A new eengine tonight, the C&HR class 25 2-10-2T! Shes a bit of a mutt, 1MT, cab and bunker, Black Five boiler, Modified ROD 2-8-0/ GCR 8K (C&HR Class 5 & 19) Frames, Modified Black Five cylinders....
In Universe, the C&HR bought a spare Black Five boiler from BR in 1961 as a spare for their members of the class. To their suprise and Dismay the boiler that arrived was not an inert piece of metal, but an awake engine, or what was left of them. 45401 (former LMS 5401) had been the first Black 5 withdrawn, after a collision at Warrington. The railway's works were ordered to restore 45401 to operational condition . In their dismay, the Railway board forgot to specifiy Black Five condition, and the works (after asking 45401's permision) seized upon the chance to build a new locomotive class.
Emerging in 1962, the rebuilt 45401, now renumbered No. 25, emerged as a powerful 2-10-2T meant for Banking and Heavy Freight, althought they can be often be found on excursion trains during the summer rush.