The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier Class 5 4-6-0, commonly known as the Black Five, is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives. It was introduced by William Stanier and …

The 5F class are a class of two-hundred-forty-five tender 2-6-0 locomotives. The 5F class nicknamed the Hughes Crabs were designed by George Hughes for mixed-traffic operations …

The London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier Class 5 2-6-0 or Stanier Mogul is a class of 2-6-0 mixed traffic steam locomotives. Forty were built between October 1933 and March …

Five of the locomotives (13118, 13122, 13124, 13125 and 13129) were rebuilt with new cylinders and Lenz rotary cam poppet valve gear in 1931. This proved to be of no advantage over the …

The Midland shaped the subsequent LMS locomotive policy until 1933. Its locomotives (which it always referred to as engines) followed a corporate small engine policy, with numerous class …

The LMS Stanier Class 5 is a type of 4-6-0 steam locomotive which was built between 1934 and 1951 with several variations. The locomotive is almost universally known as the Black Five, …

Although all built at Crewe Works, they were designed at Horwich Works and were developed from the Horwich Mogul, the LMS Hughes Crab 2-6-0. They had the addition of several …

LMS Class 5F Crab no. 13065 (2765/42765) at Buckley Wells. The number represents the original numbering sequence of the locomotives. Technical Data. Introduced: 1926. Wheel …

LMS Class 5F no. 13268 at Highley, Severn Valley Railway. The numbering represents the original numbering sequence applied to the locomotives

In the history of British steam locomotives, no locomotives have ever been as universally popular as the Stanier 5MT class, the Black Fives. They were undoubtedly the most efficient design of …