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BR Standard Class 9F, 2-10-0 steam locomotive N°92063, "Tyne Dock" version, fitted with Westinghouse air compressors on starboard in OO gauge by Model Loco.
OO gauge (4mm = 1ft).
BR Standard Class 9F, 2-10-0 steam locomotive N°92063, "Tyne Dock" version, fitted with Westinghouse air compressors on starboard. Finished in BR Black (late crest). Limited edition (600) Model Loco kit professionally built & painted with 9F TA12 Mashima 5 pole can motor & gearbox specially designed for this model.
The British Railways BR 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 powerful steam locomotive types ever constructed in Britain, and successfully performed its intended duties. The class earned a nickname of 'Spaceships', due to its size and shape.
At various times during the 1950s the 9Fs worked passenger trains with great success, indicating the versatility of the design, sometimes considered to represent the ultimate in British steam development. Several experimental variants were constructed in an effort to reduce costs and maintenance, although these met with varying degrees of success.
The total number built was 251, production being shared between Swindon (53) and Crewe Works (198). The last of the class, 92220 Evening Star, was the final steam locomotive to be built by British Railways, in 1960. Withdrawals began in 1964, with the final locomotives removed from service in 1968. Several examples have survived into the preservation era in varying states of repair, including Evening Star.
This model is, N°92063 and numbers 92060-66, 92097-99 were fitted with Westinghouse air compressors for working Tyne Dock/Consett iron ore trains. All were initially allocated to Tyne Dock shed from where 92060-64 and 92097-99 were withdrawn between June and November 1966 after the ore trains were dieselised. 92065 was transferred to Wakefield Shed in November 1966, from where it was withdrawn in April 1967.
BR Standard Class 9F, 2-10-0 steam locomotive N°92063, "Tyne Dock" version, fitted with Westinghouse air compressors on starboard in OO gauge by Model Loco.
OO gauge (4mm = 1ft).
BR Standard Class 9F, 2-10-0 steam locomotive N°92063, "Tyne Dock" version, fitted with Westinghouse air compressors on starboard. Finished in BR Black (late crest). Limited edition (600) Model Loco kit professionally built & painted with 9F TA12 Mashima 5 pole can motor & gearbox specially designed for this model.
The British Railways BR 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 powerful steam locomotive types ever constructed in Britain, and successfully performed its intended duties. The class earned a nickname of 'Spaceships', due to its size and shape.
At various times during the 1950s the 9Fs worked passenger trains with great success, indicating the versatility of the design, sometimes considered to represent the ultimate in British steam development. Several experimental variants were constructed in an effort to reduce costs and maintenance, although these met with varying degrees of success.
The total number built was 251, production being shared between Swindon (53) and Crewe Works (198). The last of the class, 92220 Evening Star, was the final steam locomotive to be built by British Railways, in 1960. Withdrawals began in 1964, with the final locomotives removed from service in 1968. Several examples have survived into the preservation era in varying states of repair, including Evening Star.
This model is, N°92063 and numbers 92060-66, 92097-99 were fitted with Westinghouse air compressors for working Tyne Dock/Consett iron ore trains. All were initially allocated to Tyne Dock shed from where 92060-64 and 92097-99 were withdrawn between June and November 1966 after the ore trains were dieselised. 92065 was transferred to Wakefield Shed in November 1966, from where it was withdrawn in April 1967.