British Railways Standard Class 8

Summary

British Railways Standard Class 8 is a locomotive class^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (468 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• British Railways Standard Class 8 is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• British Railways Standard Class 8's instance of is recorded as locomotive class^[4].
• British Railways Standard Class 8 is operated by London Midland Region of British Railways^[5].
• British Railways Standard Class 8's manufacturer is recorded as Crewe Works^[6].
• British Railways Standard Class 8 is a type of tender locomotive^[7].
• British Railways Standard Class 8's designed by is recorded as Robert Riddles^[8].
• British Railways Standard Class 8's Commons category is recorded as BR Standard Class 8^[9].
• British Railways Standard Class 8's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[10].
• British Railways Standard Class 8's service entry is recorded as April 1954^[11].
• British Railways Standard Class 8's service retirement is recorded as December 1962^[12].
• British Railways Standard Class 8's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway^[13].
• British Railways Standard Class 8's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[14].
• British Railways Standard Class 8's number of cylinders is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[15].
• British Railways Standard Class 8's quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[16].
• British Railways Standard Class 8's has characteristic is recorded as preserved steam locomotive^[17].
• British Railways Standard Class 8's bore is recorded as {'unit': 'Q218593', 'amount': '+18'}^[18].
• British Railways Standard Class 8's stroke is recorded as {'unit': 'Q218593', 'amount': '+28'}^[19].
• British Railways Standard Class 8's fleet or registration number is recorded as 71000^[20].
• British Railways Standard Class 8's wheel arrangement is recorded as 4-6-2^[21].

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Geography

British Railways Standard Class 8 is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].

Designation and Status

British Railways Standard Class 8's instance of is recorded as locomotive class^[4].

Why It Matters

British Railways Standard Class 8 ranks in the top 3% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (468 views/month).^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]