Steam locomotives of British Railways
The steam locomotives of British Railways were used by British Railways over the period 1948-1968. The majority of these were inherited from the Big Four British railway companies. In the 1950s, new British Railways Standard steam locomotives were introduced.
ex-Great Western Railway No. 6833 Calcot Grange, a 4-6-0 Grange class steam locomotive, at Bristol Temple Meads station
Preserved War Department steam locomotive
Numbering
BR locomotives were numbered in the following series:
- 1 series, former Great Western Railway steam locomotives
- 10,000 series, diesel locomotives and electric locomotives
- 30,000 series, former Southern Railway steam locomotives
- 40,000 and 50,000 series, former London, Midland and Scottish Railway steam locomotives
- 60,000 series, former London and North Eastern Railway steam locomotives
- 70,000 series, British Railways Standard steam locomotives
- 90,000 series, former War Department steam locomotives (originally in 70,000 series)
- 92,000 series, BR Standard Class 9F
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