9729 at Highbridge Yard after the Western Rgeion had taken over the S&D.

11 engines of the 5700 Class, nos 9700-10 were turned out with various modifications for working along the Metropolitan Line.

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 5700 Class is a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotive, built between 1929 and 1950. 863 were built, making them the 2nd most produced British class of steam locomotive. Image File history File linksMetadata 9729-at-Highbridge-Yard-a. ... Image File history File linksMetadata 9729-at-Highbridge-Yard-a. ... Image File history File links GWR_9700_Class_(maybe). ... Image File history File links GWR_9700_Class_(maybe). ... London Transport Portal The Metropolitan Line is part of the London Underground, coloured violet on the Tube map. ... The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ... 0-6-0 is also the emergency telephone number in Mexico, similar to the United Statess 9-1-1. ... A tank locomotive (occasionally tank engine) is a steam locomotive that carries its own fuel and water with it, instead of pulling it behind it in a tender. ... Union Pacific Big Boy #4012 at work on a cold November 29, 1941 A steam locomotive is a locomotive powered by steam. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Overview

The GWR had favoured Pannier Tank locomotives since 1911 when they had started rebuilding locomotives built between 1870 and 1905 into this style. By 1929 these older locomotives were in need of replacement. 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The first 5700s had round spectacles in the cab front but those built after 1933 had rectangular windows. Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

The size of the class demanded that the 5700 class locomotives were spread across several series of numbers.

• 3600 - 3699
• 3700 - 3799
• 4600 - 4699
• 5700 - 5799
• 6700 - 6779
• 7700 - 7799
• 8700 - 8799
• 9600 - 9682
• 9701 - 9799

Most were built at Swindon Works, but about 25% were built by private builders:-

• Armstrong Whitworth
• W. G. Bagnall
• Beyer Peacock
• Kerr Stuart
• North British
• Yorkshire Engine Co.

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Other pannier tanks

The GWR 5400 Class locomotives were a smaller engine, and had larger wheels and were auto-fitted for push pull passenger work. The GWR 6400 Class were similar to the 5400, but had the same size wheels as the 5700, and the GWR 7400 Class were very similar to the 6400 class, but were not auto fitted. The GWR 9400 Class was the post war updated design, heavier, longer and more powerful, using the same taper boiler as the GWR 2251 Class. For a list of classes, see 0-6-0PT. Preserved 6430 The Great Western Railway (GWR) 5400 Class is a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotive. ... A single GWR autocoach capable of push-pull operation. ... Preserved 6430 The Great Western Railway (GWR) 5400 Class is a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotive. ... Preserved 6430 The Aberystwyth station pilot, 7428 still lettered GWR 13 years after nationalisation, 1 August 1961. ... The Great Western Railway (GWR) 9400 Class is a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotive. ... 3211 at Southampton Terminus 1949. ... 1600 Class number 1638 in preservation An 0-6-0PT, also known as an 0-6-0 Pannier Tank, is a type of steam locomotive built by the Great Western Railway. ...

The 9700 Class

The 9700 Class Pannier Tanks were a direct development of the 5700 Class. The prototype for the class, No.8700 (later 9700), was a rebuilt 5700 locomotive. They were specifically for working on the Metropolitan/Hammersmith & City lines between Paddington Stations and Smithfield Meat Market. They replaced 'Metro' and '633' class locomotives. The Metropolitan Line is a line of the London Underground. ... The Hammersmith and City Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured salmon pink on the Tube map, running between Hammersmith and Aldgate East, extending to Barking in the rush hours. ... Smithfield meat market from the south Smithfield is an area in the north-west part of the City of London (which is itself the historic core of a much larger London). ...

The eleven locomotives in the class had condensing apparatus that fed the exhaust steam back into the water tanks. The tanks themselves were shortened to make room for the external exhaust pipes and were extended down to the footplate in front of the cab to increase their capacity. As condensing the steam heated the water, a reciprocating pump (Weir pump) was fitted as a boiler feedwater pump because standard injectors will not work with hot water. The pumps led to (unsuccessful) tests with these locomotives acting as fire engines during World War II. Steam locomotive condensing apparatus Differs in purpose from the usual closed cycle steam engine condenser, in that its function is primarily either to recover water, or to avoid excessive emissions to the atmosphere, rather than maintaining a vacuum to improve both efficiency and power. ... The Weir Group plc is an engineering company in the United Kingdom, headquartered in Glasgow. ... A boiler feedwater pump is a specific type of pump used to pump water into a steam boiler. ... The injector is a devise like a pump but without rotating parts, to pump any fluid into a container under pressure or discharge under pressure with suitable arrangements. ... A fire apparatus, fire engine or fire truck or fire appliance usually refers to a vehicle designed to fight fires. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

To work over the electrified underground lines, the 9700 Class locomotives had a special type of ATC equipment that lifted clear of the centre rail and had tripcock brake valves that matched the London Transport signalling system.
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London Transport and industrial use

Several were sold to London Transport who used them until 1971. Here is L95 (ex-5764) at Neasden in 1961. This engine is now preserved.

A number of 5700s were sold for further use after being withdrawn by British Railways. The National Coal Board bought a few (at least six) but the best known are those bought by London Transport. Image File history File links LT-L95-Neasden-1961. ... Image File history File links LT-L95-Neasden-1961. ... The London Underground is an all-electric railway system that covers much of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... The National Coal Board (NCB) was the nationalised British coal mining company. ...

Eleven 5700s were bought by London Transport and used on the London underground network starting in 1956. They replaced older LT steam locomotives on Permanent Way trains and were never used on normal passenger services. Main line running included trips between depots, to Acton Works and runs out to Croxley Tip, near Watford. A further two locomotives were later bought to replace classmates that were withdrawn in need of major repairs. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... London Underground steam locomotives. ...

