LMS "Hughes Crab" 5F Class

LMS 5F Class

No. 13065 steaming in March, 2017 on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.

Overview -

Propulsion:

Steam

Loco Type:

Tender Engine

Gauge:

4 ft 8 1/2 in

History -

Designer:

George Hughes

Manufacturing Details:

Builder:

Horwich Works

Crewe Works

Build Date:

1926 - 1932

Service:

Operator:

London Midland Scottish Railway

British Railways

No.

LMS 13000–13244, renumbered 2700–2944 in 1934, BR 42700–42944

Years in Operation:

1926 - 1947

1948 - 1967

Total Produced:

245

Total Scrapped:

242

Total Preserved:

3

Fleet No's:

13000–13244, Renumbered 2700–2944 (LMS)

42700–42944 (BR)

Disposition:

3 Preserved, Rest Scrapped

Wheel Arrangement:

Whyte Notation:

2-6-0+T

UIC-Classification:

1′C h2

Picture-Scheme:

oOOO

Configuration Name:

Mogul

Axle No.

4

Boiler & Firebox:

Original Boiler Pressure:

180 lbf/in². (1.24 MPa)

Heating Surface:

1,361 sq. ft. (126.4 m²) - Original

Tubes:

1, 345 sq. ft. (125.0 m²)

Cylinders:

Cylinders (Dia. x Stroke):

21 in × 26 in (533 mm × 660 mm)

Operation:

Water Capacity:

3, 500 Gallons

Coal Capacity:

5.1 Tons

Weight of Locomotive:

67 Tons

Performance Statistics:

Tractive Effort:

26,580 lbf (118.23 kN)

Dimensions:

Total Length:

59 ft 3 7⁄8 in (18.082 m)

The London Midland Scottish Railway 5F Class are 2-6-0 tender steam locomotives known as "Hughes Crabs".

History[]

The 5F class are a class of two-hundred-forty-five tender 2-6-0 locomotives. The 5F class nicknamed the Hughes Crabs were designed by George Hughes for mixed-traffic operations inspired by the Caledonian Railway's 2-6-0 mogul designs. The class were built from 1926 until 1932 some were fitted with Lentz valve gear in 1931 the five engines fitted with such had them converted to Reidinger valve gear.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

When the next mechanical engineer of the LMS William Stanier was asked to construct more Hughes Crab, however planned to have them fitted with a different boiler, then later other modifications came to Stanier's mind and the alterations became a new class of 2-6-0s which replaced the Hughes Crabs. All of the class managed to survive into British Railways ownership from 1948 until 1961 when withdrawals began with the last two No.42727 and 42942 when were withdrawn from service in 1967, a year before steam ended officially on British Railways.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Preservation[]

Three of the class have been preserved though none are currently operational them being No. 13000, No. 13065 and No. 42859. No. 13000 (Later 2700 then 42700) the first of the class to be built is preserved as part of the National Collection and is on Display at their museum in York. No. 13065 (Later 2765 then 42765) being the only Hughes Crab to operate under preservation on the East Lancashire Railway until 2018 and is currently under overhaul.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

No. 42859 (Originally 13159 then 2859) currently stored in a dismantled state after have several components were stolen and later found. It's boiler was scrapped by the owner to pay for the locomotive's storage and was also beyond operational repair.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

List of Locomotives[]

