LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 No. 45212 is a preserved British steam locomotive. It was built by Armstrong Whitworth at Newcastle upon Tyne in 1935.

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LMS 5212
45212 Running round its train at Oxenhope.
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer William Stanier Builder Armstrong Whitworth Serial number 1253 Build date November 1935
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-0 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Leading dia. 3 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.003 m) Driver dia. 6 ft 0 in (1.829 m) Length 63 ft 7+3⁄4 in (19.40 m) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 9 long tons (9.1 t; 10.1 short tons) Water cap. 4,000 imp gal (18,000 l; 4,800 US gal) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 28+1⁄2 sq ft (2.65 m2) Boiler LMS type 3C Boiler pressure 225 lbf/in2 (1.55 MPa) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 18+1⁄2 in × 28 in (470 mm × 711 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts Valve type Piston valves Loco brake Vacuum Safety systems AWS, TPWS, OTMR, GSMR
Performance figures Maximum speed 25mph - (heritage railways) 45mph - (mainline, tender first) 60mph - (mainline, chimney first) Tractive effort 25,455 lbf (113.23 kN)
Career Operators London, Midland and Scottish Railway → British Railways Power class LMS: 5P5F BR: 5MT Axle load class BR: Route Availability 7 Withdrawn 3 August 1968 Current owner KWVR (On loan to Ian Riley) Disposition Operational, Mainline Certified

Service history

It is a LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 locomotive, originally numbered 5212 by the LMS, it had 40000 added to its number under British Railways after nationalisation in 1948. 45212 was one of the last locomotives to be withdrawn from service, surviving until 1968, the last year of steam on British Railways.

Preservation

45212 was purchased directly from British Railways service for preservation so never had to be restored from scrapyard condition unlike other preserved locomotives which ended up being sent to Barry Island. The majority of its class including 45212 were purchased directly from BR service for preservation with only six being purchased from Barry Island and then required restoration to run again. Before being overhauled at Ian Riley's workshop in Bury it spent most of its previous boiler ticket operating at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, but was not able to run trains into Whitby or Battersby as it was not mainline certified.

Following an overhaul at Riley and Son in Bury the engine is now mainline certified.^{[citation needed]} The engine is based at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway when not in use on the mainline hauling railtours or working West Coast Railways's "Jacobite" trains from Fort William to Mallaig.

References

External links

• Railuk database
• Preserved locomotive database