BR standard class 3 2-6-0

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The British Railways Standard Class 3 2-6-0 was a class of steam locomotive. Only 20 were built, numbers 77000-19, all at Swindon Works. They were mainly restricted to the North Eastern and the Scottish Regions, though 77014 was transferred to the Southern Region late in its life. The boiler, based on the Swindon No.2 boiler, was shared with the standard class 3 2-6-2Ts. Due to their small number, the class were the antithesis of standard engines and it would probably have been better to build more 2-6-0s to the standard class 4 and standard class 2 designs instead. None has survived to preservation.

[edit] External links

• Railuk database
• SEMG page

British Railways standard classes:

Britannia Class 7 | Duke of Gloucester | Clan Class 6 | 5MT 4-6-0 | 4MT 4-6-0 4MT 2-6-0 | 3MT 2-6-0 | 2MT 2-6-0 | 4MT 2-6-4T | 3MT 2-6-2T | 2MT 2-6-2T | 9F