5700 Class - L94 - London Transport Maroon Mk5 TPE Sets on the north bank of

on the north bank of the River Tyne

but retaining the original narrow cab and coal bunker

The Power Station closed in October 1982 and the stub of railway serving it was closed at the same time

with white planks - Triple Pack

37421 is still a regular atop PLPR (Plain Line Pattern Recognition) and UTU (Ultrasonic Testing Unit) formations and is expected to remain a key component of the operator’s fleet for several years to come

5700 Class - L94 - London Transport Maroon Mk5 TPE Sets on the north bank ofLondon Transports railway network is well known for being electrified and underground but there had always been a small fleet of steam locomotives retained for working infrastructure trains on the surface lines. By the 1950s, these older locomotives were well past their prime and London Transport began to look for replacements. Diesel locomotives were considered, as was a small fleet of ex GNR J52 steam locomotives but their trial was unsuccessful. In