BR Standard Class 2 2-6-2T

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	R. A. Riddles
Builder	Crewe Works (20); Darlington Works (10)
Build date	July 1953 – June 1957
Total produced	30

BR standard class 2 2-6-2T
BR standard class 2 2-6-2T
	84018 at Kirkham and Wesham
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	R. A. Riddles
Builder	Crewe Works (20); Darlington Works (10)
Build date	July 1953 – June 1957
Total produced	30
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-2T
• UIC	1′C1′ h2t
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)
Trailing dia.	3 ft 0 in (0.914 m)
Length	38 ft 9+1⁄2 in (11.82 m)
Width	8 ft 7+1⁄2 in (2.63 m)
Height	12 ft 9+1⁄2 in (3.90 m)
Axle load	14 long tons (14 t; 16 short tons)
Adhesive weight	41.25 long tons (41.91 t; 46.20 short tons)
Loco weight	66.05 long tons (67.11 t; 73.98 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	3 long tons (3.0 t; 3.4 short tons)
Water cap.	1,350 imp gal (6,100 L; 1,620 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 (82.36 kN)
Factor of adh.	5.0
Operators
Career
Operators	British Railways
Power class	2MT
Numbers	84000–84029
Axle load class	Route availability 3
Withdrawn	November 1963 – January 1966
Disposition	All original locomotives scrapped; one being converted from tender version

The British Railways standard class 2 2-6-2T was a class of steam locomotive, one of the standard classes of the 1950s.

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