LB&SCR Richmond class

what is it?

The LB&SCR Richmond class, 0-4-2 express passenger locomotives, were designed by William Stroudley of the London Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1877. They were a larger version of his "Lyons" class (D2) which were in turn developed from his successful "D-tank" class of 1873. The six locomotives in this class were built at Brighton railway works and appeared in traffic between October 1878 and March 1880, intended to replace earlier classes designed by John Chester Craven on the heaviest express trains between London and Brighton.

who runs it

base stats

• weight 37.6 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 148 years ago, in 1878.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
• ⌛Served for 26 years (1878–1904).

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

spec sheet

built

1878–1880

in service from

1878

retired

1904

status

retired

number built

6

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

0-4-2

weight

37.6 t

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