BR Standard Class 2 2-6-0

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-0
• UIC	1′C 2h
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 0 in (0.914 m)
Driver dia.	5 ft 0 in (1.524 m)
Length	53 ft 2+1⁄2 in (16.22 m)
Width	8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Height	12 ft 9+1⁄2 in (3.90 m)
Axle load	13.75 long tons (13.97 t; 15.40 short tons)
Adhesive weight	40.50 long tons (41.15 t; 45.36 short tons)
Loco weight	49.25 long tons (50.04 t; 55.16 short tons)
Tender weight	36.85 long tons (37.44 t; 41.27 short tons)
Tender type	BR3
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	4 long tons (4.1 t; 4.5 short tons)
Water cap.	3,000 imp gal (14,000 L; 3,600 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	17.5 sq ft (1.63 m2)
Boiler	BR8
Boiler pressure	200 psi (1.38 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	101 sq ft (9.4 m2)
• Tubes and flues	924 sq ft (85.8 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	124 sq ft (11.5 m2)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	16.5 in × 24 in (419 mm × 610 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	R. A. Riddles
Builder	British Railways Darlington Works
Build date	December 1952 – November 1956
Total produced	65

BR Standard Class 2 2-6-0
BR Standard Class 2 2-6-0
	A Standard Class 2 at Crewe in 1963
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	R. A. Riddles
Builder	British Railways Darlington Works
Build date	December 1952 – November 1956
Total produced	65
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-0
• UIC	1′C 2h
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 0 in (0.914 m)
Driver dia.	5 ft 0 in (1.524 m)
Length	53 ft 2+1⁄2 in (16.22 m)
Width	8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Height	12 ft 9+1⁄2 in (3.90 m)
Axle load	13.75 long tons (13.97 t; 15.40 short tons)
Adhesive weight	40.50 long tons (41.15 t; 45.36 short tons)
Loco weight	49.25 long tons (50.04 t; 55.16 short tons)
Tender weight	36.85 long tons (37.44 t; 41.27 short tons)
Tender type	BR3
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	4 long tons (4.1 t; 4.5 short tons)
Water cap.	3,000 imp gal (14,000 L; 3,600 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	17.5 sq ft (1.63 m2)
Boiler	BR8
Boiler pressure	200 psi (1.38 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	101 sq ft (9.4 m2)
• Tubes and flues	924 sq ft (85.8 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	124 sq ft (11.5 m2)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	16.5 in × 24 in (419 mm × 610 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	18,515 lbf (82.4 kN)
Factor of adh.	4.9
Operators
Career
Operators	British Railways
Power class	2MT
Numbers	78000–78064
Nicknames	Mickey Mouse
Axle load class	Route Availability 3
Withdrawn	November 1963 – August 1967
Disposition	Three preserved, one in the process of being rebuilt into tank version, remainder scrapped

The BR Standard Class 2 2-6-0 is a class of steam locomotive, one of the British Railways Standard classes of the 1950s. They were physically the smallest of the Standard classes; 65 were built.

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