Locomotive Specification:-
There were 251 Class 9F locomotives built by British Railways.
92214 was Swindon Locomotive Works number 53 and Crewe works number 198.
Built in Swindon and out-shopped in October 1959 at a cost of £33,497. Works Order Lot number 429.
| Wheel arrangement | 2 - 10 - 0 | |
| Wheel base overall | 55ft. 11in. | |
| Length over buffers | 66ft. 2in. | |
| Cylinders (2, outside) | 20in. bore x 28in. stroke. | |
| Driving Wheel diameter | 5ft 0in. (Note: centre drivers are flangeless). | |
| Pony Truck axle load | 9.4 tons. | |
| Driving wheel Axle load (each) | 15.5 tons. | |
| Loco wheel base | 30ft. 2in. | |
| Loco weight empty | 86.7 tons. | |
| Height | 13ft. 1in. over chimney from rail level. | |
| Tractive effort | 39,667 pounds at 85% boiler pressure. | |
| Weight in working order | 139 tons 4 cwt. (engine and tender) | |
Boiler Specification:
Built in 1957 at a cost of £8,746. Boiler number 1889.
| Type | BR9 | |
| Working pressure | 250 psi (Pounds per square inch). | |
| Flue tubes | 35 - at 5.25in. diameter. | |
| Small tubes | 138 - at 2in. diameter. | |
| Grate area | 40.2 square feet. | |
| Heating surface | 2,550 square feet. | |
| Weight (including all tubes) | 21.4 tons. (Excluding smokebox). | |
| Water capacity | 2,320 gallons (measured). | |
| Superheater | 35 elements - five rows of seven flues. | |
Tender Specification:
Built in 1959. Tender number 1519.
| Type | BR 1G | |
| Coal capacity | 7 tons. | |
| Water capacity | 5,000 gallons. | |
| Weight when empty | 23 tons. | |
| Wheel base | 14 feet. | |
| Axle loads - Leading | 16.5 tons. | |
| - Intermediate | 17.5 tons. | |
| - Trailing | 18.5 tons. |
92219 - notes.
This locomotive was out-shopped in January 1960 at Swindon works. It carried boiler number 1894 and tender number 1526. Dimensions are as those given above for 92214.
Allocated to sheds:- St. Phillips Marsh (Jan 1960), Cardiff Canton (Feb 1960), Cardiff East Dock (Sep 1962).
Mileage at 28th Dec 1963 was 116,967 miles.
August 1965 - Condemned by British Railways.
September 1965 - sold to Woodham's Brothers scrapyard in Barry.
1984 - sold to 9F Locomotive Charitable Trust Company.
May 1985 - moved to Peak Rail site at Buxton.
Late 1980's - moved to present home at the Midland Railway Centre.