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LMS Turbomotive

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Crewe Works· from 1935· 1935 locomotive designed by William Stanier

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1. LMS No. 6202 Turbomotive: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain

what is it?

The LMS Turbomotive was a modified LMS Princess Royal Class steam turbine locomotive designed by William Stanier and built by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1935. It was inspired by the Swedish Ljungström locomotives first introduced in 1922. It used steam turbines instead of cylinders.

who runs it

London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail

base stats

built 1made 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 91 years ago, in 1935.
22.6 m long: about 5 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: 1935
status: retired
number built: 1
kind: Steam Turbine-mechanical
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Crewe Works
designer: William Stanier
operators: London, Midland and Scottish Railway, British Rail
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 4-6-2 Pacific
length: 22.6 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6459176, Wikipedia: LMS Turbomotive (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.