5700 Class - 5753 - BR Black Early Emblem ERA_Pioneering 2c fleet was increasingly sidelined

2c fleet was increasingly sidelined with many examples withdrawn or sold abroad

This locomotive was built at Swindon in 1933 and allocated to Old Oak Common where it spent its entire working life

now all scrapped

As the first Class 60 to carry EW&S livery

Rewinding to happier days

5700 Class - 5753 - BR Black Early Emblem ERA_Pioneering 2c fleet was increasingly sidelinedBuilt 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