Metropolitan Railway F Class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-2T
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Fuel type	Coal

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Yorkshire Engine Company
Build date	1901

Metropolitan Railway F Class
Metropolitan Railway F Class
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Yorkshire Engine Company
Build date	1901
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-2T
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Fuel type	Coal
Operators
Career
Operators	Metropolitan Railway
Retired	1957–1964
Disposition	All scrapped

The Metropolitan Railway F class was a class of 0-6-2T side tank steam locomotive. They were based on the earlier E Class. Four locomotives, numbered 90 to 93 were built by Yorkshire Engine Company in 1901. They were later numbered L49 to L52.^[1]

Service

The F Class were intended to work freight trains over the Metropolitan Railway mainline.

Withdrawal

All remained with London Transport until they were withdrawn and scrapped between 1957 and 1962.^[1] L52 was planned to be preserved by the Met Tank Appeal Fund but when it was found that the engine had a cracked mainframe, Metropolitan Railway E Class No.1 Was Chosen instead for preservation. Which lead to L52 being scrapped and No members of the F class being around today.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b Casserley, H.C. (1977). The Later Years of Metropolitan Steam. Truro: D.Bradford Barton. p. 7. ISBN 0-85153-327-2.

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[Casserley,_Later_Metropolitan_Steam-1] Casserley, H.C. (1977). The Later Years of Metropolitan Steam. Truro: D.Bradford Barton. p. 7. ISBN 0-85153-327-2.

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