5786, GWR 5700 Class (later L92)
A preserved GWR 5700 Pannier Tank locomotive, built in 1927.
Sold to London Transport in 1956 and renumbered L92. Worked Metropolitan Line engineering trains until 1969, among the last steam engines in regular industrial service in Britain.
Last recorded as based at the South Devon Railway, owned by Worth Valley Pannier Group. Operating status: Heritage railway service / cycles. Current livery: GWR Brunswick green.
Location, livery and operating status last confirmed pre-2024 and subject to change. Check with the owning organisation or heritage railway for current information.
Notable history
Sold to London Transport in 1956 and renumbered L92. Worked Metropolitan Line engineering trains until 1969, among the last steam engines in regular industrial service in Britain.