The tripcock brake valve system was fitted to these locomotives and worked on the vacuum system, stopping the locomotives whether or not they were pulling a train. A Train Stop is a mechanical or electrical device that stops a train if it attempts to pass a red signal, or if it attempts to pass at an excessive speed. ...

They were numbered L89 to L99 and were allocated to the depots at Lillie Bridge (Kensington) and Neasden. Only eleven were running at any one time, the original L90 being withdrawn for repairs but scrapped instead and replaced by another locomotive which carried the same number.

The LT 5700s lasted until the end of steam on London Transport in 1971. Three diesel locomotives were bought to carry out the shunting duties from then on. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... Three Rolls-Royce engined-diesel locomotives were built in 1967-68, and acquired by London Underground in 1971. ...

The last 5700 in service was at Mountain Ash colliery, where it was working well into the 1970s and could still be seen on shed in 1980.

Preservation

Preserved No 7754 in NCB livery.

5786 at Buckfastleigh in 2005.

Preserved 5700 Class, no. 4612 on the Bodmin & Wenford Railway.

A total of 16 5700 class locomotives have survived to be preserved along with a number of the other types of Pannier Tank. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 650 KB)GWR 0-6-0PT 5700 Class no. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 650 KB)GWR 0-6-0PT 5700 Class no. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 791 KB) Summary © Alan Harris, March 2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 791 KB) Summary © Alan Harris, March 2005. ... Buckfastleigh is a small town in Devon, England, partly within Dartmoor National Park, and on the A38. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 657 KB)GWR 0-6-0PT 5700 Class, no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 657 KB)GWR 0-6-0PT 5700 Class, no. ... Categories: United Kingdom-related stubs | Heritage railways | British visitor attractions | Cornwall ...

As the oldest locomotives were the first to be withdrawn and sold for further use, there are a disproportional number of early locomotives in preservation. A number of those bought from London Transport were still in running order and were used on preserved lines with minimal work. General view, including engine sheds, of part of the site on a cold January day The Didcot Railway Centre, located in the Oxfordshire town of Didcot, is a comprehensive exhibition of Great Western Railway rolling stock. ... General view, including engine sheds, of part of the site on a cold January day The Didcot Railway Centre, located in the Oxfordshire town of Didcot, is a comprehensive exhibition of Great Western Railway rolling stock. ... GWR 0-6-0PT 5700 Class, no. ... LMS Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-0 no. ... Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T 41241 at Haworth station The Platform, Oxenhope Railway Station, terminus of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway (photo by Nigel Homer, 2006) Damems Junction signal box The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is a five-mile (eight-km) long heritage railway line in West Yorkshire... The South Devon Railway Trust operates this former Great Western Railway branch line from Totnes to Ashburton in Devon, along the River Dart. ... Kerr Stuart Tatoo-type locomotive. ... LMS Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-0 no. ... Kerr Stuart Tatoo-type locomotive. ... Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is a railway museum operated by the Quainton Railway Society Ltd. ... The North British Locomotive Company (NBL) was created in 1903 through the merger of three Glasgow companies; Sharp Stewart, Neilson Reid and Dübs and Company creating the largest locomotive building company in Europe. ... The Birmingham Railway Museum Trust operates two subsidiaries: Tyseley Locomotive Works and Vintage Trains. ... The North British Locomotive Company (NBL) was created in 1903 through the merger of three Glasgow companies; Sharp Stewart, Neilson Reid and Dübs and Company creating the largest locomotive building company in Europe. ... Llangollen railways station alongside the River Dee The Llangollen Railway is a preserved railway in Denbighshire, Wales, which runs from Llangollen to Carrog. ... The North British Locomotive Company (NBL) was created in 1903 through the merger of three Glasgow companies; Sharp Stewart, Neilson Reid and Dübs and Company creating the largest locomotive building company in Europe. ... The Birmingham Railway Museum Trust operates two subsidiaries: Tyseley Locomotive Works and Vintage Trains. ... The Birmingham Railway Museum Trust operates two subsidiaries: Tyseley Locomotive Works and Vintage Trains. ... The Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, a volunteer-run preserved railway, was first formed in the 1980s, running trains between a platform in a former colliery furnace site, up a steep but short section of railway line to a halt platform opposite the Whistle Stop public house (famed for its collection of... GWR 2-8-0T 4200 Class no. ... The Dean Forest Railway is a 4. ... The Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway is located to the east of Oxford, England. ...

Several preserved locomotives have run in London Transport colours but only 7715/L99 has been consistently so painted.

The 5700 Class in Fiction

5775 on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway featured in the 1970 film of The Railway Children painted Brown and lettered for the "Great Northern and Southern Railway". Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T 41241 at Haworth station The Platform, Oxenhope Railway Station, terminus of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway (photo by Nigel Homer, 2006) Damems Junction signal box The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is a five-mile (eight-km) long heritage railway line in West Yorkshire... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Railway Children is a childrens book by Edith Nesbit. ...

"Duck the Great Western Engine" in the The Railway Series books by Rev. W Awdry was a 5700 class Pannier Tank. Duck was heavily featured in the Railway Series book Duck and the Diesel Engine. ... Map showing the railways on the fictional Island of Sodor (click to enlarge). ...

External links

• http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/m_in_060_5700.htm
• Guide to GWR Pannier Tank Classes

References

• A pictorial Record of Great Western Engines, J.H.Russell (1975)
• Keighley & Worth Valley Locomotives as they were, Tom Heavyside (1996)
• Severn Valley Locomotives as they were, Tom Ferris (1995)
• The last years of Metropolitan Steam, H.C.Casserley