A Short Clip off " City Of Peterborough" in action at Nene Valley Railway:-

The loco

British Railways built 172 of these locomotives from 1951 until 1957 as a development of the LMS Black 5, of which no fewer that 842 were built.

The locomotive and tender weigh, in working order, 128½ tons with 7 tons of coal and 5000 gallons of water in the tender. All wheels have roller bearing axleboxes with manganese steel liners on the axlebox and horn guides. The two cylinders are 19 in. diameter by 28 in. stroke. The driving wheel diameter 6 ft. 2 in. and the tractive effort is 26,120 lbs. The boiler pressure is 225 lbs./sq. in. and a rocking grate is fitted, the area being 28.7 sq. ft.

BR Class 5
4-6-0
73050 "City of Peterborough"

Royal Mail van Just how it would off beeen when the mail had come by Loco.

GPO Bike