Stratford Shed
The unique K5 2-6-0 no 61863 photographed in the shed yard at Stratford, thought to have been taken around the time of its withdrawal in 1960. Built at Darlington in 1925, originally as one of 193 Gresley K3s, this example was rebuilt by Thompson at Doncaster in 1945 with a new type of boiler and 2 (rather than 3) cylinders, with the rebuilt locomotive being reclassified K5. The solitary example was withdrawn from Stratford in early June 1960 and cut up at Doncaster by the end of that month.
Location: Stratford Shed (former)
Original line: Great Eastern Railway
Photographer: K A Gray
Contact photographer: K A Gray
Date: 1960
Image number: 52427
Other photographs of Stratford Shed on RailScot
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