The vast majority of 2-4-2 locomotives were tank engines, designated 2-4-2T. The symmetrical wheel arrangement was well suited for a tank locomotive that is used to work in either direction.

The LNWR 4ft 6in Tank was a class of 220 passenger 2-4-2 T locomotives manufactured by the London and North Western Railway in their Crewe Works between 1879 and 1898.

The GER Class M15 was a class of 160 2-4-2 T steam locomotives designed by Thomas William Worsdell and built for the Great Eastern Railway between 1884 and 1909. The original (F4) …

The 2-4-2T was adopted by many companies for local passenger work (and in at least one case for semi-fast duties). The LNER inherited 341 at Grouping (1923), and did not build any of its …

Under the class 71, the Reichsbahn combined a number of tank locomotives of the Länderbahnen with the wheel arrangement 2-4-2T for light and fast passenger trains. To replace these …

T.W.Worsdell introduced the 2-4-2T type to the Great Eastern Railway (GER) in 1884 from his previous employer, the London & North Western Railway (LNWR). These GER Class M15 …

The Pollitt F2 (GCR Class 9G) 2-4-2T Locomotives Pollitt based his GCR Class 9G (LNER F2) 2-4-2T suburban tank design on the existing F1 2-4-2T design of Parker 's. The Joy valve gear …

Railroads that used 2-4-2 "Columbian" Locomotives in the USA (data provided by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media)

The vast majority of 2-4-2 locomotives were tank engines, designated 2-4-2T. The symmetrical wheel arrangement was well suited for a tank locomotive that is used to work in either direction.

The history of the GER 2-4-2T locomotive can be traced back to the Worsdell design when 160 engines were introduced in 1884 of what later became the LNER F4 class. These locomotives …