BR Standard Class 8 [SEP] designer
BR Standard Class 8
The BR Standard Class 8 was a class of 4-6-2 "Pacific" steam locomotive designed by Robert Riddles for use by British Railways. Only the prototype was constructed, which was named "Duke of Gloucester". Constructed at Crewe Works in 1954, the "Duke", as it is popularly known, was a replacement for the destroyed LMS Princess Royal Class locomotive number 46202 "Princess Anne", which was involved in the Harrow and Wealdstone rail disaster of 1952.
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- The BR standard class 5 was based on Stanier’s successful LMS "Black Five" of 1934. Altogether 172 locomotives were built by 1957.
- A lighter and less powerful design was the BR standard class 4. Eighty of these were built by 1957.
Usage United States of America.
The first locomotive built in the United States of America was the "Chesapeake", built by Norris Locomotive Works for the Philadelphia and Reading railroad in March 1847. There are still conflicting opinions as to who the original designer