A good underdog story is always amazing, and in the history of railroads many locomotives and multiple units have been built that weren't meant to do a whole lot. Whether they were poorly designed at first, or simply became technically obsolete, these five trains totally beat out all expectations set for them.
0:00 - Intro
0:51 - Namaqualand 0-6-2 Clara Class
4:16 - USRA 2-8-8-2
7:13 - PKP class EN57
10:01 - LSWR O2 class
15:44 - BR Standard Class 8 Duke of Gloucester
"The Namaqualand 0-6-2 Clara Class of 1890 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope."
"The USRA 2-8-8-2 was a USRA standard class of steam locomotive designed under the control of the United States Railroad Administration, the nationalized railroad system in the United States during World War I. These locomotives were of 2-8-8-2 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or (1'D)'D1' in UIC classification. A total of 106 locomotives were built to this plan for the USRA; postwar, it became a de facto standard design."
"EN57 (manufacturer's designation: Pafawag 5B/6B) is an electric multiple unit used by the Polish railway operator (PKP). It was built for suburban and long-distance services. Presently it is used by Przewozy Regionalne (Polregio), Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna, SKM Trójmiasto, Koleje Dolnośląskie, Koleje Śląskie and Koleje Mazowieckie companies in Poland."
"The LSWR O2 class is a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotive designed for the London and South Western Railway by William Adams. Sixty were constructed during the late nineteenth century. They were also the last steam engines to work on the Isle of Wight, with the final two being withdrawn in 1967."
"The BR Standard Class 8 was a class of a single 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive designed by Robert Riddles for use by British Railways. Only the prototype was constructed, named Duke of Gloucester. Constructed at Crewe Works in 1954, the Duke, as it is popularly known, was a replacement for the destroyed LMS Princess Royal Class locomotive number 46202 Princess Anne, which was involved in the Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash of 1952."
🚂 Further reading 🚂
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namaqualand_0-6-2_Clara_Class
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USRA_2-8-8-2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PKP_class_EN57
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSWR_O2_class
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BR_Standard_Class_8
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