LMS "Hughes Crab" 5F Class

The London Midland Scottish Railway 5F Class are 2-6-0 tender steam locomotives known as "Hughes Crabs".
==History ==
The 5F class are a class of two-hundred-forty-five tender 2-6-0 locomotives. The 5F class nicknamed the Hughes Crabs were designed by George Hughes for mixed-traffic operations inspired by the Caledonian Railway's 2-6-0 mogul designs. The class were built from 1926 until 1932 some were fitted with Lentz valve gear in 1931 the five engines fitted with such had them converted to Reidinger valve gear.http://www.gatewaytothelms.info/5f_crab.htmlhttps://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/5mt-42700-42944-2-6-0-lms-hughes-fowler-horwich-crab/https://railuk.info/steam/getsteamclass.php?item=CRABhttps://docbrown.info/docspics/ArchiveSteam/loco42765.htmhttps://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/971156
When the next mechanical engineer of the LMS William Stanier was asked to construct more Hughes Crab, however planned to have them fitted with a different boiler, then later other modifications came to Stanier's mind and the alterations became a new class of 2-6-0s which replaced the Hughes Crabs. All of the class managed to survive into British Railways ownership from 1948 until 1961 when withdrawals began with the last two No.42727 and 42942 when were withdrawn from service in 1967, a year before steam ended officially on British Railways.
==Preservation==
Three of the class have been preserved though none are currently operational them being No. 13000, No. 13065 and No. 42859. No. 13000 (Later 2700 then 42700) the first of the class to be built is preserved as part of the National Collection and is on Display at their museum in York. No. 13065 (Later 2765 then 42765) being the only Hughes Crab to operate under preservation on the East Lancashire Railway until 2018 and is currently under overhaul.
No. 42859 (Originally 13159 then 2859) currently stored in a dismantled state after have several components were stolen and later found. It's boiler was scrapped by the owner to pay for the locomotive's storage and was also beyond operational repair.
==List of Locomotives ==
 Class list of locomotives of the 5F class.
Image:	1st No.	2nd No.	3rd No.	Built:	Builder: 	Builder's No.	Status:
 	13000 	2700 	42700 	1926 	Horwich Works	TBA 	Preserved
TBA 	13001 	2701 	42701 	1926 	Horwich Works	TBA 	Scrapped
TBA 	13002 	2702 	42703 	1926 	Horwich Works	TBA 	Scrapped
TBA 	13003 	2703 	42703 	1926 	Horwich Works	TBA 	Scrapped
TBA 	13004 	2704 	42704 	1926 	Horwich Works	TBA 	Scrapped
TBA 	13005 	2705 	42705 	1926 	Horwich Works	TBA 	Scrapped
TBA 	13006 	2706 	42706 	1926 	Horwich Works	TBA 	Scrapped
TBA 	13007 	2707 	42707 	1927 	Horwich Works	TBA 	Scrapped
TBA 	13008 	2708 	42708 	1927 	Horwich Works	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13009 	2709 	42709 	1927 	Horwich Works	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13010 	2710 	42710 	1927 	Horwich Works	TBA 	Scrapped
TBA 	13011 	2711 	42711 	1927 	Horwich Works	TBA 	Scrapped
TBA 	13012 	2712 	42712 	1927 	Horwich Works	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13013 	2713 	42713 	1927 	Horwich Works	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13014 	2714 	42714 	1927 	Horwich Works	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13015 	2715 	42715 	1927 	Horwich Works	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13016 	2716 	42716 	1927 	Horwich Works	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13017 	2717 	42717 	1927 	Horwich Works	TBA 	Scrapped
TBA 	13018 	2718 	42718 	1927 	Horwich Works	TBA 	Scrapped
TBA 	13019 	2719 	42719 	1927 	Horwich Works	TBA 	Scrapped
