LMS Stanier Class 5 No. 5163

London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Black Five Class No. 5163 (BR No. 45163) is a preserved British steam locomotive.
==Operational history== 
45163 was built by Armstrong Whitworth Limited at Newcastle in July 1935 for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway to William Stanier’s highly successful mixed traffic 4-6-0 design. 45163 spent the majority of its working life in Scotland and North West England. Following a working career of 30 years the engine was withdrawn from Carlisle Kingmoor shed in May 1965 and sold to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, South Wales arriving in November of that year.
==Preservation==
Having spent 22 years at Barry Scrapyard, 45163 was purchased for preservation in January 1987 by Alan Bates (proprietor of London-based jazz record label Black Lion Records). He rescued the engine from Barry scrapyard in 1987 and took it to the Hull Dairycoates base of the Humberside Locomotive Preservation Group to undergo restoration to mainline standards. In early in 1991 the locomotive was put up for sale and was eventually purchased by it's new owners 45163 Ltd. Negotiations took place to secure the engine for the Colne Valley Railway. This was an opportunity that had been long awaited, as the Colne Valley Railway was at that time one of the few well established preserved railways not to have any ex B.R. steam locomotives. The locomotive was moved in it's various dissmantled parts from Hull to the Colne Valley Railway in 1993. Now owned by 45163 Ltd the engine has been undergoing restoration at the Colne Valley Railway since it's arrival.
As of 2024, the engine is still undergoing restoration to working order originally only for use on heritage railways. In July 2024 it was announced that an agreement had been signed with the Lancashire-based engineer and main line operator Ian Riley that will see the Scottish Region ‘Black Five’ and known as Highland ‘Hiker’ is to return to its former home ground with the restoration now being to modern mainline standards. Completion is now expected to be in 2027.
Under the deal, 45163 Ltd will retain ownership of the engine which has been in its hands for over 30 years, but Riley & Son (E) Ltd will complete its restoration – and pay for the fitting of air-braking and main line electronic equipment – in return for the long-term loan of the locomotive which is to run for 25 years, and will then end with the return of the locomotive to 45163 Ltd in working order. Provision has also been made for it to visit preserved lines, including the Colne Valley Railway and the West Somerset Railway alongside others.
The first parts of the ‘5MT’ are due to be moved north to the works of Riley & Son (E) Ltd at the beginning of September, while 45163 Ltd volunteers will continue work on the remaining components at the CVR. The engine will effectively become the fourth ‘Black Five’ in Mr Riley’s main line fleet, along with his own Nos. 45407 and 44871, and No. 45212 which is on loan from the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway.
It is anticipated, though not confirmed, that No. 45163 will be a contender for operation on the Fort William to Mallaig ‘Jacobite’ steam specials, along with the other three ‘Black Fives’ in the Riley & Son stable. If so, this will mark something of a homecoming for the 1935-built Armstrong Whitworth engine, which spent the first 15 years of its life in the Scottish Highlands – where these locomotives were nicknamed ‘Hikers’ – working from Perth and Inverness sheds. During its later career allocated to Carlisle Kingmoor, it is also known to have reached Oban.
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