Following from the blog post on GWR 3717 City of Truro, we return to the Watercress Line’s Spring steam gala of 2011
and look at BR standard 9F class 92212.
This impressive locomotive is still in working condition but is away on the Bluebell Railway on loan and so it will not be attending the 2013 Spring Steam Gala.
Regarded by many as the finest British Railway standard class; the 9F’s short history is none-the-less interesting and worth looking into – click here for a previous blog post on this.
The 9F’s size and height can be appreciated in the above photograph – it is significantly larger than the ex-Southern Railway U class!
This weekend, I shall be attending the Watercress Line’s 2013 Spring Steam gala, so as ever, expect lots of heritage railway action!
Loco Yard 
I really do like 9Fs, especially with the BR1F tender, it’s got superb lines. What a shame their day was over so early; I would have loved to see these at work as a boy in the 1970s but it was not to be!
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They are very good looking machine’s and I have to confess that I miss seeing 92212 in action on a regular basis! I believe the 9f’s were designed to last until the 1990’s, it was such a waste to scrap what were brand new locomotives.
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I agree Max, such a shame… Luckily I grew up in Ropley so had my fair share of steam scenes 🙂 …spent a very cold buy enjoyable day not long ago sketching the 9F, they may be functional but still stylish 🙂 http://www.flickr.com/photos/55867559@N07/8531584087/in/photostream
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Hi Stephen,
What a fantastic picture! Would you consider writing a guest blog post with a sketch or few like that for Locoyard.com? I’m certain they’d go down very well indeed and may help direct some extra web traffic to your website. Have a think about it anyway!
Cheers,
Dave
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Hi Dave, Would love to write a blog for you. 🙂 If you can drop me an email sometime, stephen@cornishinc.co.uk, we can discuss content.
All the best, Stephen
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