TBA 	13020 	2720 	42720 	1927 	Horwich Works	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13046 	2746 	42746 	1927 	Crewe Works 	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13047 	2747 	42747 	1927 	Crewe Works 	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13048 	2748 	42748 	1927 	Crewe Works 	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13049 	2749 	42749 	1927 	Crewe Works 	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13050 	2750 	42750 	1927 	Crewe Works 	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13051 	2751 	42751 	1927 	Crewe Works 	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13052 	2752 	42752 	1927 	Crewe Works 	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13053 	2753 	42753 	1927 	Crewe Works 	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13054 	2754 	42754 	1927 	Crewe Works 	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13055 	2755 	42755 	1927 	Crewe Works 	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13056 	2756 	42756 	1927 	Crewe Works 	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13057 	2757 	42757 	1927 	Crewe Works 	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13058 	2758 	42758 	1927 	Crewe Works 	 	
 	13059 	2759 	42759 	1927 	Crewe Works 	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13060 	2760 	42760 	1927 	Crewe Works 	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13061 	2761 	42761 	1927 	Crewe Works 	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13062 	2762 	42762 	1927 	Crewe Works 	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13063 	2763 	42763 	1927 	Crewe Works 	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13064 	2764 	42764 	1927 	Crewe Works 	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13065 	2765 	42765 	1927 	Crewe Works 	TBA 	Preserved
 	13066 	2766 	42766 	1927 	Crewe Works 	 	
 	13067 	2767 	42767 	1927 	Crewe Works 	 	
 	13068 	2768 	42768 	1927 	Crewe Works 	 	
 	13069 	2769 	42769 	1927 	Crewe Works 	 	
 	13070 	2770 	42770 	1927 	Crewe Works 	 	
 	13071 	2771 	42771 	1927 	Crewe Works 	 	
 	13072 	2772 	42772 	1927 	Crewe Works 	 	
 	13073 	2773 	42773 	1927 	Crewe Works 	 	
 	13074 	2774 	42774 	1927 	Crewe Works 	 	
 	13075 	2775 	42775 	1927 	Crewe Works 	 	
 	13112 	2812 	42812 	 	Horwich Works	TBA 	TBA
TBA 	13113 	2813 	42813 	 	Horwich Works	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13114 	2814 	42814 	 	Horwich Works	TBA 	TBA
 	13115 	2815 	42815 	1929 	Horwich Works	TBA 	TBA
 	13116 	2816 	42816 	1929 	Horwich Works	TBA 	TBA
 	13117 	2817 	42817 	1929 	Horwich Works	TBA 	TBA
 	13118 	2818 	42818 	1929 	Horwich Works	TBA 	TBA
 	13119 	2819 	42819 	1929 	Horwich Works	TBA 	TBA
 	13141 	2841 	42841 	1930 	Horwich Works	 	
 	13142 	2842 	42842 	1930 	Horwich Works	 	
 	13143 	2843 	42843 	1930 	Horwich Works	 	
 	13144 	2844 	42844 	1930 	Horwich Works	 	
 	13145 	2845 	42845 	1930 	Horwich Works	 	
 	13146 	2846 	42846 	1930 	Horwich Works	 	
 	13147 	2847 	42847 	1930 	Horwich Works	 	
 	13148 	2848 	42848 	1930 	Horwich Works	 	
 	13149 	2849 	42849 	1930 	Horwich Works	 	
 	13159 	2859 	42859 	 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA
 	13160 	2860 	42860 	 	 	TBA 	TBA
TBA 	13161 	2861 	42861 	 	TBA 	TBA 	Scrapped
 	13162 	2862 	42862 	 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA
 	13190 	2890 	42890 	1930 	Crewe Works 	 	
 	13191 	2891 	42891 	1930 	Crewe Works 	 	
 	13192 	2892 	42892 	1930 	Crewe Works 	 	
 	13193 	2893 	42893 	1930 	Crewe Works 	 	
 	13194 	2894 	42894 	1930 	Crewe Works 	 	
 	13195 	2895 	42895 	1930 	Crewe Works 	 	
 	13219 	2919 	42919 	1930 	Crewe Works 	 	
==Trivia ==
* The class is often forgotten due to not having an operational member and being replaced by the Stanier Moguls which were replaced by the famous Stanier "Black Fives".
==Gallery==
File:LMS Crab No. 2758 & LNER B1 No. 61325.jpeg
File:The-crab.jpg
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