44767 on the Nene Valley Railway May 1996

LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 44767 on the Nene Valley Railway 11 May 1996.

LMS number 4767, BR number 44767 is a preserved steam locomotive. In preservation it carries the name George Stephenson though it never bore this in service. Built in 1947, 4767 was renumbered 44767 by British Railways after nationalisation in 1948. The loco was withdrawn from service in December 1967.

44767 was privately bought and put in storage until 1974 when it was taken to Thornaby for restoration by the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group. It was then named after famous railway engineer George Stephenson.

The loco was based on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway before being taken out of service at the end of 2002 for a full overhaul. 44767 re-steamed at Morpeth, Northumberland, where she was overhauled, in December 2009. I believe that the loco is now at the North Norfolk Railway undergoing an overhaul.

44767 Peterborough and the Nene Valley Railway 1996

 

LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 44767 Visits Peterborough and the Nene Valley Railway 12 May 1996.

London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier Black Five, LMS number 4767, BR number 44767 is a preserved steam locomotive. In preservation it has carried the name George Stephenson though it never bore this in service.

4767 was completed on the last day of the LMS, 31 December 1947 at Crewe Works. It was unique amongst the 842-strong class in that it featured outside Stephenson link motion in addition to other experimental features; a double chimney, Timken roller bearings throughout and electric lighting.

These modifications were part of a series of experiments by George Ivatt to improve the already excellent William Stanier-designed black five.

4767 was renumbered 44767 by British Railways 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 It was withdrawn in December 1967 after a working life of only 20 years.