45305 Alderman A E Draper
When not performing on main line railtours, 45305 is based at the Great Central Railway in Loughborough.
Owned by: The Draper Family
| Designer | Sir William Stanier |
| Wheels | 6ft Driving Wheels |
| Overall Length | 63ft 7 ¾" |
| Weight | 124 tons 5 cwt Engine & Tender in working order |
| Boiler Pressure | 225 Lbs/sq" |
| Grate Area | 28.65 ft2 |
| Flue and Tube Area | 159 smoke tubes each 17/8" diameter |
| Superheater | 24 Elements, 1 ¼" diameter, 24 Flues 51/8" diameter |
| Tractive Effort | 25,455 (lbf) |
| Tender Capacity | 9 tons coal; 4,000 gals water |
| Valve Gear | Outside Walschaerts |
| Cylinder Bore/Stroke | Two, Outside Bore/Stroke 18 ½ / 28 |
Allocations
Carnforth, Birkenhead, Liverpool (Edge Hill), Chester, Holyhead, Willesden, Crewe Nth, Crewe South, Wigan (Springs Branch), Workington, Lostock Hall (Preston)
Class
LMS 5P5F / BR5MT.
In all, 842 LMS Class Fives were built from 1934 to 1951. They were popular with traffic department staff, crews and enthusiasts, since
they were capable of working almost any train over 70% of the LMS network.
Owner
Albert Draper & Sons Ltd, Maintained and operated by the 5305 Locomotive Association
Builder
Armstrong Whitworth of Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1936 - Works No 1360.
Part of a Batch of 326 – the largest batch ever built by a British Company.
Entered Service
1936
Withdrawal
5305 Survived in service until the end of steam in August 1968, and was withdrawn
from Lostock Hall.
Upon withdrawal she was bought for scrap by Mr A E Draper of Albert Drapers & Sons Ltd. 5305 was saved because Mr Draper decided to restore her as a memorial
to the age of steam.
Restoration From Withdrawal
Restoration included replacing all 159 small tubes, wasted metal on engine & tender, and the pipework. Renewing connecting rods, remetalling big ends, and overhaul of the pistons & valves, and all boiler mountings & fittings
First Steaming in Preservation
Following many thousands of hours of work, the first steam test in preservation
took place on June 12th 1976, at Hull Dairycoates depot.
The engine was painted in the 1937 LMS livery.
Naming
In 1984, 5305 was named ‘Alderman A E Draper’ by Mr Bill Tong, the then Mayor of Hedon. Mr A E Draper was mayor of Hedon on two occasions, and the Hedon coat of arms is mounted on the name plates.
Main Line and Film Work
In 1986, the owners were approached by British Rail to provide motive power for the West Highlander service from Fort William to Mallaig. 45305 is a popular locomotive for main line steam services.
Overhauls
The first seven-yearly overhaul took place between 1985 and 1987 and 5305 wore the 1940’s livery during this period of work. 5305 was withdrawn again in December 1994 on the expiry of the boiler certificate and returned to steam in Autumn 2003 in BR Lined Black and numbered as 45305
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