The Fellsman

I went to Lancaster Castle Station on Wednesday 14th September 2011.
To film the last Fellsman excursion of the year called the Lakelander. to
Carlisle via the Settle to Carlisle Line.
The engine was LMS Class 5MT 4-6-0 no 45231 The Sherwood Forester

No history of British steam locomotives would be complete without a look at the ubiquitous ‘Black Five’. The ‘Black 5’ locomotive was built to a design by William Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London Midland Scottish Railway (LMSR). Stanier had joined the LMSR from the Great Western Railway in 1932. One of his first tasks on joining the LMSR was the design of a much needed ‘general purpose’ locomotive. The resulting Class 5 engine had a 4-6-0 wheel arrangement.

Along with mainline classmate no. 45407 The Lancashire Fusilier, it is remarkable to find examples of the ‘Black 5’ in regular use on Britain’s railway network, nearly forty years after the end of BR Steam. However, given their place in the history of British steam locomotives, it is wholly appropriate to still find preserved examples of the ‘Black 5’ at work on Britain’s mainline railways.
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