Class list of locomotives of the 5F class.^[2]^[3]^[5]
Image:	1st No.	2nd No.	3rd No.	Built:	Builder:	Builder's No.	Status:
	13000	2700	42700	1926	Horwich Works	TBA	Preserved
TBA	13001	2701	42701	1926	Horwich Works	TBA	Scrapped
TBA	13002	2702	42703	1926	Horwich Works	TBA	Scrapped
TBA	13003	2703	42703	1926	Horwich Works	TBA	Scrapped
TBA	13004	2704	42704	1926	Horwich Works	TBA	Scrapped
TBA	13005	2705	42705	1926	Horwich Works	TBA	Scrapped
TBA	13006	2706	42706	1926	Horwich Works	TBA	Scrapped
TBA	13007	2707	42707	1927	Horwich Works	TBA	Scrapped
TBA	13008	2708	42708	1927	Horwich Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13009	2709	42709	1927	Horwich Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13010	2710	42710	1927	Horwich Works	TBA	Scrapped
TBA	13011	2711	42711	1927	Horwich Works	TBA	Scrapped
TBA	13012	2712	42712	1927	Horwich Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13013	2713	42713	1927	Horwich Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13014	2714	42714	1927	Horwich Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13015	2715	42715	1927	Horwich Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13016	2716	42716	1927	Horwich Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13017	2717	42717	1927	Horwich Works	TBA	Scrapped
TBA	13018	2718	42718	1927	Horwich Works	TBA	Scrapped
TBA	13019	2719	42719	1927	Horwich Works	TBA	Scrapped
TBA	13020	2720	42720	1927	Horwich Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13046	2746	42746	1927	Crewe Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13047	2747	42747	1927	Crewe Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13048	2748	42748	1927	Crewe Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13049	2749	42749	1927	Crewe Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13050	2750	42750	1927	Crewe Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13051	2751	42751	1927	Crewe Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13052	2752	42752	1927	Crewe Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13053	2753	42753	1927	Crewe Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13054	2754	42754	1927	Crewe Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13055	2755	42755	1927	Crewe Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13056	2756	42756	1927	Crewe Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13057	2757	42757	1927	Crewe Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13058	2758	42758	1927	Crewe Works
	13059	2759	42759	1927	Crewe Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13060	2760	42760	1927	Crewe Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13061	2761	42761	1927	Crewe Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13062	2762	42762	1927	Crewe Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13063	2763	42763	1927	Crewe Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13064	2764	42764	1927	Crewe Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13065	2765	42765	1927	Crewe Works	TBA	Preserved
	13066	2766	42766	1927	Crewe Works
	13067	2767	42767	1927	Crewe Works
	13068	2768	42768	1927	Crewe Works
	13069	2769	42769	1927	Crewe Works
	13070	2770	42770	1927	Crewe Works
	13071	2771	42771	1927	Crewe Works
	13072	2772	42772	1927	Crewe Works
	13073	2773	42773	1927	Crewe Works
	13074	2774	42774	1927	Crewe Works
	13075	2775	42775	1927	Crewe Works
	13112	2812	42812		Horwich Works	TBA	TBA
TBA	13113	2813	42813		Horwich Works	TBA	Scrapped
	13114	2814	42814		Horwich Works	TBA	TBA
	13115	2815	42815	1929	Horwich Works	TBA	TBA
	13116	2816	42816	1929	Horwich Works	TBA	TBA
	13117	2817	42817	1929	Horwich Works	TBA	TBA
	13118	2818	42818	1929	Horwich Works	TBA	TBA
	13119	2819	42819	1929	Horwich Works	TBA	TBA
	13141	2841	42841	1930	Horwich Works
	13142	2842	42842	1930	Horwich Works
	13143	2843	42843	1930	Horwich Works
	13144	2844	42844	1930	Horwich Works
	13145	2845	42845	1930	Horwich Works
	13146	2846	42846	1930	Horwich Works
	13147	2847	42847	1930	Horwich Works
	13148	2848	42848	1930	Horwich Works
	13149	2849	42849	1930	Horwich Works
	13159	2859	42859		TBA	TBA	TBA
	13160	2860	42860			TBA	TBA
TBA	13161	2861	42861		TBA	TBA	Scrapped
	13162	2862	42862		TBA	TBA	TBA
	13190	2890	42890	1930	Crewe Works
	13191	2891	42891	1930	Crewe Works
	13192	2892	42892	1930	Crewe Works
	13193	2893	42893	1930	Crewe Works
	13194	2894	42894	1930	Crewe Works
	13195	2895	42895	1930	Crewe Works
	13219	2919	42919	1930	Crewe Works

Trivia[]

The class is often forgotten due to not having an operational member and being replaced by the Stanier Moguls which were replaced by the famous Stanier "Black Fives".^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Gallery[]

Bibliography[]

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 http://www.gatewaytothelms.info/5f_crab.html

[:1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 https://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/5mt-42700-42944-2-6-0-lms-hughes-fowler-horwich-crab/

[:2-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 https://railuk.info/steam/getsteamclass.php?item=CRAB

[:3-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 https://docbrown.info/docspics/ArchiveSteam/loco42765.htm

[:4-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/971156

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