LMS black five
The London Midland and Scottish Railway's Stanier class 5 4-6-0, almost universally known as a black five is a class of steam locomotive. They were introduced by William Stanier in 1934, over 800 being built between then 1950. They survived to the last day of steam on British Railways in 1968 and eighteen are preserved. The black fives were a mixed traffic locomotive a do-anything go-anywhere type. They were based on the LMS Jubliee class, and the LMS Stanier 2-6-0. They provided the basis for the LMS 8F 2-8-0 freight locomotive.
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