#2031

LMS Compound 4-4-0

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Derby Works· from 1924· class of 195 British three-cylinder compound 4-4-0 locomotives

8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Midland compound, 1115 (CJ Allen, Steel Highway, 1928): Andy Dingley (scanner)· Public domain
2. Gloucester Eastgate 4 railway station 2101448 92170c79: Ben Brooksbank· CC BY-SA 2.0
3. Sheffield Millhouses 40907: Industrial Wales· CC BY-SA 2.0
4. Chinley EX 10: Unknown author Unknown author· CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Derbyshire, Monsal Dale, Headstone Viaduct & Tunnel, (ESE), London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) 1050: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
6. Geoff Charles' family and friends in the 1940's including a trip to London and some images from the 1980's (1576164): Geoff Charles· CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Geoff Charles' family and friends in the 1940's including a trip to London and some images from the 1980's (1576165): Geoff Charles· CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Geoff Charles' family and friends in the 1940's including a trip to London and some images from the 1980's (1576189): Geoff Charles· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway Compound 4-4-0 was a class of steam locomotive designed for passenger work.

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.

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

built: 1924–1932
in service from: 1924
retired: 1961
status: retired
number built: 195
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Derby Works, Horwich Works, North British Locomotive Company, Vulcan Foundry
designer: Henry Fowler
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: 4-4-0
length: 17.1 m

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