The British Railways Standard 2-10-0 was the most successful standard design. Although they were designed for heavy and fast freight use, on occasion they ran parcels trains up to 90 mph, even though they only had 5ft diameter wheels! However, fist up is a non-standard one! Ten locomotives were built with 'Crosti' boilers. This was a second boiler below the main one which used the flue gasses again, the exhaust was emitted from an ejector on the right side of the loco half way down the boiler! These locomotives were not successful and were converted back to standard configuration. Here is 92026 after losing the Crosti boiler, backing down to pick up a freight at Wakefield in 1966.
92213 at Banbury in the last days of steam in 1965. Note the lamp has been moved to the smokebox in a lower position so the crew member changing the lamp is not close to overhead live catenary when working on electrified lines.
92224 also at Banbury in 1965. There were 250 of these popular and efficient machines constructed, but some only lasted a few years before diesels replaced all steam.
Aha, external monkey-motion to appease the Maintenance Dept. :angel: Alan, I'm surprised to see such a small tender for such a large locomotive. Was this decision due to the short turntables throughout the system? Otherwise, it would seem inefficient to replenish the tender every few hundred miles.....?
Every few hundred miles, Hank?? In the USA it was common to refill the water cistern on tenders every 25 miles and recoal every 100 miles. The British did have an extensive system of track pans, allowing water to be replenished "on the fly". PRR, NYC, and B&O were the only major users of track pans in the USA. :cat:
There were several different tenders fitted to BR Standard designs. On the 9F's above, there are two different styles, high sided or inset bunker. The coal and water capacities varied according to the area of use of the locomotives. Also remember that freight runs are very much shorter here in the UK than in the US.
Alan, that's a great presentation. Are there any of the class surviving, either operating or on display somewhere? :confused2:
My daughter who is living in York sent me a deck of cards with locomotives on them. I believe this is the same class of loco on all the Jacks.
