Steam Train Posts #91-94: Aveling and Porter No. 9449 The Blue Circle,BR Standard Class 9F, Shelton Iron & Steel Works No. 4101,Pennsylvania Railroad K4 class

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Good Saturday evening. It is time for another edition of Steam Train Posts, #91-94 for Saturday April 29th. On this edition of Steam Train Posts, we take a trip from the London North Western Railway to the Bluebell Railway to see Aveling and Porter No. 9449 The Blue Circle before traveling to the British Railway to see their Standard Class 9F. Afterwards we head off to the East Somerset Railway to see their Shelton Iron & Steel Works No. 4101 crane locomotive before ending with a trip to the Pennsylvania Railroad to see their K4 class locomotives. 




91. Aveling and Porter No. 9449 The Blue Circle Details

  1. Railroad/Basic: Aveling and Porter No. 9449 The Blue Circle/’TJ’
  2. Engine: Railway Traction Engine
  3. Designer:  Aveling and Porter
  4. Builder: Leiston Works
  5. Built (Year): 1926 => 1 locomotive
  6. Withdrawn: 1962 (Retired year)
    1. 1 locomotive
  7. Number of Wheels: 4 wheels
  8. Configuration: 2-2-0GWT
  9. Disposition-Preservation
    1. 1 locomotive-The Blue Circle
    2. Aveling and Porter No. 9449 The Blue Circle-Fandom page
    3. Fictional-Fergus from Thomas & Friend TV Show
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92.BR Standard Class 9F Details

  1. Railroad/Basic: British Railway Standard Class 9F

  2. Engine: Tender Engine

  3. Designer:  Robert Riddles

  4. Builder: BR Crewe Works (198)BR Swindon Works (53)

  5. Built (Year): January 1954-March 1960 => 251 locomotives

    1. BR Crewe Works 198 Locomotives

    2. BR Swindon Works 53 Locomotives

  6. Withdrawn: May 1964 – June 1968 (Retired years)

    1. 1 locomotive

  7. Number of Wheels: 12 Wheels 

  8. Configuration: 2-10-0

  9. Disposition-Preservation/Scrapped 

    1. 9 preserved locomotives 

      1. Murdoch from Thomas & Friends

    2. 242 scrapped locomotives

    3. BR Standard Class 9F-Wikipedia page link

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93. Shelton Iron & Steel Works No. 4101 Details

  1. Railroad/Basic: Shelton Iron & Steel Works No. 4101

  2. Engine: Crane Locomotive 

  3. Designer:  Dübs & Co

  4. Builder: Glasgow Locomotives Works

  5. Built (Year): 1901 => 1 locomotive

  6. Withdrawn: 1968 & 1986 (Retired year)

    1. 1 locomotive

      1. 1st Withdrew-1968 from service 

      2. Returned to service in 1977

      3. 2nd Withdrew-1986 for overhaul 

  7. Number of Wheels: 4 Wheels

  8. Configuration: 0-4-0CT

  9. Disposition-Preservation/Scrapped 

    1. 1 locomotive-Preserved in 1970 

    2. Harvy the Crane Engine from Thomas & Friends

    3. Shelton Iron & Steel Works No. 4101

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94. Pennsylvania Railroad K4 class Details

  1. Railroad/Basic: Pennsylvania Railroad K4 class

  2. Engine: Tender Locomotive 

  3. Designer:  Dübs & Co

  4. Builder: Pennsylvania Railroad Juniata Shops & Baldwin Locomotive Works

  5. Built (Year): 1914-1928 => 425 locomotive

  6. Withdrawn: 1968 & 1986 (Retired year)

    1. 1 locomotive

      1. 1st Withdrew-1968 from service 

      2. Returned to service in 1977

      3. 2nd Withdrew-1986 for overhaul 

  7. Number of Wheels: 12 Wheels

  8. Configuration: 4-6-2

  9. Disposition-Preservation/Scrapped 

    1. 2 locomotive-Preserved (No. 1361 & No. 3750)

    2. Hank from Thomas & Friends Show 

    3. 423 locomotives-Scrapped 

      1. Pennsylvania Railroad K4 Class wikipedia


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And that concludes today's history trip for this Saturday edition of the Steam Train History post. Join us for another trip on Saturday May 13th when we explore four more steam trains here on the Steam Train History Blog. Stick around for Sunday's Opinion & Answer. If you want to learn more about each of these engines, feel free to look them up by clicking on any of the links (above) I used to research on this post.

Thank You 
Conductor Wolf 

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