These locomotives were a standard design used by the US Army Transportation Corps (USATC), and shipped to Britain during World War 2 in large numbers ready for the Invasion of France in 1944. Prior to the invasion, they were used by all four of Britain's main railway companies, including the LNER.

The United States Army Transportation Corps S160 Class is a class of 2-8-0 Consolidation steam locomotive, designed for heavy freight work in Europe during World War II. A total of 2,120 were built and they worked on railroads across much of the world, including Africa, Asia, all of Europe and South America.

The first S160 locomotive arrived in Britain in November 1942. The first 43 locomotives were transferred to the LNER works at Doncaster for completion, and later running in which resulted in them hauling local trains on the East Coast Main Line.

This locomotive suffered a catastrophic failure of the firebox crown when near the centre of the tunnel at South Harrow on the LNER at 03:45 on 30th August 1944. The train involved was the 02:45 from Neasden to Wooford, comprised of 19 wagons plus a brake van.

Finally, one went to the USATC (WD no. 79189) in an exchange for an USATC S160 Class locomotive in the postwar exchange of WD and USATC locomotives. * Of the NS engines, 2 subsequently were sold to Swedish State Railways forming SJ G11.

The United States Army Transportation Corps S160 Class is a class of 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotives. They were designed for use in Europe during World War II for heavy freight work.

Northern Steam Engineering Limited are a steam locomotive engineering company based at Stockton on Tees who do heavy engineering on overhauls, restorations and new builds. Its where S160 No. 2253 is currently based for overhauls there as her owner is part of the company.

The S160 was designed in May 1942 by Major J.W. Marsh from the Railway Branch of the Corps of Engineers. A total of almost 800 were built between 1942 and 1943, and shipped to Britain. These were constructed in thirteen batches by the American Locomotive Co. …

The first forty three locomotives to arrive in Britain were overhauled by the LNER at Doncaster, and hauled local services whilst running in. The first S160s were concentrated in the South Wales area, so they were quickly transferred to the Great Western Railway (GWR) in early 1943.

Feb 11, 2021 · The S160’s engine weight was 161,000 pounds and it was designed to fit in the hold of transport ships, burn either coal or oil, and operate at elevations of up to 6,800 feet.