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Oct 7, 2018 · Compact but fast, the 3-Cylindered 2-6-4 Tanks are some of the first engines designed by William Stanier for the London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS). They are the topic of this week’s Sole Survivor.
The SR U class are 2-6-0 steam locomotives designed by Richard Maunsell for passenger duties on the Southern Railway (SR).
By design, the Class 4 4-6-0 essentially BR’s version of the Great Western Railway’s (GWR) 7800 ‘Manor’ Class having similar power and dimensions, but incorporating many of BR’s time saving and maintenance reducing features.
BR standard 2-6-4T tank engine 80136 running as 80116 (scrapped) in Pickering station on the NYMR heritage railway (Oct 2023) 80116 was one of the last BR steam locomotives to work on the Whitby - Pickering line in the 1960s.
NCC Mogul. In 2017 the RPSI Board approved for work to proceed on a second NCC “G8AS” boiler - the type suitable for NCC 2-6-4 tank engine No.4. Locomotive No.4 has proved to be our most versatile engine, well living up to the nickname ‘jeep’ applied to the 18 strong class. As per the Society’s business plan (covering both the ...
The Standard 4s shared much of the basic design of the LMS Railway's Class 4 2-6-4Ts built under both Stanier and Fairburn (some of the latter locos were built at Brighton after nationalisation) but with considerable improvements.
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These locomotives were built for suburban and semi-express passenger work. They were based on the 42050 series of the LMS Stanier and Fairburn 2-6-4T locomotives, but with the tank sides, cab and bunker sloping inwards to conform with the loading gauge.
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