SHOWCASE: Lancashire and Yorkshire 2-4-2T 50850

摘要

When 'Lanky Tank' 50850 was withdrawn from service in October 1961, it brought down the curtain not only on the 2-4-2 wheel arrangement for British Railways but also on one of the most successful classes of railway locomotives ever to have graced UK metals. 50850 was built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway at Horwich in September 1899. Initially numbered 675, this medium sized radial-tank was just one of a class that would eventually total 330.