LMS Jubilee Class 5699 Galatea

LMS Jubilee Class 5699 Galatea

London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Jubilee Class No. 5699 (BR No. 45699) "Galatea" is a preserved British steam locomotive.

Overview

5699 was built at Crewe in April 1936 and named "Galatea" after HMS "Galatea", which in turn was named after the Galatea of mythology. After nationalisation in 1948, she was renumbered 45699 by British Railways.

After being withdrawn in 1964, "Galatea" was rescued from Woodham's Scrapyard in Barry, South Wales, originally to provide a spare boiler for sister loco Leander, and is being rebuilt for the West Coast Railway Company.

External links

* [http://www.jubilees.co.uk/details/45699/ Jubilees detail]
* [http://www.railuk.co.uk/steam/getsteam.php?number=45699 Railuk database]
* [http://ukhrail.uel.ac.uk/cgi-bin/rlylocos?NO=5699&NA=Galatea&CL=&CO=ANY&BL=&WN=&LO= Preserved locomotive database]
* [http://www.em89.demon.co.uk/rail.htm Restoring Galatea]


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