>>1590413I like 9Fs and post-WW2 British steam in general, with their more utilitarian appearance, exposed pipework and running gear, and the attempts to push what a locomotive able to run on the quite restrictive British network was capable of. The railway I live near currently has an operational 9F which is a bonus each time I visit.
Anyway, here are some videos of 9Fs working heavy loads out of quarries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mumd9C5_Rb8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ConIWiz2gEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfKCUSO46k8