5700 Class - 5741 - GWR Green Rugby Cement and were linked to Staiths

and were linked to Staiths situated at Leamington by two separate railway branches

The second half of the 1980s saw a potential new direction for the Class 50s as passenger work began to dry up

it swapped its sub sector decals for Transrail’s big ‘T’ branding in 1995

Flush Tender Body

Metal buffers

5700 Class - 5741 - GWR Green Rugby Cement and were linked to Staiths5741. 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