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BR Standard Class 6

Index BR Standard Class 6

The BR Standard Class 6, otherwise known as the Clan Class, was a class of 4-6-2 ''Pacific'' tender steam locomotive designed by Robert Riddles for use by British Railways. [1]

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  1. 89 relations: Aberdeen, Arthur Peppercorn, Axle, Bank engine, Beattock, Blastpipe, Boiler, BR Standard Class 6 72010 Hengist, BR Standard Class 7, Bradford, Bristol, British Rail, Cargo, Carlisle, Chief mechanical engineer, Clacton-on-Sea, Clan Cameron, Coal, Cowlairs, Crewe, Crewe Works, Cylinder (locomotive), Darlington, Derby Works, Diesel locomotive, Dieselisation, Dumfries, Eastern Region of British Railways, Edinburgh, Firebox (steam engine), Glasgow, Glasgow Central railway station, Golden Arrow (train), Harwich, Highland Railway, Highland Railway Clan Class, History of rail transport in Great Britain 1948–1994, Inverness, Kent, Leeds, List of BR 'Clan' Class locomotives, Liverpool, Liverpool Street station, LMS locomotive numbering and classification, LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0, LNER Peppercorn Class A1, LNER Peppercorn Class A2, LNER Thompson Class B1, Locomotive wheelslip, Locomotive, Railway Carriage & Wagon Review, ... Expand index (39 more) »

  2. 2′C1′ h2 locomotives
  3. British Railways standard classes
  4. Railway locomotives introduced in 1951

Aberdeen

Aberdeen (Aiberdeen,; Obar Dheathain; Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous Scottish city.

See BR Standard Class 6 and Aberdeen

Arthur Peppercorn

Arthur Henry Peppercorn, (29 January 1889 – 3 March 1951) was an English railway engineer, and was the last Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London and North Eastern Railway.

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Axle

An axle or axletree is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear.

See BR Standard Class 6 and Axle

Bank engine

A bank engine (United Kingdom/Australia) (colloquially a banker), banking engine, helper engine or pusher engine (North America) is a railway locomotive that temporarily assists a train that requires additional power or traction to climb a gradient (or bank).

See BR Standard Class 6 and Bank engine

Beattock

Beattock is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, approximately southwest of Moffat and north of Dumfries.

See BR Standard Class 6 and Beattock

Blastpipe

The blastpipe is part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the fire.

See BR Standard Class 6 and Blastpipe

Boiler

A boiler is a closed vessel in which fluid (generally water) is heated.

See BR Standard Class 6 and Boiler

BR Standard Class 6 72010 Hengist

No.72010 Hengist is a steam locomotive which is under construction as a "new-build" project. BR Standard Class 6 and BR Standard Class 6 72010 Hengist are 2′C1′ h2 locomotives, 4-6-2 locomotives and standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain.

See BR Standard Class 6 and BR Standard Class 6 72010 Hengist

BR Standard Class 7

The BR Standard Class 7, otherwise known as the Britannia Class, is a class of 4-6-2 ''Pacific'' steam locomotive designed under Robert Riddles for use by British Railways for mixed-traffic duties. BR Standard Class 6 and bR Standard Class 7 are 4-6-2 locomotives, British Railways standard classes, railway locomotives introduced in 1951 and standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain.

See BR Standard Class 6 and BR Standard Class 7

Bradford

Bradford is a city in West Yorkshire, England.

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Bristol

Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region.

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British Rail

British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997.

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Cargo

In transportation, freight refers to goods conveyed by land, water or air, while cargo refers specifically to freight when conveyed via water or air.

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Carlisle

Carlisle (from Caer Luel) is a cathedral city in the ceremonial county of Cumbria in England.

See BR Standard Class 6 and Carlisle

Chief mechanical engineer

Chief mechanical engineer and locomotive superintendent are titles applied by British, Australian, and New Zealand railway companies to the person ultimately responsible to the board of the company for the building and maintaining of the locomotives and rolling stock.

