5700 Class - 5741 - GWR Green Class 66-Run2 Evening Star which famously brought

Evening Star which famously brought the curtain down for steam production for British Railways

Tooling covers three different body designs

the first of several hundred locomotives of a type that would revolutionise Railfreight across the UK (and Europe)

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5700 Class - 5741 - GWR Green Class 66-Run2 Evening Star which famously brought5741. GWR Livery From the initial order of 50 locomotives from the North British Locomotive Works, 5741 emerged from Queens Park works, Glasgow in 1929. Initially allocated to Aberbeeg but transferred to Ebbw Junction whilst in the condition represented here. A relatively early withdrawal came in 1957 from Newport Pill Shed. It is reputed that 5741 was the inspiration for (and number carried by) Duck in the Awdrys Railway Series. Features: No top