BR Standard 4MT 2-6-0

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The British Railways Standard Class 4 2-6-0 steam locomotives were built from 1952 to 1957 for mixed traffic use on secondary routes.
One hundred and fifteen of these engines were built, 76000-76114, and they were based on all regions except the Western.
76079 at Spean Bridge, 5th September 2008 Photo by sandywood11

  • 35 members of the class were delivered new to Scottish Region Depots.
    • Five were delieved to Motherwell in December 1952. More locos were delivered from the end of September 1956 to November 1957.
Scottish Region Fleet, January 1958
Motherwell, 66B (7 locos) 76000, 76001, 76002, 76003, 76004,   76070, 76071.
Dumfries, 68B (2 locos) 76072, 76073.
Eastfield, 65A (1 loco) 76074.
Corkerhill, 67A (10 locos) 76090, 76091, 76092, 76093, 76094, 76095, 76096, 76097, 76098, 76099.
Dawsholm, 65D (2 locos) 76100, 76101.
Parkhead, 65C (2 locos) 76102, 76103.
Kittybrewster, 61A (5 locos) 76104, 76105, 76106, 76107 76108.
Thornton Jn, 62A (3 locos) 76109, 76110, 76111.
Stranraer, 68C (1 loco) 76112.
St Rollox, 65B (2 locos) 76113, 76114

  • Reallocations in the 1960s saw the class at other Scottish Region Sheds.
    • Six locos moved north from the North Eastern Region in November 1963: 76021 & 76024 to Hurlford (67B), 76045 to Grangemouth (65F), 76046 to Dawsholm (65D), 76049 & 76050 to Hawick (64G).
    • Other depots that had the class on their books were: Aberdeen Ferryhill (61B), Keith (61C), Dunfermline Upper (62C), Perth (63A), Oban (63C), Fort William (63B), St Margarets (64A), Dalry Road (64C), Bathgate (64F), Polmadie (66A), Greenock Ladyburn (66D), Carstairs (66E), Ayr (67C), Ardrossan (67D) and Beattock (68D/66F)
    • Withdrawals from service on the Scottish Region started with 76097 (the 2nd of the class to be withdrawn) condemned at Ayr in July 1964.
    • Locos moving south to the London Midland Region in 1965 were 76095/099/106.
  • Five locos (76000/46/94/98/104) remained until the end of Scottish Region steam, condemned on 1st May 1967.
  • South of the border the last of class was withdrawn in December 1967.

  • Four of the Class survive in preservation, with 76079 operating on the mainline.

  • On 6th October 2001, Past Time Rail 'The 30th Anniversary Limited' railtour was hauled by Black Five 45407 in the guise of 45157, from Preston to Carstairs but with 76079 attached on the rear as banker from Oxenholme to Penrith and from Beattock to Carstairs.



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