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LMS Fowler Class 4F

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Derby Works· from 1924· H. Fowler’s class of 575 British 0-6-0 locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. LMS 0-6-0 freight locomotive, 4129 (CJ Allen, Steel Highway, 1928): Andy Dingley (scanner)· Public domain
2. LMS Fowler Class 4F No. 4547: Wikimedia Commons· CC0
3. LMS Fowler Class 4F No. 4064: Wikimedia Commons· Public domain
4. Ashchurch 3 railway station 1739096 785277b4: Ben Brooksbank· CC BY-SA 2.0
5. Derby 5 works 2068015 74808397: Ben Brooksbank· CC BY-SA 2.0
6. Barnt Green 2 railway station 2121639 96c943a0: Ben Brooksbank· CC BY-SA 2.0
7. 44436 Overseal MPD 17-03-63 (42658687545): Rob Hodgkins· CC BY-SA 2.0
8. 44541 &44591 Overseal MPD 17-3-63 (38759952824): Rob Hodgkins· CC BY-SA 2.0
9. Geoff Charles' family and friends in the 1940's including a trip to London and some images from the 1980's (1576192): Geoff Charles· CC BY-SA 4.0
10. Bristol Temple Meads Station and an Up LMR express 2093479 27e4170c: Ben Brooksbank· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Fowler Class 4F is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for medium freight work. They represent the ultimate development of the Midland Railway's six-coupled tender engines. Many trainspotters knew them as "Duck Sixes", a nickname derived from their wheel arrangement.

who runs it

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

base stats

built 575made 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 102 years ago, in 1924.
15.9 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 42 years (1924–1966).

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

spec sheet

built: 1924–1941
in service from: 1924
retired: 1966
status: preserved
number built: 575
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Derby Works, Horwich Works, North British Locomotive Company, Kerr, Stuart and Company, Andrew Barclay Sons & Co., Crewe Works, St. Rollox railway works
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: 0-6-0
length: 15.9 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6459098, Wikipedia: LMS Fowler Class 4F (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.