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Saturday, 8 August 2015

The Derby 4F

Stalwart of the K&WVR railway



See more of 43924 at http://kwvr.co.uk/


Below 44422 which was restored on the Churnet 
Valley railway


Locomotive number 4422 was constructed at Derby Locomotive Works for the London Midland & Scottish Railway Company to a design by Sir Henry Fowler. Originally developed for the Midland Railway Company members of this class were designated as Superheater Freight Engines and carried a power classification of 4F. 4422 was one of 772 machines produced from 1911 onwards. 44422 was the 87th of 212 steam locomotives to leave Barry Scrapyard and escape the cutting torch to run again

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