LMS 3-Cylindered Stanier 2-6-4T

what is it?

The LMS Stanier Class 4P 3-Cylinder 2-6-4T is a class of steam locomotives designed for work over the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway route. All 37 were built in 1934 at Derby Works and were numbered 2500–2536. The third cylinder was provided to allow increased acceleration between the many stops on the L.T.&S.R. line.

who runs it

LMLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayBritish RailEREastern Region of British RailwaysLMLondon Midland Region of British Railways

base stats

• built 37made 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 92 years ago, in 1934.
• 📏14.3 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 28 years (1934–1962).

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

spec sheet

built

1934

in service from

1934

retired

1962

status

preserved

number built

37

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Derby Works

designer

William Stanier

operators

London, Midland and Scottish Railway, British Rail, Eastern Region of British Railways, London Midland Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-6-4T

length

14.3 m

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