4-6-2 Steam Locomotives in Great Britain


Railroads that used 4-6-2 Steam Locomotives in Great Britain

Surviving Examples of 4-6-2 Steam Locomotives in Great Britain

No.ClassF.M. WhyteGaugeRailroad LineLocationStatusBuilder InfoNotes
4464 (60019)A44-6-24'-8½"LNER (BR) Watercress Line (Mid Hants Railway), Alresford, ENG
restoration
LNER Doncaster Works #1866, 12/1937Named Bittern. Owned by Locomotive Services Ltd. Masqueraded as LNER 4492 'Dominion of New Zealand' in 2011. Taken out of service in late 2014. Placed on temporary display in Margate, ENG. Being overhauled at the LNWR Heritage, Crewe, ENG.
34007 (C107)7P 5FA (West Country)4-6-24'-8½"BR (Southern) Watercress Line (Mid Hants Railway), Alresford, ENG
out of service
SR Brighton Works, 08/1945Named Wadebridge. Owned by the Mid Hants Railway Preservation Society and the Wadebridge 34007 Locomotive Ltd. Restored to operation in Oct 2006. Taken out of service in Mar 2016. Undergoing overhaul. Expected to be completed sometime in 2026.
35005 (C5)8P (Merchant Navy)4-6-24'-8½"BR (Southern) Watercress Line (Mid Hants Railway), Alresford, ENG
operational
SR Eastleigh Works, 1941Named Canadian Pacific. Owned by the Mid Hants Railway Preservation Society. Restored to operation in 1989. Painted in the BR express passenger blue livery from 1996 to 2001. Taken out of service in 2006. Returned to operation on Mar 1, 2025.
350288P (Merchant Navy)4-6-24'-8½"BR Stewarts Lane TMD, Battersea, ENG
operational
BR Eastleigh Works, 1948Named Clan Line. Owned by the Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society. Restored to operation in 1974. Taken out of service in 2015. Taken out of service again in Jul 2022 due to cracks in its thermic syphons. Returned to operation in Apr 2024.
340817P 5FA (Battle of Britain)4-6-24'-8½"BR East Lancashire Railway, Bury, ENG
operational
BR Brighton Works, 09/1948Named 92 Squadron. Owned by the Battle of Britain Locomotive Society. Restored to operation in March 1998. Taken out of service in 2003 due to leaking firebox stay bolts. Returned to operation in December 2016. From the Nene Valley Railway, Peterborough.
6233 (46233)7P (Coronation)4-6-24'-8½"LMS (BR) Midland Railway - Butterley, Butterley, ENG
operational
LMS Crewe Works, 1938Named Duchess of Sutherland. Taken out of service in October 2017. Returned to operation in September 2018 and painted in LMS Crimson Lake livery. Currently certified for mainline operations.
46203 (6203)8P (Princess Royal)4-6-24'-8½"BR (LMS) Midland Railway - Butterley, Butterley, ENG
display
LMS Crewe Works, 07/1935Named Princess Margaret Rose. Owned by the Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust. Restored to operation in June 1990. Previously operated in 1996. Awaiting possible overhaul.
35018 (C18)8P (Merchant Navy)4-6-24'-8½"BR (Southern) West Coast Railways Carnforth, Carnforth, ENG
private operational
SR Eastleigh Works, 1945Named British India Line. Restored to operation in November 2016. Currently certified for mainline operations.
6201 (46201)8P (Princess Royal)4-6-24'-8½"LMS (BR) West Coast Railways Carnforth, Carnforth, ENG
overhaul
LMS Crewe Works, 11/1933Named Princess Elizabeth. Owned by the 6201 Princess Elizabeth Locomotive Society. Previously overhauled in 2019. Taken out of service in June 2022. Undergoing overhaul.
35010 (C10)8P (Merchant Navy)4-6-24'-8½"Southern Colne Valley Railway, Castle Hedingham, ENG
display
SR Eastleigh Works, 1941Named Blue Star. On static display while obtaining parts and fundraising.
60532 (532)A24-6-24'-8½"BR (LNER) Crewe Works (Royal Scot Locomotive & General Trust), Crewe, ENG
operational
Doncaster Locomotive Works, 1948Named Blue Peter. Restored to operation in 1971. Suffered some damage from a catastrophic uncontrolled wheelslip in 1994. Taken out of service in 2002. Test fired in 2023. Returned to operation in Feb 2024 and painted in BR express passenger blue livery.
34046 (C146)7P 5FA (West Country)4-6-24'-8½"BR (Southern) Crewe Works (Royal Scot Locomotive & General Trust), Crewe, ENG
operational
SR Brighton Works, 11/1946Named Braunton. Restored to operation in Jul 2007. Debuted in excursion service in Sep 2008. Taken out of service in 2017. Returned to operation in Jun 2020. Currently certified for mainline operations.
