BR Standard Class 2 2-6-0

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-0
• UIC	1′C h2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 0 in (914 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 0 in (1,524 mm)
Tender wheels	3 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1,003 mm)
Minimum curve	4 chains (260 ft; 80 m)
Wheelbase:
• Engine	8 ft 6 in (2,591 mm) +; 6 ft 9 in (2,057 mm) +; 7 ft 0 in (2,134 mm) =; 22 ft 3 in (6,782 mm);
• Tender	6 ft 6 in (1,981 mm) +; 6 ft 6 in (1,981 mm) =; 13 ft 0 in (3,962 mm);
• incl. tender	44 ft 1 in (13,437 mm)
Length:;
• Over buffers	53 ft 2+1⁄2 in (16,218 mm)
Width	8 ft 6 in (2,591 mm)
Height	12 ft 9+1⁄2 in (3,899 mm)
Axle load	13.75 long tons (13.97 t; 15.40 short tons)
• Leading	8.75 long tons (8.89 t; 9.80 short tons)
• 1st coupled	13.75 long tons (13.97 t; 15.40 short tons)
• 2nd coupled	13.60 long tons (13.82 t; 15.23 short tons)
• 3rd coupled	13.15 long tons (13.36 t; 14.73 short tons)
• Tender axle	Axle 1: 13.75 long tons (13.97 t; 15.40 short tons); Axle 2: 11.80 long tons (11.99 t; 13.22 short tons); Axle 3: 11.30 long tons (11.48 t; 12.66 short tons);
Adhesive weight	40.50 long tons (41.15 t; 45.36 short tons)
Loco weight	49.25 long tons (50.04 t; 55.16 short tons)
Tender weight	36.85 long tons (37.44 t; 41.27 short tons)
Total weight	86.10 long tons (87.48 t; 96.43 short tons)
Tender type	BR3
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	4 long tons (4.1 t; 4.5 short tons)
Water cap.	3,000 imp gal (14,000 L; 3,600 US gal)
Firebox:
• Type	Belpaire
• Grate area	17.5 sq ft (1.63 m2)
Boiler:;
• Model	BR8
• Pitch	8 ft 3 in (2,515 mm)
• Tube plates	10 ft 10+1⁄2 in (3,315 mm)
• Small tubes	1+5⁄8 in (41 mm) O.D. × 12 SWG, 162 off
• Large tubes	5+1⁄8 in (130 mm) O.D. × 7 SWG, 12 off
Boiler pressure	200 psi (1.38 MPa; 14.1 kgf/cm2)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	101 sq ft (9.4 m2)
• Tubes and flues	924 sq ft (85.8 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	124 sq ft (11.5 m2)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	16+1⁄2 in × 24 in (419 mm × 610 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	R. A. Riddles
Builder	British Railways Darlington Works
Build date	December 1952 – November 1956
Total produced	65

BR Standard Class 2 2-6-0
BR Standard Class 2 2-6-0
	Standard class 2 No. 78000
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	R. A. Riddles
Builder	British Railways Darlington Works
Build date	December 1952 – November 1956
Total produced	65
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-0
• UIC	1′C h2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 0 in (914 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 0 in (1,524 mm)
Tender wheels	3 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1,003 mm)
Minimum curve	4 chains (260 ft; 80 m)
Wheelbase:
• Engine	8 ft 6 in (2,591 mm) +; 6 ft 9 in (2,057 mm) +; 7 ft 0 in (2,134 mm) =; 22 ft 3 in (6,782 mm);
• Tender	6 ft 6 in (1,981 mm) +; 6 ft 6 in (1,981 mm) =; 13 ft 0 in (3,962 mm);
• incl. tender	44 ft 1 in (13,437 mm)
Length:;
• Over buffers	53 ft 2+1⁄2 in (16,218 mm)
Width	8 ft 6 in (2,591 mm)
Height	12 ft 9+1⁄2 in (3,899 mm)
Axle load	13.75 long tons (13.97 t; 15.40 short tons)
• Leading	8.75 long tons (8.89 t; 9.80 short tons)
• 1st coupled	13.75 long tons (13.97 t; 15.40 short tons)
• 2nd coupled	13.60 long tons (13.82 t; 15.23 short tons)
• 3rd coupled	13.15 long tons (13.36 t; 14.73 short tons)
• Tender axle	Axle 1: 13.75 long tons (13.97 t; 15.40 short tons); Axle 2: 11.80 long tons (11.99 t; 13.22 short tons); Axle 3: 11.30 long tons (11.48 t; 12.66 short tons);
Adhesive weight	40.50 long tons (41.15 t; 45.36 short tons)
Loco weight	49.25 long tons (50.04 t; 55.16 short tons)
Tender weight	36.85 long tons (37.44 t; 41.27 short tons)
Total weight	86.10 long tons (87.48 t; 96.43 short tons)
Tender type	BR3
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	4 long tons (4.1 t; 4.5 short tons)
Water cap.	3,000 imp gal (14,000 L; 3,600 US gal)
Firebox:
• Type	Belpaire
• Grate area	17.5 sq ft (1.63 m2)
Boiler:;
• Model	BR8
• Pitch	8 ft 3 in (2,515 mm)
• Tube plates	10 ft 10+1⁄2 in (3,315 mm)
• Small tubes	1+5⁄8 in (41 mm) O.D. × 12 SWG, 162 off
• Large tubes	5+1⁄8 in (130 mm) O.D. × 7 SWG, 12 off
Boiler pressure	200 psi (1.38 MPa; 14.1 kgf/cm2)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	101 sq ft (9.4 m2)
• Tubes and flues	924 sq ft (85.8 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	124 sq ft (11.5 m2)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	16+1⁄2 in × 24 in (419 mm × 610 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	18,515 lbf (82.4 kN)
Factor of adh.	4.9
Operators
Career
Operators	British Railways
Power class	2MT
Numbers	78000–78064
Nicknames	Mickey Mouse
Axle load class	Route Availability 3
Withdrawn	November 1963 – August 1967
Disposition	Three preserved, one in the process of being rebuilt into tank version, remainder scrapped

The BR Standard Class 2 2-6-0 is a class of steam locomotive, one of the British Railways Standard classes of the 1950s. They were physically the smallest of the Standard classes; 65 were built.