5700 Class - 7714 - Early Emblem Black - DCC Sound Fitted Locomotive Class_57XX Pannier D9013 – ‘The Black Watch’

D9013 – ‘The Black Watch’

Repainted in the controversial general grey paint scheme in May 1990

including air pipes

84 was one of the last batch of ten locomotives built for the Great Eastern Railway

our model carries the heavy duty “Yorkshire” buffers that were fitted to the prototype when it was in service

5700 Class - 7714 - Early Emblem Black - DCC Sound Fitted Locomotive Class_57XX Pannier D9013 – ‘The Black Watch’7714. British Railways Black Livery, Early Emblem 7714 was an early contractor built locomotive, in this case, it was built by Kerr Stuart in Stoke on Trent in 1930. Initial allocation was to Tyseley but was soon sent North to Birkenhead. Withdrawn in 1959 it was purchased by the NCB and was sent to work at Penallta Colliery in South Wales. It worked here until it was purchased by the Severn Valley Railway in 1973. It was returned to steam and has