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LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Derby Works· from 1946· H. G. Ivatt's class of 130 British 2-6-2T locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Class 2mt 2-6-2T 41241 Oxenhope KWVR 5th march 2022: Rob Hodgkins· CC BY-SA 2.0
2. BR 2-6-2 tank engine 41281 undergoing some kind of maintenance: Sludge G· CC BY-SA 2.0
3. LMS Class 2MT N° 41312: Peter Broster· CC BY-SA 4.0
4. LMS Ivatt 2-6-2T 41214 S&D yard, Templecombe 1965 (10280159924): Gillett's Crossing from Bristol, United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0
5. LMS Ivatt 2-6-2Ts 41283 & 41316 Bournemouth MPD 70F, August 1965 img079 (9969775423): Gillett's Crossing from Bristol, United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0
6. Hugh llewelyn 41287 (7858006688): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
7. Hugh llewelyn 41304 (7858003806): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
8. LMS Ivatt 41317 (8153207539): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
9. Whitchurch Town station with 2-6-2T 41329: Lamberhurst· CC BY-SA 4.0
10. Ivatt Class 2 Tank engine 2-6-2 41313: andreboeni· CC BY 2.0

what is it?

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T is a class of light 'mixed-traffic' steam locomotive introduced in 1946.

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: 1946–1952
in service from: 1946
retired: 1967
status: preserved
number built: 130
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Derby Works, Crewe Works
designer: H. G. Ivatt
operators: London, Midland and Scottish Railway, British Rail, London Midland Region of British Railways, Southern Region of British Railways
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 2-6-2
length: 11.6 m
nicknames: Mickey Mouse Tanks

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