Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-8-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles and two trailing wheels on …

locomotives actually been built – the first 9F was number 92000 and this could easily have been allocated to the 2-8-2 instead. However, as the austerities had already taken the 90xxx numbers, I decided in favour of 91000 on the hopeful basis that maybe there was a lingering

Oct 9, 2009 · Does anybody have a GA drawing of the proposed 2-8-2 loco which was never built, as the 9F 2-10-0 became the standard heavy freight loco?

The British Railways Standard Class 9F 2-10-0 is a class of steam locomotive designed for British Railways by Robert Riddles.The Class 9F was the last in a series of standardised locomotive classes designed for British Railways during the 1950s, and was intended for use on fast, heavy freight trains over long distances. It was one of the most …

Dec 15, 2020 · The 2-8-2 that is presently under construction is a new build to a Gresley design passenger engine. The small group was built in the 1930s. Post-war they were converted into Pacifics, so this is a reincarnation of an extinct class.

Apr 20, 2022 · The British Railways Standard Class 8MT is a class of 2-8-2 steam locomotives, designed to pull passenger and heavy freight trains by Robert Riddles in 1952 to operate on the Eastern Region, Midland Region, Scottish Region, Southern Region, Western Region, and North Eastern Region of British Railways. 116 of these locomotives were built between ...

The first BR standards were the BR ex-WD Austerity 2-8-0 and BR ex-WD Austerity 2-10-0s. They were given the numbers 90000-732 and 90750-774 respectively. They were assigned the boiler types BR10 and BR11, and both had the tender type BR5.

After Robert Riddles had already developed the 2-10-0 wheel arrangement war locomotives for the War Department, he also developed the 9F. This wheel arrangement was chosen because of the greater adhesive weight after initially planning to …

The Evening Star DLC includes BR Class 9F locomotives 92220 'Evening Star' and 92203 'Black Prince' in preserved condition plus a set of vacuum braked and steam heat fitted Mk1 coaches in BR Maroon livery.

Aug 9, 2008 · When the BR standards were in design the initial 9F proposal was a 2-8-2 with 5'3" drivers and a boiler common to that used for the Britannia.