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Ah I do love these engines <3 Probably one of my favorite steam locomotives of all time, yet I barely know anything of the class itself. Mainly due to the fact that most of the information of this engine is in either German, or Danish. But I'll fill in as best I can.

The Danish F class was a form of shunting engine built in the late 1800's, early 1900's and were built primarily for shunting duties and shunting coaches on and off ferry boats, with a max speed of around 35mph, they were also used on commuter trains where cars would really struggle to get up. After the war, the DSB (The Danish equivalent of BR) ordered a new batch of these engines, why? If it ain't broke, and indeed they weren't, and they worked well, so they proved ideal shunting locos, in a way, you could relate these engines to the LNER J72, in fact, these engines WERE essentially the danish J72, only more prettier and had more to look at while in motion. 13 of these engines escaped the cutters torch, only one of which snuck over to the UK to find work at the Nene Valley line, No.656 was a favorite with crews, being responsive and easy to fire, sadly cracks in the firebox resulted in the locomotive being unfit for purpose. But today, technology has increased, and these cracks can be patched, which is why currently, the locomotive is on her way back to being fully restored to working order, and the reason why I made my account "656" in honor of this engine, and just shows my dedication to this loco, any spare money I do come across, goes to this loco's restoration. With the wheels and motion just about ready to be put back together, the boiler is all thats left to be done. I am looking forward to seeing this engine back on it's feet

Right, the valve gear... the main jewel of this locomotive, and I drew it! Sweet jevus, how did I even-

Take care all

TheGreenJ88

Description
Ah I do love these engines <3 Probably one of my favorite steam locomotives of all time, yet I barely know anything of the class itself. Mainly due to the fact that most of the information of this engine is in either German, or Danish. But I'll fill in as best I can.

The Danish F class was a form of shunting engine built in the late 1800's, early 1900's and were built primarily for shunting duties and shunting coaches on and off ferry boats, with a max speed of around 35mph, they were also used on commuter trains where cars would really struggle to get up. After the war, the DSB (The Danish equivalent of BR) ordered a new batch of these engines, why? If it ain't broke, and indeed they weren't, and they worked well, so they proved ideal shunting locos, in a way, you could relate these engines to the LNER J72, in fact, these engines WERE essentially the danish J72, only more prettier and had more to look at while in motion. 13 of these engines escaped the cutters torch, only one of which snuck over to the UK to find work at the Nene Valley line, No.656 was a favorite with crews, being responsive and easy to fire, sadly cracks in the firebox resulted in the locomotive being unfit for purpose. But today, technology has increased, and these cracks can be patched, which is why currently, the locomotive is on her way back to being fully restored to working order, and the reason why I made my account "656" in honor of this engine, and just shows my dedication to this loco, any spare money I do come across, goes to this loco's restoration. With the wheels and motion just about ready to be put back together, the boiler is all thats left to be done. I am looking forward to seeing this engine back on it's feet

Right, the valve gear... the main jewel of this locomotive, and I drew it! Sweet jevus, how did I even-

Take care all

TheGreenJ88