schools class class commonly known schools class class steam locomotive designed class cut version lord nelson class incorporated components arthur class locomotive britain designed wheel arrangement powerful class produced europe class named english public schools designed provide powerful class intermediate express passenger locomotive semi fast services lines cope high axle loads short use king arthur square topped lord class lines restricted loading gauge best performance class heavily restricted hastings line locomotives performed beginning subject minor modifications improve performance years class operated mass took place gone december examples preserved heritage railways britain background southern railway served large express passenger locomotives urgent need class fulfill intermediate roles system previous attempt developing predecessor class task proven disappointment classes approaching end useful lives services entirely new secondary express passenger locomotive required operate main lines system including relatively short design original plan use large wheeled tank engines purpose railway accident second thoughts chose relatively short design period usual type work authorities disagree mind restricted loading gauge hastings line designed class unexpected bonus forced substitute king arthur round topped planned design reduce axle load driving wheels acceptable limits event class undoubtedly immediately successful design locomotives best work hastings route construction history basic layout class influenced existing lord class design use round topped enabled design cab curved profile fit gauge restrictions hastings line allowing adequate forward visibility short frame length locomotive meant little line tight curves maintain high power rating required express passenger engines opted cylinder design terms effort class powerful built britain type given power classification british railways liked crews higher effort nominally powerful king arthur class cost high axle loading long tons permanent way hastings line upgraded accept new locomotive permission granted batch locomotives march reduced apparent immediately able operate hastings route production delays railway works meant delivered march july original batch proved worth received crews locomotives ordered march delivery december march batch ordered march delivery completion previous order subsequently reduced locomotives continuing trade depression final locomotive class delivered july naming locomotives location details current status preserved locomotives including surviving artifacts scrapped class members list schools class locomotives continued naming policy express passenger locomotives class public schools located network locomotives named marketing success railway schools concerned continuing tradition king arthur lord nelson classes possible southern sent newly constructed locomotive station near school named official naming ceremony pupils allowed view cab engine extension class meant names foreign schools outside area including modifications class performed outset number minor modifications years built smoke added august remaining thirty fitted new following successful introduction multiple jet lord nelson class successor began fit schools class improvement experienced examples modified operational use original locomotives shared dover use london expresses later transferred mid began hastings services locomotives available later year appeared portsmouth expresses electrification london london portsmouth routes late 1930s class began british railways widely cross country trains exeter locomotives briefly supplied lord nelson use longer runs achievements class frequently regarded locomotive crews finest constructed turn highly spectacular performances size fastest recorded speed locomotives mph achieved near wool railway station pulling coach train high power relatively low weight starting locomotive frequently occurred calling skilled handling reception given crews class constructed parts network electrification southern eastern section meant dispersed original grounds withdrawal introduction class diesel electric multiple units hastings route completion electrification deprived class work began january class disappeared service december accidents incidents locomotive lawrence severely damaged cannon street station london luftwaffe air raid numbering built schools class darker version passenger sage green lined black white southern number tender yellow later adaptations following arrival chief mechanical engineer entailed sunshine yellow picking numbers southern tender second world war locomotives painted black yellow lettering numbers smoke later addition treated numbers allocated locomotives initial modified green sunshine yellow british railways tender southern numbering system temporarily retained prefix following locomotives british railways mixed traffic lined black given power classification larger passenger painted green choice proved unpopular decision considering locomotives duties subsequently british railways green orange black lining overhaul stage class renumbered standard british railways procedure preservation locomotives preserved currently mid having undergone overhaul team led completion locomotive featured june returned june based long term loan joins fellow engine lord nelson class lord nelson owned completed entered service route time operating portsmouth line electrified class overhauled british railways considered good choice preservation december engine withdrawn service purchased overhauled moving usa donated vermont usa loaned engine canada operated regular passenger service sold returned overhauled found good condition currently undergoing overhaul operated mainline occasional visits built cost locomotive works recorded million miles passenger service operation years southern main line use purchased british railways lord withdrawal moved railway running order entering service ran length year boiler ticket withdrawn service purchased lord september securing future purchase funded sale class subsequently moved restoration working order tender completely rebuilt brand new tank built undergoing overhaul working order funds raised pressure campaign models company produced injection model kit gauge went sale march late brand sold parent company dolls transferred tools factory introduced range including schools class locomotive time tools passed produced model kit produce chassis kit permit model produce super detailed gauge model schools class
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