
LMS Black Five 4-6-0 passenger & express goods locomotive 5156 "Ayrshire Yeomanry". this loco was built in 1950 by Trevor Guest and ran in Lowestoft as "Sonia" for a number of years before being aquired in 1969 by Lionel Creed for his extensive railway in Malvern.
In 1978 "5156" was bought by Mike Oliver who took her north to Scotland, initially at Locgilphead and then at Arbroath where she ran intermitantly at the famous Kerr's miniature line until 1996 when she was aquired by Chris English.
After an extensive overhaul and repaint at the British Engineerium in Brighton & Hove in non authentic LMS Crimson Lake (Black Five's were always black although four of the class were named, including one as 45156 "ayrshire yeomanry")