5700 Class - 7774 - BR Black Later Crest - DCC Sound Fitted 20t BR Brakevan but the image suited the

but the image suited the elegantly proportioned 78XX locomotives well and in some quarters it is held in higher esteem than the lined green that was later applied to the class

An ESU Lokpilot DCC decoder which is custom programmed for Accurascale Class 66 locomotives

and GB Railfreight (GBRf)

particularly on the steep climb out of Cork

Undercarriage detail including exhaust and engine

5700 Class - 7774 - BR Black Later Crest - DCC Sound Fitted 20t BR Brakevan but the image suited the7774 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