5700 Class - L94 - London Transport Maroon Mk5 TPE Sets

5700 Class - L94 - London Transport Maroon Mk5 TPE SetsLondon Transports railway network is well known for being electrified and underground but there had always been a small fleet of steam locomotives retained for working infrastructure trains on the surface lines. By the 1950s, these older locomotives were well past their prime and London Transport began to look for replacements. Diesel locomotives were considered, as was a small fleet of ex GNR J52 steam locomotives but their trial was unsuccessful. In

2c Ph2 SO (ex-FO) 4106 Black Roof

with white planks - Triple Pack

on the north bank of the River Tyne

but retaining the original narrow cab and coal bunker

BR grey livery with 21T markings

Accessible sleeper coach 15210

The Power Station closed in October 1982 and the stub of railway serving it was closed at the same time

Club coach 15108

A PowerPack can be connected to the LokPilot 5 to bridge dirty rail sections and is included in all accurascale locos as standard

‘Bowling Ball’ set numbers on the front of the DMSO and DRBFO briefly replaced individual vehicle numbering

Incidentally

37421 is still a regular atop PLPR (Plain Line Pattern Recognition) and UTU (Ultrasonic Testing Unit) formations and is expected to remain a key component of the operator’s fleet for several years to come