5700 Class - 7774 - BR Black Later Crest - DCC Sound Fitted 20t BR Brakevan Colas Rail Freight leased 5

Colas Rail Freight leased 5 class 66 locomotives following the collapse of Advenza freight (numbered 66841 to 66845)

Undercarriage detail including exhaust and engine

the dedicated newspaper vans were repainted from North British Railway Coach Lake into the familiar LNER painted teak body finish

and GB Railfreight (GBRf)

With memories of its Class 50/1 conversion still fresh

5700 Class - 7774 - BR Black Later Crest - DCC Sound Fitted 20t BR Brakevan Colas Rail Freight leased 57774 was the last of the 5700 panniers built by the North British Locomotive Company. The locomotive, works number 24062, was completed March 1931 and sent to Aberbeeg Shed. It would remain a South Wales engine for its entire working life, except for trips to Swindon for works visits. It would enjoy stays at Newport Pill, Tredegar (86H), Aberbeeg (86K) and Ebbw Junction (86A) before final withdrawal in November 1959