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Clacton-on-Sea

Clacton-on-Sea, often simply called Clacton, is a seaside town and resort in the county of Essex, on the east coast of England.

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Clan Cameron

Clan Cameron is a West Highland Scottish clan, with one main branch Lochiel, and numerous cadet branches.

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Coal

Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams.

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Cowlairs

Cowlairs is an area in the Scottish city of Glasgow, part of the wider Springburn district of the city.

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Crewe

Crewe is a railway town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England.

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Crewe Works

Crewe Works is a British railway engineering facility located in the town of Crewe, Cheshire.

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Cylinder (locomotive)

The cylinder is the power-producing element of the steam engine powering a steam locomotive.

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Darlington

Darlington is a market and industrial town in County Durham, England.

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Derby Works

The Derby Works comprised a number of British manufacturing facilities designing and building locomotives and rolling stock in Derby, England.

See BR Standard Class 6 and Derby Works

Diesel locomotive

A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the power source is a diesel engine.

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Dieselisation

Dieselisation (US: dieselization) is the process of equipping vehicles with a diesel engine or diesel engines.

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Dumfries

Dumfries (Dumfries; from Dùn Phris) is a market town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, near the mouth of the River Nith on the Solway Firth, from the Anglo-Scottish border.

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Eastern Region of British Railways

The Eastern Region was a region of British Railways from 1948, whose operating area could be identified from the dark blue signs and colour schemes that adorned its station and other railway buildings.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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Firebox (steam engine)

In a steam engine, the firebox is the area where the fuel is burned, producing heat to boil the water in the boiler.

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Glasgow

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.

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Glasgow Central railway station

Glasgow Central (Glaschu Mheadhain), usually referred to in Scotland as just Central or Central Station, is one of two principal mainline rail terminals in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Golden Arrow (train)

The Golden Arrow (Flèche d’Or) was a luxury boat train of the Southern Railway and later British Railways.

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Harwich

Harwich is a town in Essex, England, and one of the Haven ports on the North Sea coast.

See BR Standard Class 6 and Harwich

Highland Railway

The Highland Railway (HR) was one of the smaller British railways before the Railways Act 1921, operating north of Perth railway station in Scotland and serving the farthest north of Britain.

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Highland Railway Clan Class

The Highland Railway's Clan Class was a class of passenger 4-6-0 steam locomotives designed by Christopher Cumming. BR Standard Class 6 and Highland Railway Clan Class are Scrapped locomotives and standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain.

See BR Standard Class 6 and Highland Railway Clan Class

History of rail transport in Great Britain 1948–1994

The history of rail transport in Great Britain 1948–1994 covers the period when the British railway system was nationalised under the name of 'British Railways', latterly known as British Rail until its eventual privatisation in 1994.

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Inverness

Inverness (Innerness; from the Inbhir Nis, meaning "Mouth of the River Ness") is a city in the Scottish Highlands, having been granted city status in 2000.

See BR Standard Class 6 and Inverness

Kent

Kent is a county in the South East England region, the closest county to continental Europe.

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Leeds

Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England.

See BR Standard Class 6 and Leeds

List of BR 'Clan' Class locomotives

Below are the names and numbers of the steam locomotives that comprised the BR standard class 6, or 'Clan' Class that ran on the Scottish Region of British Railways' railway network. BR Standard Class 6 and List of BR 'Clan' Class locomotives are 4-6-2 locomotives, British Railways standard classes and railway locomotives introduced in 1951.

See BR Standard Class 6 and List of BR 'Clan' Class locomotives

Liverpool

Liverpool is a cathedral, port city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England.

See BR Standard Class 6 and Liverpool

Liverpool Street station

Liverpool Street station, also known as London Liverpool Street, is a major central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in the north-eastern corner of the City of London, in the ward of Bishopsgate Without.

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LMS locomotive numbering and classification

A number of different numbering and classification schemes were used for the locomotives owned by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) and its constituent companies.

