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LB&SCR E4 class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Brighton Works· from 1897· class of 75 two-cylinder 0-6-2T locomotives
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. E4 Birch Grove: Mick Clifton· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. 30583(488) 415-class* “Adams Radial” 4-4-2T 1885 and (‘Birch Grove’) E4-class* “Radial Tank” 0-6-2T 1898: www.mgaylard.co.uk· CC BY 2.0
- 3. 31178Nettle: Duncan Bourne· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. 32473 and 80151 on train KC: Peter Skuce· Public domain
- 5. 32473 and Lounge Cars KC: Peter Skuce· Public domain
- 6. 404smallRSBR: Bluebellnutter ( talk )· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. 32475 at Hailsham station (1957): Lamberhurst· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. 32496 at Newhaven Marine station (1954): Lamberhurst· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. 473 Class E4 0-6-2T - 52749884076: www.mgaylard.co.uk and thanks for looking· CC BY 2.0
- 10. 473 Class E4 0-6-2T: www.mgaylard.co.uk and thanks for looking· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway E4 class is a class of 0-6-2T side tank steam locomotive designed by Robert Billinton. They were introduced in 1897 and were essentially a larger version of the E3 Class with 5 ft 0 in drivers wheels for a better performance as local passenger locomotive; They had very good acceleration, but could only reach speeds of 35-40 mph and exceeding this speed meant instability. The cylinder diameter was reduced from 18 to 17.5 inches (457 to 444 mm) by the Southern Railway which increased their power.
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 129 years ago, in 1897.
- Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 10.7 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 66 years (1897–1963).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1897–1903
- in service from
- 1897
- retired
- 1963
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 75
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Brighton Works
- designer
- R. J. Billinton
- operators
- London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, Southern Railway, British Rail, Southern Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-2T
- length
- 10.7 m
- weight
- 56.9 t
- nicknames
- "Large Radials"
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6457247, Wikipedia: LB&SCR E4 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.