78022, BR Standard Class 2MT (Keighley & Worth Valley Railway)

Running number (BR/operator)	78022
Works number	Darlington, 1954
Locomotive class	BR Standard Class 2MT (78000 series)
Current location	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
Owner / preservation society	KWVR / private
Operating status	Heritage railway service
Current livery	BR mixed-traffic black, late crest
Withdrawn from BR	1966
Preservation date	1975
Year built	1954

A preserved BR Standard Class 2MT 2-6-0 light mixed-traffic locomotive, built at Darlington Works in 1954. Rescued from Woodham Brothers's scrapyard at Barry, South Wales and restored to working order at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.

Last recorded as based at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Operating status: Heritage railway service / cycles.

Location, livery and operating status last confirmed pre-2024 and subject to change. Check with the owning organisation or heritage railway for current information.

Notable history

78022 was completed at Darlington Works in 1954 as part of the BR Standard Class 2MT light mixed-traffic 2-6-0 production. Withdrawn from BR in 1966, the engine was acquired for preservation in 1975 and restored to working order at the KWVR.

Additional notes

Location, livery and status last confirmed pre-2024, subject to verification.