2-6-4T Standard Class 4MT BR Profile and Models

The British Railways Standard Class 4 tank is a class of steam locomotive, one of the BR standard classes built during the 1950s. They were used primarily on commuter and outer suburban services. They were capable of reaching speeds of 75 mph. On the decision to build the BR standard series of locomotives, a series of class four tank engines was ordered, based on the ex-LMS Fairburn 2-6-4T with some modifications. The lineage of the class could therefore be tracked through the LMS/BR Class 4 2-6-4T locomotives back to the Fowler design of 1927. The Standard 4 tanks were originally allocated to all regions of British Railways, bar the Western. They particularly became associated with the London, Tilbury & Southend line. They were also used in East Sussex & Kent and from Polmadie Depot in the Scottish Region. Of the fifteen engines to survive into preservation, only one was purchased directly from BR and this was No. 80002, all the others being purchased from Barry Scrapyard.

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