Introduced in 1899 for the Midland Railway, the Johnson 3F Class of 0-6-0 tanks was originally 60 strong. They were numbered 47200 to 47259 in BR days. There were 18 survivors by summer ’62 of which I saw nine. The last ones were scrapped by 1966 and none were saved for preservation. Neither John Dyer or I took any photos of locos in this class, so it was yet another relatively unexciting group of ancient tank engines that slipped under the radar at the time. This picture of an example of the class is available to view online.
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