Furness Railway K2 Class
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Numbering
The first six of 1896 were numbered 21, 22, 34, 35, 36 and 37 by the Furness Railway (works numbers were 4174–4179). In 1900, two extra engines were added to the class, Furness Railway numbers 124–125 (works numbers 4651–4652). In 1913, two engines, FR Nos. 34 and 37, were fitted with experimental Phoenix smokebox superheaters, however, these were removed the following year. At some point in time locomotives 21, 22, 34 and 35 were renumbered 44–47 respectively.
By 1923 and the grouping of the FR into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, all eight engines were still in service, and received LMS numbers, these being 10135–10142 (in order of their later numbers). They lasted until the late 1920s and early 1930s, performing secondary duties on former FR lines between Barrow-in-Furness and Whitehaven.
Tenders
The six-wheeled tenders that this class used were also used by the Furness Railway D3 0-6-0 tender engines. They carried Script error: No such module "convert". of water and Script error: No such module "convert". of coal, their weight being Script error: No such module "convert"..
Withdrawal
The class was withdrawn from 1929 to 1931 and scrapped.
| Year | Quantity in service at start of year |
Quantity withdrawn |
Locomotive numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 8 | 6 | 10135/38-42 | |
| 1930 | 2 | 1 | 10137 | |
| 1931 | 1 | 1 | 10136 |
Edward the Blue Engine
Edward the Blue Engine, from the Railway Series books and the spin-off television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, is described as bearing "a quite striking similarity" to the Furness "Larger Seagulls".[3] The Edwardian 4-4-0Template:Whyte suffix type is a fairly common design pattern in British steam locomotives. However, Edward differs in having a cab with dual glazed side windows, a much more characteristic feature of North Eastern railway locomotives. The tapered non-circular spectacle plate windows and the higher boiler line are distinctively those of the NER Class R1.[4]
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