Class G5 Locomotive Company Ltd. 0-4-4T No. 1759
Shildon, Durham, UK 		Location: Hackworth Industrial Park
Status: Under Construction
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Posted: Sep 16, 2023 @ 09:09:49 by Russell Newman
The Class G5 Locomotive Company Ltd. has launched an appeal to raise £24,000 needed to build the side tanks for New-build Worsdell disigned North Eastern Railway G5 Class 0-4-4T No. 1759. The appeal has been dubbed the "10 Gallon Tank Fund" the water capacity of the new locomotive is 1,360 gallons. Details for this appeal can be found on the Class G5 Locomotive Company Ltd. website and social media pages.
Posted: Jun 4, 2022 @ 05:06:46 by Steve Frost
Superficially, the loco doesn't look much different from the earlier photos in the album, but there is more progress than the photos reveal. Following issues with one of the driving wheels, a replacement has now been produced and awaits fitting to the crank axle. This will be done at South Devon Railway Engineering. All the sandboxes have been completed and there are many components awaiting fitting. On the frames, the spring hangers are fitted and the motion plate casting is in place.

The connecting rods will be the next major components to be made once a suitable forge can be found to make the blanks.

Posted: Aug 26, 2018 @ 09:08:57 by Steve Frost
The first North Eastern Railway Class O tank engine (LNER G5) to be completed since 1901 is making progress. A visit to the site in August 2018 showed that much work has been completed. Off site, the crucial component, the crank axle is being machined. The wheels and tyres for this are on site, so once the axle is ready and the wheels fitted, a rolling chassis will exist.

They hope to be at this stage in early 2019 when it will begin to look more like a loco as components come together. If nothing else, it will be possible to see the work that has been done all together. There will still be work to complete the valve gear, the braking system and pipework, instrumentation etc. When it is nearly finished, the boiler will be certificated and a worthwhile project will be nearly done.

Posted: Jun 19, 2011 @ 13:06:12 by Steve Frost
Wilson Worsdell designed this classic North Eastern Railway type in the 1890s and they were a feature of operations in North East England right up to the introduction of diesel units in the 1950s. Well liked by their crews, none survived into preservation.The G5 Locomotive Company is building a new one, and work is quite advanced.

Many groups intending to create new locomotives start with the cab or a numberplate. Not these people. They started with the most expensive bit, the boiler. By spring 2011, as well as the boiler, the frames have been made along with the cylinders and the complete rear bogie. Other parts have been assembled from various sources, like a set of buffers from a scrapped diesel shunter, and a Westinghouse pump from south Africa. Oh yes, they've got the number plate, too.