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Engine No. 231 4-6-0. A powerful engine of the 4-6-0 or ten-wheel type. Has two simple cylinders placed outside the frames, and is fitted with a Belpaire firebox. Used for hauling heavy express passenger trains weighing approximately 400 tons between Bombay, Delhi and the Punjab. A large cab is provided affording the driver and fireman protection from the weather. The tender runs on two bogies and has large coal and water carrying capacities. Built in England, the total weight of engine and tender in working order is 120 tons. Great Indian Peninsula.

Engine No. 2400 4-6-2. The first of a series of 4-6-2 or "Pacific" type express passenger locomotives and an innovation for the North Eastern. Built at Darlington, this engine has three simple cylinders, a superheater and mechanical lubricators, and is of large size and proportions. Used for working fast and heavy passenger trains on the East Coast route between York, Newcastlaand Edinburgh. The total weight of engine and tender in working order is 148 tons. L.&N.E. Railway North Eastern Section.

Engine No. 2901 4-6-2. A very powerful locomotive of the 4-6-2 or "Pacific" type, and is a four cylinder compound, the two high-pressure cylinders being placed between the frames, and the two low-pressure outside. Has a large wide firebox, and can be worked either as a simple or compound at will. Used for working heavy express passenger trains between Paris, Brest, and Cherbourg. Built at Rouen, the total weight of the engine and tender in working order is 148 tons.