No. 75029 "The Green Knight"
Service History
| Class | BR Standard 4 |
| Wheel arrangement | 4-6-0 |
| Designer | Robert Riddles |
| Built in | Swindon |
| Entered service | 19 June 1954 at Plymouth Laira |
| Withdrawn | August 1967 at Springs Branch |
| Length of service | 10 years, 9 months and 30 days |
| Companies | British Railways |
| Numbers carried | 75029 |
| Names carried | None on BR "The Green Knight" in preservation |
The Green Knight is essentially a tender version of the Standard 4 Tank. Like 80135 and 80136, the 4-6-0 version of the British Railways Standard 4 design was intended for general passenger and freight use on lines where the usual "Black Five" and similar locomotives would be too large or heavy.
80 examples were built between 1951 and 1957 and were allocated to the London Midland, Western and Southern regions.
75029 was built in 1954 and was decidedly mobile during her service life, being allocated to depots across the Western region including Reading, Oxford and Swindon, with a stint in Wales at Machynlleth and Croes Newydd sheds in the early to mid sixties. It was withdrawn from service in August 1967 when it was bought by artist, David Shepherd. It finally made its way here to the NYMR in October, 1998.
Painted in British Railways' Brunswick Green livery used on passenger engines, "The Green Knight" has been a stalwart of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, including being passed to work to Whitby and Battersby on the national network.
A crack in the firebox was identified in 2015 and 75029 moved into the workshop at the NYMR in 2019 where it is currently undergoing restoration. There is an ongoing fundraising appeal to raise the funds required to complete its return to steam.
