48 Book of Locomotives 



of Gooch and Dean passed with the abolition 

 of the final section of the seven foot metals 

 in 1892. But from their ashes, as it were, 

 arose the splendid 7 ft. 8J in. inside cylin- 

 dered singles, which numbered eighty in 

 number. There were also some almost 

 equally good singles with i8-in. cylinders 

 and driving wheels 7 feet in diameter. All 

 Great Western 2-2-2S and 4-2-25 had inside 

 cylinders. 



There is now the last phase to note briefly. 

 The bulk of the singles left were found on 

 the Midland section of the L.M.S. Not so 

 long ago there were more than forty taking 

 regular duty on the all-red line. Now all 

 have disappeared from active service. 



These last splendid inside cylindered 

 machines (dimensions 1 9^x26) were about 

 thirty years old, the last of the series appear- 

 ing in 1900. They were perhaps the easiest 

 running engines on any road, and when a 

 pilot was required for the 4-4-05 no better 

 assistant could be found. The driving wheels 

 were mainly 7 feet 9 inches but some of 

 smaller diameter were used. 



