Evening Star
"Evening Star" - the last steam locomotive built for British Rail. Its working career has been very short compared to other workhorses of it's ilk. It now rests in grand retirement at the Railway Museum in York. It was about eight years ago I took my grandson to that museum for the day and he quite fell in love with this particular loco. Not surprising. On close examination you can see it is very well made and beautifully engineered. Something of a rarity these days.The drivers on the 2-10-0 are only 4'-6" diameter so is geared more for power than speed. indeed these, the last of British steam were designed for heavy freight.Norman
posted by The Draughtsman @ 11:18 AM
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Hi Iain.
I have always enjoyed seeing the Brittish Rail class 9F 2-10-0's.
I have heard about the "Evening Star" for many years, and now I get to see it. Nice photograph. Do they ever "Fire it up" and use it for special occasions or mainline excursions? I could just hear and feel the power looking at it. Wow!
Thank You.
Eddie.
http://eddiesrailroad.blogspot.com
There are several preserved 9F's and certainly some get steamed for 'specials'. I'm not sure about 'Evening Star' - it's part of the national collection.
BTW - 9F's were well balanced and could really shift and were sometimes used on expresses as replacements for regular engines that broke down. Speeds of over 90 mph were recorded. On one service - the 'Pines Express' on the S&D line between Bath and Bournemouth, they were actually the rostered express locomotive class due to the heavy gradients and long trains.
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