List Of Preserved BR Standard Class 9F Locomotives
This is a list of BR Standard Class 9F steam locomotives that survive in preservation. Nine 9F locomotives avoided being scrapped at the end of steam traction on British Railways. Seven locomotives were obtained from Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. The other two were preserved upon withdrawal, with 92220 Evening Star reserved for the National Collection, and 92203 being purchased direct from BR by the noted artist and conservationist, David Shepherd in 1967.
As of 2009, four of the locomotives have not been restored to working order since withdrawal: 92134, 92207, 92219 and 92245. All were stored rusting in the open air for 20 or more years, and had component parts removed. Most have since received at least some cosmetic restoration to prevent them from deteriorating further. However, the 9F was one of the largest locomotives to run on British railways, and the cost of restoration is high.
92219 and 92245 need a great deal of work, are missing many parts, and there have never been serious plans to fully restore them, so they are not expected to be restored anytime in the foreseeable future. A fair amount of money and work has gone into both 92134 and 92207, but at the moment, it is not clear if they will be finished, or if so, when.
Read more about List Of Preserved BR Standard Class 9F Locomotives: 92134, 92203, 92207, 92212, 92214, 92219, 92220 Evening Star, 92240, 92245
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