BR Standard Class 9F No. 92214 is a type of 2-10-0 Decapod steam locomotive. It was built in October 1959 at BR's Swindon Works. Over 251 members of this class were built between 1954 and 1960.
No. 92214 was allocated to Cardiff Canton upon entering service. Upon withdrawal from Severn Tunnel Junction in 1965, it was sold to the Woodham Brothers Scrapyard where it remained until December 1980 when it was purchased by the Peak Railway Society.
It was later purchased by the 92214 Locomotive Group in 1989 and was moved to the Midland Railway Centre where it restored to full working order in 2003. In 2010, the locomotive was sold to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, where it was named "Cock o' the North" in 2011.
Originally arriving at the Great Central Railway to attend the winter steam gala in 2014, an agreement was made between its owners and the Director of the Great Central Railway which saw No. 92214 become part of the GCR fleet permanently.
No. 92214 appeared at the GCR gala in 'weathered' plain BR black livery, and the "Cock O' The North" name was removed. No. 92214 was subsequently repainted into lined BR Brunswick Green as carried by its sibling locomotive No. 92220 'Evening Star'. No. 92214 was temporarily renamed "Central Star" before being again renamed "Leicester City" after the football team won the 2015-16 Premier League.
No. 92214's boiler ticket is set to expire in 2023.
Trivia[]
- Due to how they were designed with a large gap in-between the boiler and frames, they were given the nickname "Spaceships" as the boiler and frames looked like they were hovering in mid-air.
- No. 92214 is one of nine examples of this class to be preserved.
