Graham Farish to introduce BR Standard 82000 Class 2-6-2T
Date: 25 January 2006
Source: Graham Farish
The 82000 Class 3 British Railways Standard tank is to join the expanding Graham Farish range of N gauge models.
Designed by Robert Riddles they were built at Swindon Works and were based on the 77000 Class 2-6-0 tender locomotives from the same designer.
45 locomotives were built between April 1952 and August 1955. They were fitted with a standard Great Western Swindon No.2 boiler as used on the GWR 51xx, 56xx and 81xx Class tank locomotives. The first examples were allocated to South Wales working from Barry and Treherbert depots on Cardiff Valley services. The Western Region allocated examples were subsequently painted in lined passenger green livery, the others carrying BR lined black. A number were sent to Wrexham to allow the withdrawal of former LNER classes used on the former Wrexham, Mold & Connahôs Quay routes. The Southern Region saw examples allocated to Eastleigh and Exmouth Junction for working local services, the Exmouth Junction locomotives replacing former London & South Western Railway M7 0-4-4 tanks on the Exeter - Exmouth services. Four of the class were allocated to Kirkby Stephen and Darlington for working services over the testing Stainmore line between Darlington and Penrith / Tebay. They also saw service on the Somerset & Dorset route with locomotives being allocated to both Bath Green Park and Templecombe, whilst Bristol Bath Road examples hauled local services to Bath and on the
Cheddar Valley line. When steam began to be run down they found their way to Nine Elms (London) working empty stock trains between Clapham Junction and London Waterloo and local passenger services run for General Post Office staff between Clapham Junction and Kensington Olympia. Others found themselves in mid-Wales working passenger and freight trains on the Cambrian section.
Withdrawals commenced in February 1964 with the last surviving until the end of Southern Region steam in July 1967.
Two versions will feature in the 2006 catalogue; 82005 in British Railways lined green with the late crest and 82016 in BR lined black with early emblem. Each model will retail at £64.95.
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