The BR Standard Class 4s

These 4-6-0s were designed at Brighton by Robert Riddles, introduced in 1951 and built at Swindon. There were 80 in the class. They were mixed traffic engines with a wider route availability than the heavier class 5s. From 1957, many locos were equipped with a double chimney. They were largely employed on the London Midland, Western and Southern regions. Some examples lasted until the final year of steam on BR in 1968 and 6 have since been preserved.

John Dyer photographed No. 75033 at Denbigh on 25/4/62, No. 75045 at Sandhills on 29/9/60, No. 75054 at Denbigh on 25/4/62, No. 75056 at Nottingham on 18/8/63, No. 75064 approaching Wallasey Village with a New Brighton-bound excursion on 21/6/59 and No. 75079 at Winchester City on 27/8/61. As always, I’m grateful to John for allowing me to use his photos in my blogs.