London Midland & Scottish Railway 4-6-0 No. 45491 (5491)
Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK 		Location: Great Central Railway
Status: Restoration
Posted: Feb 1, 2026 @ 13:02:22 by Russell Newman
The Great Central Railway has put ex LMS Black Five 4-6-0 No. 45491, up for sale to see the locomotive go to a good new home. No. 45491 has been moved to Swithland sidings on the Great Central Railway for storage until it is sold.
Posted: Aug 15, 2025 @ 10:08:41 by Russell Newman
There is a worry that the nearly restored ex LMS Black Five 4-6-0 No. 45491, could be cut up for scrap if a new home for the locomotive is not found soon along with a dispute between its owner and the Great Central Railway. Sad times for No. 45491.
Posted: Jun 19, 2025 @ 13:06:42 by Russell Newman
The ex LMS Black Five 4-6-0 No. 45491, is leaving the Great Central Railway as the railway have asked its owner to remove the locomotive and relocate to a new home, which if no new home can be found there is a worry that No. 45491 could be broken up for spares??
Posted: Nov 12, 2022 @ 10:11:04 by Russell Newman
The restoration on the former LMS Black Five 4-6-0 No. 45491 is slowly progressing but now requires a new smokebox tubeplate after a problem was found in the paperwork passing it fit for use. The current tubeplate was removed and all the boiler tubes have had to come out in order for this work to be carried out.
Posted: Oct 27, 2008 @ 13:10:42 by Phil Horton
Ex London Midland & Scottish Railway No. 5491 BR 45491, a 4-6-0 is pictured under restoration at the Midland Railway - Butterley near Ripley, Derbyshire on 19 October 2008