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LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Crewe Works· from 1946· class of 128 British 2-6-0 locomotives

LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 is a class of steam locomotive designed for light mixed traffic.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 128made 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 80 years ago, in 1946.
  • 16.2 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

built
1946–1953
retired
1967
status
preserved
number built
128
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders
Crewe Works, Swindon Works, Darlington Works
designer
H. G. Ivatt
operators
London, Midland and Scottish Railway, British Rail, London Midland Region of British Railways
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
2-6-0
length
16.2 m
nicknames
Mickey Mouse

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6459105, Wikipedia: LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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