5700 Class - 7774 - BR Black Later Crest - DCC Sound Fitted Bauxite with rotating Axle Centres and

with rotating Axle Centres and brass bearings• Designed for easy 21mm conversion

one of the most colourful and long lasting vehicles was Civil Engineer/InterCity West Coast Staff & Tool Coach DB 977787

with hidden stay-alive capacitors

which resulted in the loss of its centre pair of discs

5700 Class - 7774 - BR Black Later Crest - DCC Sound Fitted Bauxite with rotating Axle Centres and7774 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