5700 Class - L94 - London Transport Maroon Locomotive Class_J68 D9013 – ‘The Black Watch’

D9013 – ‘The Black Watch’

It was withdrawn in 1962

This was one of the first to enter traffic with LT in 1958 but when it required repair in 1960

'Split' style nose grilles

5700 Class - L94 - London Transport Maroon Locomotive Class_J68 D9013 – ‘The Black Watch’London Transports railway network is well known for being electrified and underground but there had always been a small fleet of steam locomotives retained for working infrastructure trains on the surface lines. By the 1950s, these older locomotives were well past their prime and London Transport began to look for replacements. Diesel locomotives were considered, as was a small fleet of ex GNR J52 steam locomotives but their trial was unsuccessful. In