BR Standard Class 6 No. 72013 Wildfire

BR Standard Class 6 72013 Wildfire
Technical specifications
Designer(s)	Robert Riddles at BR Derby
Manufacturer(s)	BR Crewe Works
Build date	Never built
Classification	6P5F
Rail gauge	4 Foot 8 Inches
Cylinders	Two, outside
Boiler type	BR1
Boiler pressure	225 psi (1,550 kPa)
Bore stroke	19.5 in × 28 in (495 mm × 711 mm)
Firegrate area	36 sq ft (3.3 m2)
Fuel type	Coal
Heating area	592 sq ft (55.0 m2)
Performance figures
Tractive effort	27,520 lbf (122.4 kN)
Factor of adhesion	4.63
Service information
Running numbers	72013
Disposition details
Preserved	Not Preserved
Disposition	Never built.

BR Standard Class 6 No. 72013 "Wildfire" would have been one of next members in the Southern region batch of the British Rail Standard Class 6 steam locomotives, 72013 would not be one of the 10 BR Standard Class 6 "Clan Class" steam locomotives built.

History

BR Standard Class 6 No. 72013 "Wildfire" would have been one of next members in the Southern region batch of the British Rail Standard Class 6 steam locomotives, No. 72013 would not be one of the 10 BR Standard Class 6 "Clan Class" steam locomotives built.

Why wasn't it built

The two reasons to why BR #72013 "Wildfire" wasn't built at all was because of an acute shortage of steel, this issue caused the order to be frequently postponed until the advent of the British Railways Modernization Plan had stepped in the way, this had caused the order to wind up being cancelled.