See BR Standard Class 6 and LMS locomotive numbering and classification

LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier Class 5 4-6-0, commonly known as the Black Five, is a class of steam locomotives. BR Standard Class 6 and LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 are standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain.

See BR Standard Class 6 and LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0

LNER Peppercorn Class A1

London and North Eastern Railway's (LNER) Peppercorn Class A1 is a class of 4-6-2 "Pacific" steam locomotives built between 1948 and 1949 at Doncaster and Darlington Works to a design of Arthur Peppercorn. BR Standard Class 6 and LNER Peppercorn Class A1 are 4-6-2 locomotives, Scrapped locomotives and standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain.

See BR Standard Class 6 and LNER Peppercorn Class A1

LNER Peppercorn Class A2

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Peppercorn Class A2 is a class of steam locomotive designed for express passenger work by Arthur Peppercorn, the chief designer of the LNER after Edward Thompson. BR Standard Class 6 and LNER Peppercorn Class A2 are 4-6-2 locomotives and standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain.

See BR Standard Class 6 and LNER Peppercorn Class A2

LNER Thompson Class B1

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Thompson Class B1 is a class of steam locomotive designed by Edward Thompson for medium mixed traffic work. BR Standard Class 6 and LNER Thompson Class B1 are standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain.

See BR Standard Class 6 and LNER Thompson Class B1

Locomotive wheelslip

Locomotive wheelslip is an event that affects railway motive power usually when starting from stationary, but can also affect an engine in motion.

See BR Standard Class 6 and Locomotive wheelslip

Locomotive, Railway Carriage & Wagon Review

Locomotive, Railway Carriage & Wagon Review was a British monthly magazine covering the rail transport industry.

See BR Standard Class 6 and Locomotive, Railway Carriage & Wagon Review

London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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London and North Eastern Railway

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second largest (after LMS) of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain.

See BR Standard Class 6 and London and North Eastern Railway

London Midland Region of British Railways

The London Midland Region (LMR) was one of the six regions created on the formation of the nationalised British Railways (BR), and initially consisted of ex-London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) lines in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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London, Midland and Scottish Railway

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSIt has been argued that the initials LMSR should be used to be consistent with LNER, GWR and SR. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway's corporate image used LMS, and this is what is generally used in historical circles. The LMS occasionally also used the initials LM&SR.

See BR Standard Class 6 and London, Midland and Scottish Railway

Lord provost

A lord provost (Àrd-Phrobhaist) is the convenor of the local authority, the civic head and the lord-lieutenant of one of the principal cities of Scotland.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 552,000 at the 2021 census.

See BR Standard Class 6 and Manchester

Model Rail

Model Rail is a British railway magazine focusing on rail transport modelling.

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National Railway Museum

The National Railway Museum (NRM) is a museum in York, England, forming part of the Science Museum Group.

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Nationalization

Nationalization (nationalisation in British English) is the process of transforming privately-owned assets into public assets by bringing them under the public ownership of a national government or state.

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Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle (RP), is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England.

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Norwich

Norwich is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England of which it is the county town.

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Oliver Bulleid

Oliver Vaughan Snell Bulleid CBE (19 September 1882 – 25 April 1970) was a British railway and mechanical engineer best known as the Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Southern Railway between 1937 and the 1948 nationalisation, developing many well-known locomotives.

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Passenger railroad car

A passenger railroad car or passenger car (American English), also called a passenger carriage, passenger coach (British English and International Union of Railways), or passenger bogie (Indian English) is a railroad car that is designed to carry passengers.

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Polmadie

Polmadie (lit) is a primarily industrial area of Glasgow in Scotland.

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Port Talbot

Port Talbot is a town and community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, situated on the east side of Swansea Bay, approximately from Swansea.

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Railway Correspondence and Travel Society

The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society (RCTS) is a national society founded in Cheltenham, England in 1928 to bring together those interested in rail transport and locomotives.

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Robert Riddles

Robert Arthur "Robin" Riddles, CBE, MIMechE, MinstLE (23 May 1892 – 18 June 1983) was a British locomotive design engineer.