60163A14-6-24'-8½"BR (LNER) A1 Steam Locomotive Trust, Darlington, ENG
operational
A1 Steam Locomotive Trust (Darlington Works) #2195, 2008 Named Tornado. First brand-new mainline steam locomotive built in the UK since 1960. Painted in the BR express passenger blue livery from 2012 to 2014. Taken out of service in Jan 2022. Returned to operation on Aug 31, 2024.
60009 (4488)A44-6-24'-8½"BR (LNER) John Cameron Museum, Fife, SCT
display
LNER Doncaster Works, 1937Named Union of South Africa. Restored to operation in 1973. Uses the tender of scrapped LNER 10000. Retired from excursion service in Oct 2021 due to leaking boiler tubes. Previously displayed at the Bury Transport Museum from May 2022 to May 2023.
91016 (1016)Hr14-6-25'BR (Valtion Rautatiet/Finnish State RW) Fifield Central, Fifield, ENG
private operational
Tampella Locomotive Works #946, 1955Named Lady Patricia. Restored to operation in June 2023. Only operational broad gauge steam locomotive in the UK. Largest operational steam locomotive in the UK.
340927P 5FA (West Country)4-6-24'-8½"BR Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, Haworth, ENG
operational
BR Brighton Works, 09/1949Named City of Wells. Restored to operation in 1979. Taken out of service in 1989. Taken out of service again in early January 2023. Returned to operation in September 2023.
C127 (34027)7P 5FA (West Country)4-6-24'-8½"Southern (BR) Severn Valley Railway, Kidderminster, ENG
operational
SR Brighton Works, 04/1946Named Taw Valley. Repainted in a purple livery for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee and temporarily renumbered to 70 in Apr 2022. Repainted in SR wartime black livery in Feb 2023. Taken out of service in Jan 2024. Returned to service in 2025.
34053 (C153)7P 5FA (Battle of Britain)4-6-24'-8½"BR (Southern) Severn Valley Railway, Kidderminster, ENG
operational
SR Brighton Works, 01/1947Named Sir Keith Park. Restored to operation in May 2012. Taken out of service in early January 2018. Returned to operation on May 29, 2024.
700137MT (Britannia)4-6-24'-8½"BR Great Central Railway, Loughborough, ENG
out of service
BR Crewe Works, 05/1951 Named Oliver Cromwell. Owned by the National Railway Museum York. One of only two surviving BR Britannia class locomotives, the other one being BR 70000 'Britannia'. Taken out of service in late Nov 2018. Undergoing overhaul.
24-6-223.75"Eastern Province Cement Works Brecon Mountain Railway, Merthyr Tydfil, WAL
operational
Baldwin #61269, 1930
14-6-215"Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, New Romney, ENG
operational
Davey, Paxman & Co., 1925Named Green Goddess.
34-6-215"Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, New Romney, ENG
operational
Davey, Paxman & Co. #16040, 1926Named Southern Maid.
74-6-215"Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, New Romney, ENG
operational
Davey, Paxman & Co. #16043, 1927Named Typhoon.
84-6-215"Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, New Romney, ENG
operational
Davey, Paxman & Co. #16044, 1927Named Hurricane.
94-6-215"Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, New Romney, ENG
operational
Yorkshire Engine Co. #2294, 1931Named Winston Churchill.
104-6-215"Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, New Romney, ENG
operational
Yorkshire Engine Co. #2295, 1931Named Dr. Syn.
996E4-6-24'-8½"Danish State Railways Nene Valley Railway, Peterborough, ENG
restoration
Frichs #415, 1950Cosmetic restoration only.
60007 (4498)A44-6-24'-8½"BR (LNER) North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Pickering, ENG
operational
LNER Doncaster Works #1864, 10/1937Named Sir Nigel Gresley. Taken out of service in Sep 2015. Painted in LNER wartime black livery in Aug 2021 during its overhaul. Returned to operation in Mar 2022. Repainted back into BR express passenger blue livery in Jan 2023.
340727P 5FA (Battle of Britain)4-6-24'-8½"BR Spa Valley Railway, Royal Tunbridge Wells, ENG
operational
BR Brighton Works, 1948Named 257 Squadron. Owned by the Southern Locomotives Limited. Restored to operation in 1990. Taken out of service in 2003 due to firebox problems. Taken out of service again in Apr 2021. Returned to operation in Nov 2021.
720106P5F (Clan)4-6-24'-8½"BR CTL Seal, Sheffield, ENGunder constructionThe Clan Project (CTL Seal)Named Hengist. Will be the 1,000th BR Standard type steam locomotive when construction is complete. Under construction as of 2024. To be completed around 2029.
