This was the last class of steam locomotives to enter service with British Railways. They were designed primarily to haul heavy freight, but were occasionally used on passenger workings. Particula... (more)

Nine BR '9F's survived into preservation. Arguably the most succesful of the 'Standard' designs, they were equally at home on freight or passenger duties. They had short lives due to indecently ha... (more)

The sweeping double track curves at Kinchley Lane have justifiably long been a magnet for visiting photographers at the Great Central Railway. Sadly, the trees on the left are long gone, victims o... (more)

9f no. 92212 enters Ropley Station on the Mid Hants Railway with a passenger train

BR Standard Class 9F No 92212 waits for its turn to be coaled up at the MHR's Autumn Gala Weekend 2006. Built 1959 at Swindon Works and withdrawn before the end of steam on BR in 1968, this loco w... (more)

The crew prepare their engine for another day's running at the Mid Hants Railway's Autumn Gala Weekend 2006. The British Railways 9Fs were actually designed for heavy freight but could be seen hau... (more)

The BR standard 9Fs where just about the largest steam freight loco on British Railways, so large their nickname was "Space Ships". 92212 gets away from a signal stop on the GCR during a photo sho... (more)