5700 Class - 5753 - BR Black Early Emblem ERA_Network Rail 66142 is one such locomotive

66142 is one such locomotive and proudly wears its 'a' sticker under one set of numbers

Corrugated ends and panelled doors

with different block types and the more complicated Londonderry clasp type brake

Introduced in 1962

as it operated from Stratford Shed until being repainted into the GER’s ‘austerity’ grey livery in 1915

5700 Class - 5753 - BR Black Early Emblem ERA_Network Rail 66142 is one such locomotiveBuilt GWR at Swindon during April 1929. This 5700 was one of 30 locomotives built as part of Lot 238. As with all GWR built 5700s it was fitted with cast iron numberplates that were painted off yellow to represent brass. New to Old Oak Common it would soon transfer to Southall where it would spend the rest of its working life until withdrawal on the 14th of September 1959. Some say that after withdrawal, 5753 went on to work on an Island just off the