The BR Standard Class 2 2-6-0 is a class of steam locomotive, one of the British Railways Standard classes of the 1950s. They were physically the smallest of the Standard classes; 65 were built.

The British Railways standard class 2 2-6-2T is a scrapped class of steam locomotive, one of the standard classes of the 1950s. The class was designed at Derby Works and introduced in 1953. The design derived from the LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T which BR had built after nationalisation.

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T is a class of light 'mixed-traffic' steam locomotive introduced in 1946. The LMS had various elderly tank engines and the operating department required a new small class 2 locomotive to replace them.

These locomotives were designed for light passenger work. Sixty-five engines were built at Darlington and they were the smallest engines in the BR range of standard types. They were similar in design to the 46400 LMS Ivatt class of 1946. They had a lower running plate than most of the BR Standard designs, and were fitted with BR3 3,000 gallon ...

This month, we examine two finished samples of the highly anticipated BR Standard Class 2MT locomotive and give you a sneak peek of the Class P2 locomotives in production. We also showcase the first shots of the ‘Salmon’ wagon from the mould tools and commemorate the Great Gathering’s 10th anniversary on 3 July this year.

The Class 2s were the smallest locos of the BR standard group of engines consisting of 60 tender and 30 tank engines. Both classes were based on the LMS (London Midland and Scottish Railway) Ivatt-designed locos, classified as 2MT (Class 2, Mixed Traffic) and destined to work on branch lines and secondary duties replacing a number of life ...

These locomotives were designed for light passenger work and were fitted for push-pull work. They were similar in design to the LMS Ivatt 2MT class of 41200 introduced in 1946 but were modified to fit a universal loading gauge and utilising standard

REALITY CHECK: The BR Standard '2MT' 2-6-0s The old saying of ‘if it isn’t broke, don’t fix it’ is often used in railway circles and this saying was never more true than in the design of the ‘2MT’ 2-6-0s which, despite being a BR Standard design, were near identical copies of an earlier type, as EVAN GREEN-HUGHES explains.

The 2MT locomotives were built for light branch-line work. The tender engines, as this loco was originally, were almost unknown even as visitors to the South, whereas the 2MT tanks were used extensively on the Southern Region.

Some classes saw a few design developments but the BR Class 2MT, numbered in the 78XXX series, mechanically was virtually identical to its Ivatt predecessor, with some changes to the cab and the controls, the addition of grease lubrication points and the use of …