British Rail Class 98
The British Rail Class 98 is a Total Operations Processing System (TOPS) classification that has been used to cover all steam locomotives used on the mainline in Britain, but also has a particular usage for the three Vale of Rheidol Railway-design 2-6-2T locomotives that remained in the ownership of British Rail (BR) after the end of mainline steam traction in August 1968.The Class 98 series has also been used for privately owned steam locomotives registered to run on the mainline since 1971.Three standard gauge locomotives have run on the mainline that were not previously in BR stock; Lady Armaghdale (Hunslet works No.686 of 1898) was assigned power class 1F on the basis of its tractive effort, Barbara, a Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST (works No.The fourth and fifth digits usually represent the locomotive's BR number, with a few exceptions.
1 ft 11+3⁄4 instandard gaugeTotal Operations Processing System (TOPS)Vale of Rheidol RailwayBritish Rail (BR)double arrow logoBrecon Mountain RailwayBaguley-DrewryThese three steam locomotivesGreat Western RailwayBritish Railwayspower classificationnarrow gaugeHunslettractive effortHunslet Austerity 0-6-0STLNER Class J94TornadoLNER Peppercorn Class A1Class A3Class A4sLNER Class J36Class V2BR Standard Class 8 71000 Duke of GloucesterGWR King Class6000 King George VPower classWheel arrangementGWR 1400 ClassMidland Railway 115 ClassLNWR Improved Precedent ClassLMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2TCaledonian Railway 439 ClassLMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0GWR 1600 Class3440, 3717GWR 3700 ClassLSWR M7 classLNWR Webb Coal TankNBR Class CGWR 5700 ClassGER Class L77LNER Class N7USATC S100 ClassSR USA classMidland Railway 1000 ClassLMS Ivatt Class 4SR U ClassBR Standard Class 4 4-6-0BR Standard Class 4 2-6-0GWR 4300 ClassLMS Fowler Class 4FBR Standard Class 4 2-6-4TGWR 4500 ClassGWR 9400 ClassGWR 4575 ClassLNER Class J2745000, 5000LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0GWR 7800 Class45305, 5305LNER Thompson Class B1SR V Schools classBR Standard Class 5GWR 4900 ClassGWR 6959 Class61264, 1264LMS Hughes CrabLMS Stanier Class 5 2-6-0LSWR N15 classLNER Thompson/Peppercorn Class K1LSWR S15 class61994, 3442LNER Class K445690, 5690LMS Jubilee Class45593, 559345596, 559645499, 5699BR Standard Class 7Southern Railway Rebuilt West Country ClassLMS Rebuilt Royal Scot ClassS&DJR Class 7F46115, 6115GWR 4073 ClassSouthern Railway Rebuilt Battle of Britain ClassSR Lord Nelson classSouthern Railway Unrebuilt Battle of Britain Class60800, 4771LNER Class V2Southern Railway Unrebuilt West Country ClassGWR 6000 Class46201, 6201LMS Princess Royal ClassBR Standard Class 846203, 6203SR Merchant Navy class60009, 4488LNER Class A460019, 446446229, 6229LMS Coronation Class60532, 532LNER Peppercorn Class A246233, 6233LMS Stanier Class 8FGWR 2800 Class60022, 446860103, 4472LNER Class A348773, 823360007, 4498BR Standard Class 9F2-10-0steam locomotivesStandard classesClass 7 BritanniaClass 8 Duke of GloucesterClass 6 Clan5MT 4-6-04MT 4-6-04MT 2-6-03MT 2-6-02MT 2-6-04MT 2-6-4T3MT 2-6-2T