#1945

LNER Class A2

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Darlington Works· from 1922· class of 5 British three-cylinder 4-6-2 locomotives, later LNER class A2

🚂 steam locomotive steam retired

what is it?

The first London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class A2 was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotive designed by Vincent Raven for the North Eastern Railway (as NER class 4.6.2). Two were built by the NER in 1922 before the grouping and another three by the LNER in 1924. Their LNER numbers were 2400–2404.

who runs it

North Eastern Railway London and North Eastern Railway

base stats

built 5made 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 104 years ago, in 1922.
14.6 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 15 years (1922–1937).

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

spec sheet

built: 1922–1924
in service from: 1922
retired: 1937
status: retired
number built: 5
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Darlington Works
designer: Vincent Raven
operators: North Eastern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 4-6-2
length: 14.6 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6459243, Wikipedia: LNER Class A2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.