ENR Standard Class 2
The ENR Standard Class 2s were a class of fifty - six 0-6-0 tank engines built by the Hunslet Engine Company in Leeds, England between 1934 and 1938. The class were ordered in three batches with a fourth planned (which would have taken the total upto sixty two) being cancelled due to the outbreak of the Second World War.
The locomotives were used on various duties that were being performed by ageing 0-6-0Ts, 0-6-0STs, 0-6-0s & 2-4-0Ts. Heavier traffic demands meant that these venerable locomotive classes were no longer suitable for the trains they were heading. The first (22001) arrived in May 1934 and was put to work hauling pick - up goods services on the Worton Loop Line. By 1939 the class could be found in all regions of the ENR's network, they were used on; station pilot, shunting, departmental, freight and branchline services with them on occasion working a passenger service. They were mostly found in the North West with a collective total of twenty eight locomotives due to the number of branchlines in the region.
However useful they were to the ENR, the Standard 2s (or "Loiners" as they were known) were eventually displaced by diesel and electric locomotives that were introduced in the mid - 20th century. Withdrawals of the class started in 1967 with them all being scrapped or in service elsewhere by 1980. The last in ENR service was 22022 which was in departmental stock as Southern Region №14 and was used to pull ballast trains during electrification of the Southern Region between 1974 and 1980.
Preservation:
Nine locomotives have been preserved at various locoations across the country.
The locomotives were used on various duties that were being performed by ageing 0-6-0Ts, 0-6-0STs, 0-6-0s & 2-4-0Ts. Heavier traffic demands meant that these venerable locomotive classes were no longer suitable for the trains they were heading. The first (22001) arrived in May 1934 and was put to work hauling pick - up goods services on the Worton Loop Line. By 1939 the class could be found in all regions of the ENR's network, they were used on; station pilot, shunting, departmental, freight and branchline services with them on occasion working a passenger service. They were mostly found in the North West with a collective total of twenty eight locomotives due to the number of branchlines in the region.
However useful they were to the ENR, the Standard 2s (or "Loiners" as they were known) were eventually displaced by diesel and electric locomotives that were introduced in the mid - 20th century. Withdrawals of the class started in 1967 with them all being scrapped or in service elsewhere by 1980. The last in ENR service was 22022 which was in departmental stock as Southern Region №14 and was used to pull ballast trains during electrification of the Southern Region between 1974 and 1980.
Preservation:
Nine locomotives have been preserved at various locoations across the country.
| Number: | Location: | Details: |
|---|---|---|
| 22001 | National Railway Museum - Hawes | |
| 22004 | ||
| 22011 | ||
| 22016 | Ayles Valley Railway | Sold to UCC in 1969. Used at Sockburn Colliery. |
| 22017 | ||
| 22022 | ||
| 22027 | ||
| 22039 | ||
| 22044 | Ayles Valley Railway |
Class
Used by
Nickname
Loiners
Creation Date
1934 (22001)
Decommission Date
1980 (final class member)
Destruction Date
1967 (first class member)
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