5700 Class - 7774 - BR Black Later Crest NER 20 Ton Hopper Wagons Roller Bearing Axle-boxes

Roller Bearing Axle-boxes

The Brush Class 60 was the last stand of the British designed and built diesel electric locomotive

7774 was the last of the 5700 panniers built by the North British Locomotive Company

except for trips to Swindon for works visits

The programme of rolling stock production undertaken by Oliver Bulleid during his time as Chief Mechanical Engineer at Corás Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) in the 1950s contained a number of now-iconic vehicles

5700 Class - 7774 - BR Black Later Crest NER 20 Ton Hopper Wagons Roller Bearing Axle-boxes7774 was the last of the 5700 panniers built by the North British Locomotive Company. The locomotive, works number 24062, was completed March 1931 and sent to Aberbeeg Shed. It would remain a South Wales engine for its entire working life, except for trips to Swindon for works visits. It would enjoy stays at Newport Pill, Tredegar (86H), Aberbeeg (86K) and Ebbw Junction (86A) before final withdrawal in November 1959