Steam locomotive near Moss Pit, Stafford

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Date:1963

Description:This steam train is pictured hauling freight just south of the railway bridge in Moss Pit.

The locomotive is an ex LMS Class 5 - No. 45268. It was designed by William Stanier and known as the 'Stanier Black Fives'. A total of 842 were built between 1934 and 1951. This locomotive was withdrawn from service in 1968 and subsequently scrapped.

Also in the photograph, partly installed metal gantries can be seen on the left and the right which show the start of the electrification programme of this line.

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Transport & Communication Rolling Stock Locomotives L.M.S. Housing Buildings, Architecture, Monuments British Rail

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Creators: Dr J.E.C. Peters - Creator

Donor ref:P66.003.0390 (37/52173)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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