700007MT (Britannia)4-6-24'-8½"BR Icons of Steam, Southall, ENG
operational
BR Crewe Works, 01/1951Named Britannia. First steam locomotive designed by BR to be built. Owned by the Royal Scot Locomotive & General Trust. Taken out of service in Sep 2020. Taken out of service again in late Aug 2023. Returned to operation on Mar 6, 2024.
34067 (C167)7P 5FA (Battle of Britain)4-6-24'-8½"BR (Southern) West Coast Railways Southall, Southall, ENG
private operational
SR Brighton Works, 09/1947Named Tangmere. Restored to operation in early 2003. Taken out of service in 2016 due to firebox problems. Returned to operation in October 2021. Currently certified for mainline operations.
60103 (4472)A3 (A1)4-6-24'-8½"BR (LNER)Northern Steam Operations Ltd, Stockton-On-Tees, ENG
operational
LNER Doncaster Works #1564, 02/1923 Named Flying Scotsman. Owned by the National Railway Museum York. Became the first steam locomotive in the world confirmed to have reached 100 mph (1934). Operated in the US and Canada from 1969 to 1971. Returned to operation in Jan 2016.
34016 (C116)7P 5FA (West Country)4-6-24'-8½"BR (Southern) Swanage Railway, Swanage, ENG
out of service
SR Brighton Works, 1945Named Bodmin. From the Mid Hants Railway, Alresford, ENG. Restored to operation in 1979. Taken out of service in 1999. Returned to operation in 2000. Taken out of service again in Sep 2007. Undergoing overhaul in Carnforth.
34070 (C170)7P 5FA (Battle of Britain)4-6-24'-8½"BR (Southern) Swanage Railway, Swanage, ENG
operational
SR Brighton Works, 11/1947Named Manston. Owned by the Southern Locomotives Ltd. Restored to operation in 2008. Collided head-on with BR Standard 4MT class 80104 during shunting operations in Jul 2017. Taken out of service in late Jul 2017. Returned to operation in Nov 2022.
34028 (C128)7P 5FA (West Country)4-6-24'-8½"BR (Southern) Swanage Railway, Swanage, ENG
operational
SR Brighton Works, 04/1946Named Eddystone. Owned by Southern Locomotives Ltd. Restored to operation in September 2003. Taken out of service in December 2021 due to flat wheels. Returned to operation in February 2022.
35006 (C6)8P (Merchant Navy)4-6-24'-8½"BR (Southern) Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, Toddington, ENG
operational
SR Eastleigh Works, 12/1941Named Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company. Owned by the 35006 Locomotive Company Ltd. Restored to operation on August 10, 2015. Debuted in excursion service in April 2016.
710008P4-6-24'-8½"BR Tyseley Locomotive Works, Tyseley, ENG
operational
BR Crewe Works, 04/1954Named Duke of Gloucester. Only surviving BR Standard class 8. Owned by the BR Class 8 Steam Locomotive Trust. Restored to operation sometime in the 1970s. Taken out of service in Aug 2012. Test fired on Dec 3, 2023. Returned to operation on May 9, 2025.
34059 (C159)7P 5FA (Battle of Britain)4-6-24'-8½"BR (Southern) Bluebell Railway, Uckfield, ENG
operational
SR Brighton Works, 1947Named Sir Archibald Sinclair. Owned by the Battle of Britain Locomotive Group. Restored to operation in Apr 2009. Taken out of service in Oct 2011 due to leaking firebox stay bolts. Returned to operation in Dec 2023.
C123 (34023)7P 5FA (West Country)4-6-24'-8½"Southern (BR) Bluebell Railway, Uckfield, ENG
out of service
SR Brighton Works, 1944Named Blackmoor Vale. Owned by the Bullied Society. Restored to operation in 1976. Taken out of service in 1985. Returned to operation in 2000. Taken out of service again in 2008 due to firebox problems. Undergoing overhaul.
6229 (46229)7P (Coronation)4-6-24'-8½"LMS (BR) National Railway Museum, York, ENG
display
LMS Crewe Works, 1938Named Duchess of Hamilton. Only surviving streamlined LMS Coronation class locomotive. Restored to operation in 1980. Retired from excursion service in 1996.
4468 (60022)A44-6-24'-8½"LNER (BR) National Railway Museum, York, ENG
display
LNER Doncaster Works #1870, 03/1938Named Mallard. World speed record-holder for steam locomotives (125.88 mph, July 3, 1938). Restored to operation in 1986. Operated briefly in excursion service until 1988.
350298P (Merchant Navy)4-6-24'-8½"BR National Railway Museum, York, ENG
display
BR Eastleigh Works, 1949Named Ellerman Lines. Now a cut-away display.
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