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London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Jubilee Class No. 5699 (BR No. 45699) Galatea is a preserved British steam locomotive.
5699 was built at Crewe Works in April 1936[ citation needed ] and named Galatea after HMS Galatea, which in turn was named after the Galatea of mythology.
From new it was allocated to Newton Heath shed in Manchester where it remained until October 1937 when it was transferred to Millhouses in Sheffield. It was not transferred again until November 1944, when it was allocated to Derby. In 1946, it was transferred to Nottingham and Holbeck, Leeds. After British Railways took over operation of Britain's railway network in 1948, 5699 was renumbered to British Railways number 45699 and in May was transferred to Bristol Barrow Road.
On 16 August 1953, Galatea was derailed while hauling a passenger train at Wilnecote. [1] The derailment was caused by a combination of defects on the locomotive and the condition of the track. The locomotive ended up on its side, but it was hardly damaged and only two people were reported injured.
Its final shed allocation was at Shrewsbury where it remained until November 1964, when it was withdrawn from service. After withdrawal it was stored at Eastleigh Works in December 1964, and remained there until January of the following year when it was moved by rail to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, Wales.
The locations of (4)5699 Galatea on particular dates.
| 18 April 1936 (First Shed) | Newton Heath |
| 2 October 1937 | Millhouses |
| 4 November 1944 | Derby |
| 12 October 1946 | Nottingham |
| 3 November 1946 | Holbeck, Leeds, 22A then 55A |
| 29 May 1948 | Bristol Barrow Road, 22A then 82E |
| 9 October 1961 (Final Shed) | Shrewsbury, 84G then 89A |
| 21 November 1964 | Withdrawn |
| December 1964 | Stored at Eastleigh Works |
| January 1965 | Transferred to Barry Scrapyard |
| April 1980 | Purchased for Preservation. |
| April 2013 | Restored to working order |
Galatea was rescued in April 1980 from Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, South Wales by the late Brian Oliver and was moved to the Severn Valley Railway originally to provide a spare boiler for preserved sister engine 45690 Leander.
45699 was at Tyseley Locomotive Works until 2002 when it was sold to the West Coast Railways and moved to Steamtown Carnforth where it was given a complete rebuild. This also included the manufacturing of a new middle driving wheel after the original was cut through after a shunting accident at Barry Island.
45699 returned to steam in April 2013 on test runs around the Hellifield circle. When 45699 emerged on its first test run it was wearing the identity of its fellow class member No. 5690 Leander. Galatea made its railtour debut on 19 May 2013 working a private charter from King's Lynn to Norwich.
In May 2014, it made its first ever operational visit to a heritage railway, when it visited the Mid Norfolk Railway at Dereham for their West Coast Railways steam gala, during which it ran alongside fellow Carnforth-based engines LMS Rebuilt Royal Scot 4-6-0 no 46115 Scots Guardsman and LMS Stanier Class 8F 2-8-0 no 48151. All three engines ran in triple-headed formation from Carnforth to Dereham on Thursday 29 May. The three engines then ran during the three day gala from Friday 30 May to Sunday 1 June. The following day, Monday 2 June, the three engines returned to Carnforth along with the nine Mark 1 coaches that had been provided for the gala because most coaches at the Mid Norfolk Railway are air-braked, whereas the three engines and the Mark 1 coaches are vacuum-braked.
In November 2019, 45699 was repainted into British Railways Brunswick green with the late crest and renumbered as scrapped classmate No. 45562 'Alberta' after running in British Railways crimson lake livery since April 2013. In July 2021, It had another change of identity and began running as No. 45627 'Sierra Leone', though its cabside number remains 45562 in this guise. As of April 2023 [update] , it's still running as Sierra Leone.
In March 2022, the engine was withdrawn for overhaul which was undertaken at West Coast Railway's base in Carnforth, Lancashire. The engine returned to service 11 months later in February 2023. [2]
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