@@LiamMcLaughlin788 There is. There were several IRL but there are 2 represented on train simulator which are the Raven A2 off caledonia works and the peppercorn A2 off steam.
The 2-8-0T is a GWR 4200. Designed to replace the old 0-6-2T's used for heavy coal trains from mines to ports. Some were later modified or rebuilt into either the 5205 or 7200 2-8-2T classes. Five 4200s, Three 5205s and three 7200s survive.
10:10 there are in fact 5 42xx 2-8-0t's preserved, as well as two(not counting 5227, which had it's axle boxes salvaged for a new build gwr 47xx night owl) 5205 class. 4247 is operational , but it will be temporarily out of service pending a boiler exam. it's owned by the Bodmin and wenford railway, it was the first 42xx saved from Barry, and it is also the oldest preserved member of the class built march of 1916. 4248 is on static display at the Swindon steam railway museum, in a rather disassembled state. 4253 is under restoration for the Kent and east Sussex railway. 4270 is operational, and it's privately owned by Jeremy Hosking, it's boiler ticket expires in 2024, and it currently resides on the Gloucester and Warwickshire railway. 4277 is seen to be operational as late as 3 months ago, but according to many sources, it is currently undergoing an overhaul, it's owned by the Dartmouth steam railway, and it received the name Hercules in 2008 while in preservation.. All 5 preserved examples were rescued from Barry scrapyard between April 1985 and August 1987. In addition, the 42xx also has a sister class, the 5205 class, of which 5224 and 5239" Goliath", are preserved. 5239 was just overhauled in 2019, and is operational at the Dartmouth steam railway. 5224 is in storage at peak rail, in decent condition. Many 42xx and 5205 class 2-8-0t were rebuilt into 72xx 2-8-2ts. There are 3 72xx's preserved, but all of them are currently being restored after sitting at Barry scrapyard for goodness knows how long
They call the 2nd engine a small prairie because it has a 2-6-2 wheel arrangement, which is nicknamed the prairie wheel arrangement, and the engine is relatively small for a 2-6-2 hence the name small prairie, and it is the opposite for the large prairie
You can find out the class of a GWR Locomotive by looking at the first 2 digits of its number, for example the 14XX’s number is 1450, and the 14 stands for 14 hundred
The small wheels on a train is for great acceleration but a low top speed unless your going down a hill on train tracks. Big train wheels have a high top speed but low acceleration. I might be wrong, i might be right. Can some do research to see if im right or wrong.
That huge tank engine you don't know the name of is the 94XX or 96XX as far as I know. They had the 2-8-0 wheel configuration like the one here. Correct me if I'm wrong please.
Spoke to a fireman who worked on them many years ago and they touched 90mph on occasion, but as he said the stability in the cab was poor at those speeds so they didnt do it often. Im sure with a downhill stretch you could maybe achive 100mph, if you didn't run out of coal and water as it would be drinking them like crazy lol
