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The introduction of the 4-6-2 design in 1901 has been described as "a veritable milestone in locomotive progress". [3] On many railways worldwide, Pacific steam locomotives provided the motive power for express passenger trains throughout much of the early to mid-20th century, before either being superseded by larger types in the late 1940s and 1950s, or replaced by electric or diesel-electric ...
Pages in category "4-6-2 locomotives" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 217 total. ... Pennsylvania Railroad 1737;
No. 5632 was one of three K-4-b class 4-6-2's (Nos. 5632-5634) constructed by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Eddystone, Pennsylvania in November 1929, and it was delivered to the Grand Trunk Western Railroad (GTW) in 1930. [5] [6] The K-4-b locomotives were copies of the United States Railroad Administration's (USRA) Light Pacific design, and ...
LNER Class A1 Peppercorn 60163 Tornado Tornado on the East Coast Main Line in 2016 Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Arthur Peppercorn (original designer) Builder A1 Steam Locomotive Trust Build date 1994–2008 Website www.a1steam.com Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 4-6-2 Leading dia. 3 ft 2 in (0.965 m) Driver dia. 6 ft 8 in (2.032 m) Trailing dia. 3 ft 8 in (1.118 m) Length ...
Caterpillar, LBSC's freelance 4-12-2 tender engine design based on the Union Pacific 9000 Class with 3 or 4 cylinders, English Mechanics, 1932 Fayette , Anglo-American 4-6-2 Pacific tender engine, Model Engineer , 1928
For the opening of the 3 ft (914 mm) gauge line to goods in May 1875 an 0-6-0 tank locomotive was obtained from Manning Wardle. Its works number was 545 and it was named Devon. A second locomotive of the same design followed in October 1876 before the line opened to passengers. This was Manning Wardle works number 629, named Nabb Gill [sic]. [11]
Preserved LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 no. 46443 at Bewdley on the Severn Valley Railway. The front of the tender has a half-cab for tender-first running. In some instances, particularly on branch lines having no turnaround such as a turntable or wye at the terminus point, locomotives ran in reverse with the tender leading the train. In such ...
No. 5629 was one of five K-4-a class 4-6-2 "Pacific" locomotives (Nos. 5627-5631) built in 1924 by the American Locomotive Company's (ALCO) Schenectady Works for the Grand Trunk Western (GTW). [4] [5] [6] The K-4-a locomotives were copies of the United States Railroad Administration's (USRA) Light Pacific design.