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London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Jubilee Class No. 5699 (BR No. 45699) ''Galatea'' is a preserved British steam locomotive. == Overview == 5699 was built at Crewe in April 1936 and named ''Galatea'' after , which in turn was named after the Galatea of mythology. After nationalisation in 1948, it was renumbered 45699 by British Railways. On 16 August 1953, ''Galatea'' was derailed whilst hauling a passenger train at Wilnecote. The derailment was caused by a combination of defects on the locomotive itself, and the condition of the track. Despite the locomotive ending up on its side, only 2 people were reported injured and it was hardly damaged. After being withdrawn in 1964 it was stored at Eastleigh Works in December 1964 and remained there until January of the following year when it was moved by rail to Barry Scrapyard, ''Galatea'' was rescued in 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 Railway Company 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. It made a return 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''. It had been hastily spray-painted in Leander's colours, with paint on the coal in the tender. ''Galatea'' made its railtour debut on 19 May 2013 working a private charter from King's Lynn to Norwich. It is now main line certified operating on steam specials operated by the West Coast Railways Company, and as of August 2015 is in British Railways maroon livery. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「LMS Jubilee Class 5699 Galatea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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