Steam lines with traction other than BR standard

[Roast Veg]

Following on from the Mk1 discussion, which preserved railways currently have serviceable steam locomotives other than those which were designed and built to British Rail standards? BR standard designs have lasted extraordinarily well into preservation due to their relative youth and large build volumes, meaning that on a given day you are disproportionately likely to find one on any given steam-hauled service.

I don't have any particular gripe with them, just looking for a bit of variety!

As with the Mk1 thread, it is a given that narrow gauge and industrial railways will meet this criteria - I'm specifically interested in standard gauge railways.

 

[ANDREW_D_WEBB]

Lots of railways have plenty of locos built before the BR Standards took to the rails. Locos from the ‘Big Four’ and industrial users are very well represented, with many pre grouping locos also present.

 

[Ashley Hill]

There are no BR Standard steam locos on the SDR.

 

[LowLevel]

I suspect the answer is most if not all of them.

 

[StephenHunter]

Epping Ongar Railway has no BR-type locomotives:

Steam Locomotives

www.eorailway.co.uk

 

[RT4038]

I suspect the answer is most if not all of them.

A more sensible question would be 'steam locos built before 1923' perhaps?

 

[alexl92]

A more sensible question would be 'steam locos built before 1923' perhaps?

And industrial traction?

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Let's see...
KWVR - Taff Vale 85, L&YR 957 with LNWR Coal tank 1054 on the way back
Middleton - All built for industrial service except Sentinel 68153
Embsay - All built for industrial service
Tanfield -All built for Industrial service
Bluebell - Q Class 541, SECR H Class, SECR C Class (one or more of those may now have expired boiler tickets), plus loads on display
SVR - Hudswell Clarke 813 amongst others
East Lancs - L&YR 52322, L&YR Class 23 0-6-0ST, Hudswell Clarke MSC 'Gothenburg', L&Y Pug 19
North Norfolk - GER Y14
Swanage - Restoring LSWR T3 and I believe they also have the T9 under overhaul.
Spa Valley Railway - Caledonian 828 (on loan this summer) and Hunslet Austerity conversion 'Douglas' - built in 1943 as an Austerity tank but now unique as a conversion to a tender locomotive.
Battlefield Line - Caledonian 419 (on loan this summer)
Nene Valley, Churnet Valley, Avon Valley - various European (primarily Polish) locomotives
Foxfield - All built for Industrial service
Pontypool & Blaenavon - All built for Industrial service

These are just a few that come to mind instantly. I will have forgotten plenty!

 

[Townsend Hook]

I can’t think of a single heritage railway which only has BR Standard locos in it’s operational steam fleet. The highest as a proportion is probably the Bluebell with two out of four steam locos currently operational being Standards. The largest operational Standard fleets would, off the top of my head, be at the NYMR and GCR with three apiece.

 

[RedPostJunc]

Which UK preserved lines have working locos that never ran on British lines until they were preserved?
I believe the Nene Valley had a big Polish loco, but I don't know if it is currently serviceable. Any other examples?

 

[StephenHunter]

Churnet Valley Railway's USATC S160 5167 went straight to China from the United States after war for reconstruction. 6046 went straight to France:

Steam Locomotives

Steam Locomotives

www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk

That's different from most of the class, which operated on British lines before D-Day.

 

[Ianigsy]

Which UK preserved lines have working locos that never ran on British lines until they were preserved?
I believe the Nene Valley had a big Polish loco, but I don't know if it is currently serviceable. Any other examples?

90733 at the KWVR was built in 1945, sent to the Netherlands and sold on to Sweden before returning to Britain, so it was probably just run in here before going abroad.

 

[Harvester]

Which UK preserved lines have working locos that never ran on British lines until they were preserved?
I believe the Nene Valley had a big Polish loco, but I don't know if it is currently serviceable. Any other examples?

The 8F (8274) at Ruddington? It was allocated the LMS number 8274, but this was never applied and it was dispatched to Turkey soon after construction. A later built 8F was then given the 8274 number.

Edit: Just remembered it is no longer in working order.

 

[xotGD]

90733 at the KWVR was built in 1945, sent to the Netherlands and sold on to Sweden before returning to Britain, so it was probably just run in here before going abroad.

5820 at the KWVR was sent new from the USA to Poland and only came to the UK in preservation.

 

[Strathclyder]

Which UK preserved lines have working locos that never ran on British lines until they were preserved?
I believe the Nene Valley had a big Polish loco, but I don't know if it is currently serviceable. Any other examples?

While not what the OP is looking for specifically, the Welsh Highland Railway with the ex-South African NGG16 Class Garratts.

K1 - one of the pair of K class Garratts built for Tasmanian Government Railways - also applies here. Far as I'm aware, K1 is on loan from the WHR to the Statfold Barn Railway near Tamworth for a period of 10 years (starting in 2019, it being overhauled there).

 

[341o2]

Didn't the OP exclude narrow gauge railways? I thought Leighton Buzzard but then reread the post.

The Kent & East Sussex has two Austerity saddle tank locos which were designed for the NCB, as well as a Norwegian loco and two USA class tanks ex-Southern, although these three are awaiting repairs.

The Isle of Wight steam railway has three Austerity locos, one is in service, it is hoped a second will be in service later this year, while the third is on static display elsewhere.

 

[geoffk]

And industrial traction?

Bluebell - Q Class 541, SECR H Class, SECR C Class (one or more of those may now have expired boiler tickets), plus loads on display

The Bluebell has O1 no. 65 operational. The C and H are both out of use, while Q class 541 is post-grouping. Some of the preserved GWR 2800 and 4200 class locos are pre-grouping but not sure if any are operational at present. The T9 at Swanage is now out of service.