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Route availability

Route Availability (RA) is the system by which the permanent way and supporting works (bridges, embankments, etc.) of the railway network of Great Britain are graded.

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Rugby Locomotive Testing Station

The Rugby Locomotive Testing Station was a British railway testing plant in Rugby, Warwickshire.

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Rugby, Warwickshire

Rugby is a market town in eastern Warwickshire, England, close to the River Avon.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Scottish Region of British Railways

The Scottish Region (ScR) was one of the six regions created on British Railways (BR) and consisted of ex-London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) and ex-London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) lines in Scotland.

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Scrap

Scrap consists of recyclable materials, usually metals, left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials.

See BR Standard Class 6 and Scrap

Settle–Carlisle line

The Settle–Carlisle line (also known as the Settle and Carlisle (S&C)) is a main railway line in northern England.

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Shap

Shap is a village and civil parish located among fells and isolated dales in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England.

See BR Standard Class 6 and Shap

Smokebox

A smokebox is one of the major basic parts of a steam locomotive exhaust system.

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Southern Railway (UK)

The Southern Railway (SR), sometimes shortened to 'Southern', was a British railway company established in the 1923 Grouping.

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Southern Region of British Railways

The Southern Region was a region of British Railways from 1948 until 1992 when railways were re-privatised.

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SR Merchant Navy class

The SR Merchant Navy class (originally known as the 21C1 class, and later informally known as Bulleid Pacifics, Spam Cans – which name was also applied to the Light Pacifics – or Packets) is a class of air-smoothed 4-6-2 (Pacific) steam locomotives designed for the Southern Railway by Oliver Bulleid. BR Standard Class 6 and sR Merchant Navy class are 4-6-2 locomotives and standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain.

See BR Standard Class 6 and SR Merchant Navy class

SR West Country and Battle of Britain classes

The SR West Country and Battle of Britain classes, collectively known as Light Pacifics or informally as Spam Cans, or "flat tops", are air-smoothed 4-6-2 ''Pacific'' steam locomotives designed for the Southern Railway by its Chief Mechanical Engineer Oliver Bulleid. BR Standard Class 6 and sR West Country and Battle of Britain classes are 4-6-2 locomotives and standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain.

See BR Standard Class 6 and SR West Country and Battle of Britain classes

Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam.

See BR Standard Class 6 and Steam locomotive

Stranraer

Stranraer (in Scotland also; An t-Sròn Reamhar), also known as The Toon, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on Loch Ryan and the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland.

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Stratford station

Stratford is a major multi-level interchange station serving the town of Stratford and the mixed-use development known as Stratford City, in the London Borough of Newham, East London for London Underground, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and Elizabeth line services.

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Tender (rail)

A tender or coal-car (US only) is a special rail vehicle hauled by a steam locomotive containing its fuel (wood, coal, oil or torrefied biomass) and water.

See BR Standard Class 6 and Tender (rail)

The Railway Magazine

The Railway Magazine is a monthly British railway magazine, aimed at the railway enthusiast market, that has been published in London since July 1897.

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Walschaerts valve gear

The Walschaerts valve gear is a type of valve gear used to regulate the flow of steam to the pistons in steam locomotives, invented by Belgian railway engineer Egide Walschaerts in 1844.

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West Highland Line

The West Highland Line (Rathad Iarainn nan Eilean – "Iron Road to the Isles") is a railway line linking the ports of Mallaig and Oban in the Scottish Highlands to Glasgow in Central Scotland.

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1948 Locomotive Exchange Trials

The 1948 Locomotive Exchange Trials were organised by the newly nationalised British Railways (BR).

See BR Standard Class 6 and 1948 Locomotive Exchange Trials

4-6-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and two trailing wheels on one axle. BR Standard Class 6 and 4-6-2 are 4-6-2 locomotives.

See BR Standard Class 6 and 4-6-2

See also

2′C1′ h2 locomotives

British Railways standard classes

Railway locomotives introduced in 1951

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BR_Standard_Class_6

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