#1197
LB&SCR E6 class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Brighton Works· from 1904· class of 12 two-cylinder 0-6-2T locomotives
what is it?
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway E6 class was a class of 0-6-2T side tank steam locomotive designed by R. J. Billinton. They were introduced in 1904 and were a development of the E5 class with smaller driving wheels intended for heavy short and medium-distance freight trains.
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 122 years ago, in 1904.
- Served for 58 years (1904–1962).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1904–1905
- in service from
- 1904
- retired
- 1962
- status
- retired
- number built
- 12
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Brighton Works
- designer
- R. J. Billinton
- operators
- London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, Southern Railway, Southern Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-2T
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6457253, Wikipedia: LB&SCR E6 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.