British 1:87 Scale Modelling - Black Five 4-6-0 steam locomotive

'Black Five' 4-6-0 steam locomotive

Black Five as 5440

Prototype

Operating company

LMS
BR
+ preservation

Years of operation

In main line service from 1934 to the end of BR steam in 1968.

Total number built

842 (many detail variations). Built in various batches between 1934 and 1951.

Service type

Mixed traffic

Liveries

LMS livery was black. In 1948 experimental schemes were applied to three locomotives when the green liveries of the former SR, GWR and LNER were each applied to one locomotive. Apart from this trio the locomotives were black in BR operation.

Model

Manufacturer/supplier

The British 1:87 Scale Society
Patterns and design by Mick Scarrow and Philip Rivers.

Availability

A batch of twenty kits was produced in 2005 and sold out in 2007.

Construction

Brass, nickel-silver and white metal kit. Mashima 10-24 motor, Branchlines 40:1 gearbox, and Sharman custom-made wheels. Parts for both welded and riveted tenders. Smokebox-boiler-firebox unit supplied as a cast item - alternative flat etched parts also supplied. Buffers included. The model can represent Black Five numbers 5225 to 5499.

Price

Kit: £100

British 1:87 Scale Modelling

Prototype
Operating company	LMS BR + preservation
Years of operation	In main line service from 1934 to the end of BR steam in 1968.
Total number built	842 (many detail variations). Built in various batches between 1934 and 1951.
Service type	Mixed traffic
Liveries	LMS livery was black. In 1948 experimental schemes were applied to three locomotives when the green liveries of the former SR, GWR and LNER were each applied to one locomotive. Apart from this trio the locomotives were black in BR operation.
Model
Manufacturer/supplier	The British 1:87 Scale Society Patterns and design by Mick Scarrow and Philip Rivers.
Availability	A batch of twenty kits was produced in 2005 and sold out in 2007.
Construction	Brass, nickel-silver and white metal kit. Mashima 10-24 motor, Branchlines 40:1 gearbox, and Sharman custom-made wheels. Parts for both welded and riveted tenders. Smokebox-boiler-firebox unit supplied as a cast item - alternative flat etched parts also supplied. Buffers included. The model can represent Black Five numbers 5225 to 5499.
Price	Kit: £100