Homepage Its exceptional speed and designCompleted in November 1935, this Black Five was built at Vulcan Foundry, near Newton le Willows in Lancashire. It spent most of its working career in north west England and North Wales, though in 1966 it had brief allocations at West Hartlepool and York, before moving back to the Liverpool area and serving at Bank Hall and then Aintree. It almost lasted to the end of steam, withdrawal coming a month shy on 6th July 1968 from Lostock Hall, Preston,