2-6-4 Suburban
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The '''2-6-4 Suburban''' is a steam [[:Category:Locomotives|locomotive]] in the [[UK Railway Set]]. | The '''2-6-4 Suburban''' is a steam [[:Category:Locomotives|locomotive]] in the [[UK Railway Set]]. | ||
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==Statistics and information== | ==Statistics and information== | ||
[[Image:suburban.png|right|Two livery variations, based on cargo type and year built]] | [[Image:suburban.png|right|Two livery variations, based on cargo type and year built]] | ||
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|[[Metro Cammell DMU]], [[Sulzer Type 2]] | |[[Metro Cammell DMU]], [[Sulzer Type 2]] | ||
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Suburban passenger tank locomotives were used by all of the big four except the SR, who used EMUs and their [[0-6-0 Austerity|Q1 Class]] tender locomotives. The equivalents of the LMS designs were the [http://www.lner.info/locos/N/n2.shtml LNER N2] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_6100_Class GWR 6100]. | Suburban passenger tank locomotives were used by all of the big four except the SR, who used EMUs and their [[0-6-0 Austerity|Q1 Class]] tender locomotives. The equivalents of the LMS designs were the [http://www.lner.info/locos/N/n2.shtml LNER N2] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_6100_Class GWR 6100]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:08, 21 July 2010
The 2-6-4 Suburban is a steam locomotive in the UK Railway Set.
[edit] Statistics and information
Type: | Local Passenger and Goods Steam Locomotive |
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Introduction: | 1927 |
Withdrawal: | 1970 |
Speed: | 70mph |
Power: | 1200hp |
Weight: | 88t |
Tractive Effort: | 109kN |
Replaces: | Edwardian, Mogul, BR Type JB |
Replaced By: | Metro Cammell DMU, Sulzer Type 2 |
[edit] Special GRF features
- Locomotive flips direction when train reverses.
[edit] Prototype information
The LMS/BR 2-6-4T was a highly successful series of suburban tank engines, originally designed by Henry Fowler in the 1920s and subsequently tweaked by Stanier, Fairburn, and Robert Riddles. Production of the Riddles BR Standard 4MT ended in 1956.[edit] Similar locomotives
Suburban passenger tank locomotives were used by all of the big four except the SR, who used EMUs and their Q1 Class tender locomotives. The equivalents of the LMS designs were the LNER N2 and the GWR 6100.