LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 4767
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London Midland and Scottish Railway The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSIt has been argued that the initials LMSR should be used to be consistent with LNER, GWR and SR. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway's corporate image used LMS, and this is what is generally ...
(LMS) Stanier Black Five, LMS number 4767, BR number 44767 is a preserved
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. In preservation it has carried the name ''George Stephenson'' though it never bore this in service with British Railways.


Service

4767 was completed on the last day of the LMS, 31 December 1947 at
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. It was unique amongst the 842-strong class in that it featured outside
Stephenson link motion The Stephenson valve gear or Stephenson link or shifting link is a simple design of valve gear that was widely used throughout the world for various kinds of steam engines. It is named after Robert Stephenson but was invented by his employees. ...
in addition to other experimental features; a
double chimney A double chimney (or double stack, double smokestack in American English) is a form of chimney for a steam locomotive, where the conventional single opening is duplicated, together with the blastpipe beneath it. Although the internal openings for ...
, Timken
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s throughout and electric lighting. These modifications were part of a series of experiments by
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to improve the already excellent
William Stanier Sir William Arthur Stanier (27 May 1876 – 27 September 1965) was an English railway engineer, and was chief mechanical engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Biography Sir William Stanier was born in Swindon, where his f ...
-designed Black Five. 4767 was renumbered 44767 by
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after nationalisation in 1948. Its double chimney was removed in 1953. It was withdrawn in December 1967 after a working life of only 20 years.


Allocations

44767 was only transferred between sheds five times during its career with British Railways with it is first allocation being to Crewe North and it is final allocation being at Carlisle Kingmoor. The list below shows the shed locations of 44767 on particular dates.http://brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=S&id=446003110&loco=4767 Shed Allocations for 44767.


Preservation

44767 was purchased directly from British Railways for preservation by Ian Storey and was stored at
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until 1974 when it was taken to
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for restoration to running order by the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group. Restoration work was complete for the 150th anniversary of the
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in 1975. At
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, the former
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,
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named 44767 after famous railway engineer
George Stephenson George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was an English civil engineer and Mechanical engineering, mechanical engineer during the Industrial Revolution. Renowned as the "Father of Railways", Stephenson was considered by the Victoria ...
. A plaque below its nameplates reads:
This locomotive was named by the Right Hon. William Whitelaw C.H. M.C. M.R. at Shildon on August 25th 1975 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.
In 1988, it was featured in 'The Thistle' music video by
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. Filming locations on the
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with Glenfinnan Viaduct. The locomotive saw regular use along the mainline, including services in Scotland. The locomotive was based on the
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before being taken out of service at the end of 2002 for a full overhaul. In December 2009, 44767 returned to steam at Morpeth in Northumberland, where it was overhauled, from where it was moved to the
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for running in and painting. Between May and September 2010, 44767 was in use at the
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, before visiting the
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for their Autumn Gala. It then spent the winter of 2010 at the
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, before visiting the
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for their winter steam gala in February 2011. It then returned to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway for the 2011 season, before returning to the
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for the 2011 winter season, although its stay there was curtailed due to firebox troubles. Following a two-year repair effort, the engine re-entered service at the North Norfolk Railway in February 2014, where it ran for the rest of the year, before moving to Swanwick at the
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to undergo work. In September 2018, 44767 was sold to the West Coast Railway Company.


References


External links

{{commons category, LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 4767
Railuk database



Preserved British Steam Locomotives, 44767


44767 Preserved London, Midland and Scottish Railway steam locomotives Individual locomotives of Great Britain Railway locomotives introduced in 1947 Standard-gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain 4-6-0 locomotives