BR Standard 9F 92212
92212 is a British Railways Standard Class 9F 2-10-0 locomotive, one of the final batch of steam locomotives produced by British Railways at Swindon Works. In service it worked on the Somerset & Dorset line; in South Wales and in North-West England, but spent about half of its short working life based at Tyseley depot in Birmingham. It was withdrawn in January 1968 after 8 years in service.
Following withdrawal, the loco was bought by Woodham Bros at Barry. In 1976 a group of prospective owners, the “9F Locomotive Society”, made a request to bring 92212 to the SVR if the Society was successful in acquiring the engine; the SVR’s Rolling Stock Committee agreed to this request[1]. However when the loco left Barry in 1979, it was for restoration on the Great Central Railway. That restoration was completed in 1996.
92212 is currently owned by Jeremy Hosking and is based on the Mid-Hants Railway. It was hired to the SVR in winter 2001/01 and again in summer 2011, appearing in galas on both occasions.
References
- ↑ SVR News 40