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(Redirected from WD class 8F 2-8-0)
The War Department (WD) '"Austerity" 2-8-0' is a class of heavy freight steam locomotive that was introduced in 1943. 935 were built.
The Austerity 2-8-0 was based on the LMS Class 8F, which until that point had been the government's standard design. Various modifications were made to the 8F design by R.A. Riddles including a boiler of simpler construction which was parallel rather than tapered and a round-topped firebox rather than a Belpaire firebox.
545 were built by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow, and 390 by the Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows.
The WD Austerity 2-10-0 was a larger version.
Most saw service with the British Army in mainland Europe after D-Day.
After the war the majority of the locomotives (733) saw service with British Railways.
After the war, 200 were sold to the LNER, who classified the O7 and numbered them 3000-199. In 1948, 533 more were purchased by the British Transport Commission. British Railways numbered them 90000-90732. Only one of these, No. 90732, was named. 90732 became ''Vulcan'' after the Vulcan Foundry.
A further two saw service with the Longmoor Military Railway in Hampshire, where they received the numbers and names 400 ''Sir Guy Williams'' (North British Works No. 25205) and 401 ''Major General McMullen''.
In 1946, 12 were exported to the British colony of Hong Kong to work the Kowloon-Canton Railway. Six were scrapped in 1956, but the final two survived until September 1962.
One WD 2-8-0 has survived. Vulcan Foundry works No. 5200 was repatriated from Sweden to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. It was SJ number 1931. As of 2006 it is undergoing overhaul to original condition, which involves building a new cab and tender. It is expected to become BR "No. 90733". After test runs, 90733 ran its first passenger train on its own on Monday 23rd July 2007.
★ http://www.lner.info/locos/O/o7.shtml
★ http://ukhrail.uel.ac.uk/cgi-bin/rlylocos?NO=90733&NA=&CL=&CO=ANY&BL=&WN=&LO=
The War Department (WD) '"Austerity" 2-8-0' is a class of heavy freight steam locomotive that was introduced in 1943. 935 were built.
| Contents |
| Overview |
| Post-war service |
| Preservation |
| External links |
Overview
The Austerity 2-8-0 was based on the LMS Class 8F, which until that point had been the government's standard design. Various modifications were made to the 8F design by R.A. Riddles including a boiler of simpler construction which was parallel rather than tapered and a round-topped firebox rather than a Belpaire firebox.
545 were built by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow, and 390 by the Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows.
The WD Austerity 2-10-0 was a larger version.
Most saw service with the British Army in mainland Europe after D-Day.
Post-war service
After the war the majority of the locomotives (733) saw service with British Railways.
| No. of engines | Country | Company | Class | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 733 | Great Britain | British Railways (BR) | BR ex-WD Austerity 2-8-0 | 90000-732 |
| 181(?) | Netherlands | Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) | NS Series 4300II | 4301-4537 (with gaps) |
| 12 | Hong Kong | Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR) | ? | |
| 2 | Great Britain | Longmoor Military Railway (LMR) | 400/1 | |
| 2 | Sweden | Statens Järnvägar (SJ) | SJ Class G11 | 1930/1 |
| 5 | ??? |
After the war, 200 were sold to the LNER, who classified the O7 and numbered them 3000-199. In 1948, 533 more were purchased by the British Transport Commission. British Railways numbered them 90000-90732. Only one of these, No. 90732, was named. 90732 became ''Vulcan'' after the Vulcan Foundry.
A further two saw service with the Longmoor Military Railway in Hampshire, where they received the numbers and names 400 ''Sir Guy Williams'' (North British Works No. 25205) and 401 ''Major General McMullen''.
In 1946, 12 were exported to the British colony of Hong Kong to work the Kowloon-Canton Railway. Six were scrapped in 1956, but the final two survived until September 1962.
Preservation
One WD 2-8-0 has survived. Vulcan Foundry works No. 5200 was repatriated from Sweden to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. It was SJ number 1931. As of 2006 it is undergoing overhaul to original condition, which involves building a new cab and tender. It is expected to become BR "No. 90733". After test runs, 90733 ran its first passenger train on its own on Monday 23rd July 2007.
External links
★ http://www.lner.info/locos/O/o7.shtml
★ http://ukhrail.uel.ac.uk/cgi-bin/rlylocos?NO=90733&NA=&CL=&CO=ANY&BL=&WN=&LO=
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