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5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 32104 L Billinton (LB&SCR) E2 Class-XL: Isaacirigo· CC0
- 2. An Billinton E2 class of LB&SCR in Southern days with a Passenger train: Isaac Irigoyen· Public domain
- 3. LB&SCR E2 class No. 109 later 2109: Wikimedia Commons· Public domain
- 4. 32104 arrive sutton: Isaacirigo· CC0
- 5. LB&SCR E2 with extended tanks in 1930s: Irigoshin· CC0
what is it?
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) E2 class was a class of ten 0-6-0T steam locomotives designed by Lawson Billinton, generally employed for shunting, piloting duties in Victoria station, empty-stock duties and local goods trains. Introduced in 1913, the E2 class were the first of Billinton's own designs for the LB&SCR, built to replace some of the early Stroudley E1 goods engines. With the advantage of improved boiler feeds the E2 class were less restricted in their activities than the E1 class.
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 113 years ago, in 1913.
- 10.1 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 50 years (1913–1963).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1913–1916
- in service from
- 1913
- retired
- 1963
- status
- retired
- number built
- 10
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Brighton Works
- designer
- L. B. Billinton
- operators
- London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, Southern Railway, Southern Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
- length
- 10.1 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6457244, Wikipedia: LB&SCR E2 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.