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LB&SCR H2 class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Brighton Works· from 1911· class of 6 two-cylinder 4-4-2 locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Farnborough 2119859 f686ae8d: Ben Brooksbank· CC BY-SA 2.0
2. LB&SCR H2 class No. 422 North Foreland: Wikimedia Commons· Public domain
3. LB&SCR H2 class No. 425 Trevose Head: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
4. Beachey Head 32424: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
5. 30424 Beachy Head: David G1955· CC BY-SA 4.0
6. 32424 at Sheffield Park 270824-2: Michael Roots· CC BY-SA 4.0
7. 32424 at Sheffield Park 270824: Michael Roots· CC BY-SA 4.0
8. 32424 Beachy Head Class H2 and SECR 65 Class O1 in steam on Sheffield Park loco 030525: kitmasterbloke· CC BY 2.0
9. 32424 Beachy Head draws into Sheffield Park 030525: kitmasterbloke· CC BY 2.0
10. South Croydon (1935a): Lamberhurst· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway H2 class is a class of 4-4-2 steam locomotives for express passenger work. They were designed when D. E. Marsh was officially Locomotive Superintendent, and were built at Brighton Works in 1911 and 1912. As Marsh had worked on the Great Northern Railway as Chief Assistant to Henry Ivatt, the design closely followed that of the GNR Class C1 (large boiler).

who runs it

London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Southern Railway British Rail Southern Region of British Railways

base stats

weight 70.1 tin working order
built 6made in total

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 115 years ago, in 1911.
Weighs about as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
Served for 47 years (1911–1958).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built: 1911–2024
in service from: 1911
retired: 1958
status: in service
number built: 6
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Brighton Works
designer: D. E. Marsh/L. B. Billinton
operators: London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, Southern Railway, British Rail, Southern Region of British Railways
top speed: —
power: —
wheel arrangement: 4-4-2
weight: 70.1 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q6457257, Wikipedia: LB&SCR H2 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.