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LB&SCR G class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Brighton Works· from 1874· class of 26 two-cylinder 2-2-2 locomotives
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3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. East Croydon station (Grosvenor): Anonymous Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. LBSCR G class: J. N. Maskelyne· Public domain
- 3. Postcard of a LB&SCR G class and William Stroudley: Brighton Museums· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The LB&SCR G class were powerful 2-2-2 locomotives, designed by William Stroudley of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1874.
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 152 years ago, in 1874.
- Served for 40 years (1874–1914).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1874–1882
- in service from
- 1874
- retired
- 1914
- status
- retired
- number built
- 26
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Brighton Works
- designer
- William Stroudley
- operators
- London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 2-2-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16992584, Wikipedia: LB&SCR G class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.