No. 92214, one of the most powerful steam locomotives to ever
operate in Britain, will be the youngest locomotive in steam at the
event. The 9Fs were the last in a series of standardised locomotive
classes designed for BR during the 1950s, and were intended for use
on fast, heavy freight trains over long distances. Great Central Railway
based No. 92214 was built at Swindon in October 1959 and was first
based at Cardiff, before moving to Banbury where it was used to haul
the heavy ironstone trains from the Oxfordshire quarries to the
steelworks in South Wales. The locomotive continued in service until
withdrawal in 1965, having been based at Newport and Bath during the
latter part of its diminutive six year career. At 59 years younger than
newly-overhauled No. 813 (and a lot bigger), the sight of the 9F will be one to behold..