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The British Railways Standard Class 4 4-6-0 is a class of steam locomotives, 80 of which were built during the 1950s. Six have been preserved. The class was introduced in 1951. They were designed for mixed traffic use on secondary routes where the otherwise ubiquitous BR Standard Class 5 and their predecessors, the Black Fives, would be too heavy. They were essentially a tender version of the standard 4 2-6-4T, with similar characteristics to the GWR Manor Class, though unlike the Manors they were built to the universal loading gauge. The class was initially allocated to the London Midland Region (45) and the Western Region (20). The last 15 were allocated to the Southern Region. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
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Builder |
BR Swindon Works |
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Build Date |
1951 to 1957 |
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Total Built |
80 |
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Tractive Effort |
25,515 lbf |
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Wheel Configuration |
4-6-0 |
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Operated By |
British Railways |
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Main Duties |
Mixed Traffic |
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In Service Until |
1968 |
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Surviving Examples |
6 |