"73082" is a survivor of Barry Scrap yard, and the
only remaining one of the named Standard 5s. It was returned to working
order by the Camelot Society. Like many Barry locos, it had lost its tender and
a new one was constructed. Camelot has been a member of the Bluebell's loco
fleet since it returned to traffic in 1995.
"Camelot" was one of the Southern Region's
allocation of Standard 5s, and when the King Arthur class, which
they replaced, were being withdrawn. This led to the names being transferred to
the new engines. A modern engine, highly capable and easy to maintain, BR's rush
to withdrawn from steam in the 1960's meant the engines were withdrawn long
before they needed to be. Built at Derby in 1955 and ran on the Southern Region
of British Railways until 1966.
