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700 class 2-8-2 locomotives.
| Builder: | Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth - Newcastle on Tyne, England | |
| Wheel arrangement: | 2-8-2 (1′D1′ 2′2′) | |
| Year: | 1926 | |
| Number built | 10 | |
| Driving wheels diameter: | 4 ft. 9 in. | |
| Cylinders: - No., diameter & stroke: | 2 x 22 in. x 28 in. | |
| Valve gear: | Walschaert | |
| Boiler pressure: | 200 lbs. | |
| Tractive effort: | 40,400 lbs. | |
| Heating surfaces: | ||
| tubes: | 2,400 sq. ft. | |
| superheater: | 619 sq. ft. | |
| firebox: | 195 sq. ft. | |
| grate area: | 47 sq. ft. | |
| Tender capacity: | ||
| coal: | 17 tons 14½ tons on 60lb. rail | |
| oil (locos converted to oilburning only) | 2,950 gallons | |
| Water | 5,900 gallons | |
| Roadworthy weights: | ||
| engine : | 96.10 tons | |
| tender | 75.95 tons | |
| on drivers | 70.15 tons | |
| engine & tender: | 171 3cwt (166 tons 6 cwr 2 qtr original) | |
| Maximum axle load: | 18 tons 7 cwt | |
| Wheelbases: | ||
| engine | 33 ft. 6 in. | |
| rigid | 15 ft. 6 in. | |
| engine & tender | 65 ft. 4 in. | |
| Overall length: | 73 ft. 1½" | |
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
| 27.4.1926 | Entered service. Works No.643 |
| 18.9.1967 | Withdrawn |
| 2.6.1968 | Last run - went to Victor Harbour. |
| 9.8.1968 | Sent to Islington for scrapping. |
| 5.10.1968 | Scrapped - after running 781,660 miles |
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
| 28.8.1926 | Entered service. Works No.644 |
| 30.6.1947 | Oil fired. |
| 28.10.1966 | Withdrawn |
| 11.2.1967 | Scrapped - after running 864,438 miles |
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
| 20.9.1926 | Entered service. Works No.645 |
| 26.11.1951 | Coal pusher fitted to tender. |
| 9.7.1964 | Withdrawn - after running 775,526 miles |
| 1.6.1965 | Presented to the Mile End Railway Museum on 1st June 1965. |
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
| 10.9.1926 | Entered service. Works No.646 |
| 6.6.1947 | Oil fired. |
| 9.6.1959 | Withdrawn |
| 22.6.1962 | Scrapped - after running 1,068,326 miles |
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
| 13.9.1926 | Entered service. Works No.647 |
| 14.4.1960 | Withdrawn |
| 13.7.1962 | Scrapped - after running 797,179 miles |
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
| 4.10.1926 | Entered service. Works No.648 |
| 17.7.1951 | Coal pusher fitted. |
| 6.7.1961 | Withdrawn |
| 31.8.1962 | Scrapped - after running 738,250 miles |
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
| 28.9.1926 | Entered service. Works No.649 |
| 21.5.1927 | Fitted with booster. |
| 7.11.1932 | Booster removed. |
| 15.12.1954 | Fitted with oil burner. |
| 7.9.1967 | Withdrawn |
| 4.11.1967 | Scrapped - after running 691,951 miles |
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
| 16.9.1926 | Entered service. Works No.650 |
| 9.6.1959 | Withdrawn |
| 19.12.1950 | Fitted with coal pusher. |
| 8.8.1962 | Scrapped - after running 958,431 miles |
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
| 29.9.1926 | Entered service. Works No.651 |
| 28.10.1966 | Withdrawn |
| 25.2.1967 | Scrapped - after running 782,696 miles |
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth 2-8-2 type broad gauge steam locomotive.
| 7.10.1926 | Entered service. Works No.652 |
| 27.9.1948 | Fitted with coal pusher. |
| 28.10.1966 | Withdrawn |
| 11.3.1967 | Scrapped - after running 694,798 miles |
