2-6-0 Steam Locomotives in Great Britain


Railroads that used 2-6-0 Steam Locomotives in Great Britain

Surviving Examples of 2-6-0 Steam Locomotives in Great Britain

No.ClassF.M. WhyteGaugeRailroad LineLocationStatusBuilder InfoNotes
465122MT2-6-04'-8½"BR Strathspey Railway, Aviemore, SCT
operational
BR Swindon Works, 1952Named E. V. Cooper, Engineer. Restored to operation in Oct 2000. Taken out of service in Apr 2016. Masqueraded as BR 46464 in Aug 2018. Taken out of service again in Nov 2020. Returned to operation in Mar 2022.
464642MT2-6-04'-8½"BR Strathspey Railway, Aviemore, SCT
operational
BR Crewe Works, 1950
760794MT2-6-04'-8½"BR Strathspey Railway, Aviemore, SCT
overhaul
BR Horwich Works, 02/1957From the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Pickering, ENG.
131596P5F2-6-04'-8½"LMS East Lancashire Railway, Bury, ENG
stored
LMS Crewe Works #5981, 03/1930
42765 (13065)6P5F2-6-04'-8½"BR (LMS) East Lancashire Railway, Bury, ENG
operational
LMS Crewe Works #5757, 08/1927
464472MT2-6-04'-8½"BR East Somerset Railway, Cranmore, ENG
operational
BR Crewe Works, 03/1950
37721c2-6-04'-8½"Norwegian State Railways Bressingham Steam Museum & Gardens, Diss, ENG
operational
Nydqvist & Holm AB #1164, 1919Named King Haakon VII.
2-6-012¼"Exbury Gardens Railway Exbury Gardens & Steam Railway, Exbury, ENG
operational
Exmoor Steam Railway Bratton Fleming Works #326, 2008Named Mariloo.
61994 (3442)6MT (K4)2-6-04'-8½"BR (LNER) John Cameron Museum, Fife, SCT
display
LNER Darlington Works, 07/1938Named The Great Marquess. Owned by John Cameron. Restored to operation in Apr 1963. Taken out of service in Apr 1967. Returned to operation in 1980. Retired from excursion service in Oct 2015 due to firebox damage.
780222MT (Standard)2-6-04'-8½"BR Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, Haworth, ENG
operational
BR Darlington Works, 05/1954
13268 (42968)5MT (5)2-6-04'-8½"LMS (BR) Severn Valley Railway, Kidderminster, ENG
operational
LMS Crewe Works, 1934Owned by the Stanier Mogul Fund. Restored to operation in 1991. Taken out of service in 1998 due to deterioration of firebox stays. Taken out of service again for overhaul in 2014. Returned to operation in Oct 2023 and painted in LMS lined black livery.
431064MT2-6-04'-8½"BR Severn Valley Railway, Kidderminster, ENG
operational
BR Darlington Works #2148, 1951
780182MT (Standard)2-6-04'-8½"BR Great Central Railway, Loughborough, ENG
operational
BR Darlington Works, 03/1954Named Borough of Darlington.
780192MT (Standard)2-6-04'-8½"BR Great Central Railway, Loughborough, ENG
operational
BR Darlington Works, 03/1954Named Borough of Darlington.
465212MT2-6-04'-8½"BR Great Central Railway, Loughborough, ENG
overhaul
BR Swindon Works, 1953 Fictionally named Blossom. Owned by Charles Newton and Loughborough Standard Locomotive Group Ltd. Restored to operation in Jul 1974. Taken out of service in 2000. Taken out of service again in Oct 2022.
760774MT (Standard 1)2-6-04'-8½"BR Locomotive Maintenance Services, Loughborough, ENG
restoration
BR Horwich Works, 12/1956
9351 (5193)93002-6-04'-8½"BR (GWR) West Somerset Railway, Minehead, ENG
operational
GWR Swindon Works, 10/1934Originally built as GWR 5101 class No. 5193. Previously converted to a GWR 4300 class 2-6-0 type. Converted again to a GWR 9300 class in 2004 and renumbered to 9351. Taken out of service in late 2014. Returned to operation in Jan 2019.
760844MT2-6-04'-8½"BR Poppy Line (North Norfolk Railway), Sheringham, ENG
operational
BR Horwich Works, 04/1957
31806 (1806)U2-6-04'-8½"BR (Southern) Swanage Railway, Swanage, ENG
operational
SR Brighton Works, 1926Originally built as a K class 2-6-4T type. Restored to operation in Apr 1981. Leased to the Swanage Railway until at least 2039. Taken out of service in May 2019. Returned to operation in Apr 2021. Currently certified for mainline operations.
1625U2-6-04'-8½"Southern Swanage Railway, Swanage, ENG
stored
SR Ashford Works, 03/1929
1874N2-6-04'-8½"Southern Swanage Railway, Swanage, ENG
restoration
SR Ashford Works, 1925Named Brian Fisk.
376 (19)21c2-6-04'-8½"Kent & East Sussex Railway (Norwegian State Railways) Kent & East Sussex Railway, Tenterden, ENG
operational
Nydqvist & Holm AB #1163, 1919Named Norwegian.
760174MT (Standard 1)2-6-04'-8½"BR Kent & East Sussex Railway, Tenterden, ENG
operational
BR Horwich Works, 05/1953
1638 (31638)U2-6-04'-8½"Southern (BR) Bluebell Railway, Uckfield, ENG
display
SR Ashford Works, 05/1931On a long-term loan to the Maunsell Locomotive Society. Restored to operation in 2006. Taken out of service in 2015. Awaiting overhaul.
461 (15)K22-6-05'-3"Dublin & South Eastern Railway Railway Preservation Society of Ireland, Whitehead, NRL
operational
Beyer, Peacock & Co. #6112, 1922
105W2-6-05'-3"Northern Counties Committee Railway Preservation Society of Ireland, Whitehead, NRLconstructionRailway Preservation Society of Ireland
130006P5F2-6-04'-8½"LMS National Railway Museum, York, ENG
display
Horwich Works, 06/1926
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