Invention and Engineering

BR Standard Class 9F 92220 Evening Star

BR Standard Class 9F number 92220 Evening Star is a preserved British steam locomotive completed in 1960. It was the last steam locomotive to be built by British Railways, and the last steam locomotive built in the United Kingdom for almost 50 years until Tornado's completion in 2008. It was the only British main line steam locomotive earmarked for preservation from the date of construction. It was the 999th locomotive of the whole British Railways Standard range.

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• ▸History of sound recording
• ▸History of Coventry
• ▸Armoured fighting vehicle

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