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LB&SCR C1 class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Brighton Works· from 1882· class of 12 two-cylinder 0-6-0 locomotives
what is it?
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) C1 class was a type of 0-6-0 freight steam locomotive designed by William Stroudley.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 144 years ago, in 1882.
- 14.6 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 42 years (1882–1924).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1882–1887
- in service from
- 1882
- retired
- 1924
- status
- retired
- number built
- 12
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Brighton Works
- designer
- William Stroudley
- operators
- London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, Southern Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
- length
- 14.6 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6457233, Wikipedia: LB&SCR C1 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.