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Pictured below is a Standard 2-6-4T tank locomotive, the last type to be used on this line before the EMU's started.

This picture was of 80080 and taken at Sleaford in Lincolnshire, during a Steam Special trip it was hauling.

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Pictured below is 4-4-2 Tilbury Tank number 2136, taken at Plaistow shed on 12th July 1924, still displaying Southend as its destination on the tender.

I had tremendous pleasure last year to stand on the footplate of the only preserved Tilbury Tank in existence and currently at Bressingham Gardens near Diss in Norfolk. If ever I won enough on the lottery, I would willingly pay to have this loco restored to working order again.

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The LT&SR crest along with the name of the only Tilbury Tank that still exists today.

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I have learnt today that an original LT&SR 2-6-4 Stanier 80072, is in Preservation on the Llangollen Railway. To think I was there in August 2005, but never saw it? I'm gutted to say the least. At least shares are available, but that is a long way to go to see it.

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The steam locos, specifically tank engines, numbered in the 80000 (through to the 84000s) series were designed under British Railways, by (I believe) R.A. Riddles - although some Stanier influences can be detected. Ditto, in respect of tender locos, for 70xxx to 79xxx, and indeed 90000 to 90250.

A little research would confirm this, but I believe that, of the members of this particular class (4MT, number range 80000 to 801 something something) which worked regularly on the LT&S (clearly not ALL of the class did!), SEVERAL made it into preservation. Anecdotally I think these include 80179 and 80080, but I'm not on firm ground here.

Hope this helps!

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Thank you for the input Supersonicade and welcome to the Forum. As I sit here reading your postings, I am actually wearing my BR STD CLASS 4 TANKS polo-shirt, with BR logo and numbers 80080/80098. I actually bought the shirt when I was last on the Steam on the LT&SR in May 1997. I would like to have been on the few trips they've done on there since, but never had the money at the time. That written in capitals is as it is on the shirt, I didn't want you to get the wrong idea. Very Happy

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Further to the talk of BR standard 2-6-4Tanks in preservation, in particular "supersonicade" quest to see these locos, Steam Railway magazine in May 2003 lists all the 800 types that have survived. Not sure how we stand for copyright but they are:-
80002 80064 80072* 80078* 80079* 80080* 80097* 80098* 80100* 80104* 80105* 80135* 80136* 80150 80151
The starred numbers were all at Plaistow or Tilbury - spooky hey!!

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Due to my recent move, I am yet to rebuild my layout, but when I do the 'OO' gauge, I intend getting one by Bachmann. A club member has one and knows I Love them, so wont bring it in very often and I joke that I think it is to annoy me. Actually, we run trains once a month in order to have a break from doing the scenics. When we are on a club night and running, I will get one and put on there.

I have tried unsuccessfully to get a ready-built 'Tilbury Tank' so far. There are some kits, but I can't afford them, let alone build one.

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Self-explained.

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Ex-LT&SR Standard Tank 80079 as seen on SVR a few years ago, before I got to stand upon the footplate.

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