The Furness Railway K2s, or "Larger Seagulls", were built to supersede the Furness Railway K1 on the heavier and more important trains. They were built by Sharp, Stewart & Co of Manchester in 1896 as a batch of six. Their Works Numbers were 4174-9, and the Furness Railway numbers issued to them were 21, 22, 34, 35, 36 and 37. They had 6' diameter driving wheels with 18" x 24" cylinders. In 1900, two extra engines were added to the class, Works Nos. 4651/2 and FR numbers 124/5. In 1913, two engines, FR Nos. 34/7, were fitted with experimental Pheonix smokebox superheaters, however, these were removed the following year. Furness Railway was one of the constituent companies of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in the Railways Act 1921. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

By 1923 and the grouping of the FR into the London, Midland & Scottish Railway, all eight engines were still in service, and recieved LMS numbers, these being 10135-42. They lasted until the late 1920s and early 1930s, performing secondary duties on the home turf, between Barrow and Whitehaven. 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS1) was a British railway company. ... Barrow may refer to: Barrow 1 n 1 A flat rectangular tray or cart with handles at each end. ... Location within the British Isles For the neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee see Whitehaven, Memphis. ...

The six-wheeled tenders that this class used were also used by the Furness Railway D3 0-6-0 tender engines. They carried 2,500 gallons of water and 3.5 tons of coal, their weight being 28.25 tons.

The K2 in fiction

In the Reverend W Awdry's The Railway Series, the character of Edward the Blue Engine is described as a "Modified Larger Seagull" to cover up an illustration blunder by the original artist. The Reverend W. V. Awdry OBE (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997) was a clergyman, railway enthusiast and childrens author, best known as the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine. ... It has been suggested that Harold the Helicopter be merged into this article or section. ... Edward the Blue Engine as seen in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TV Series. ...