LMS Stanier Class 2 0-4-4T

what is it?

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier Class 2 0-4-4T was a class of 10 light passenger locomotives built in 1932. Ostensibly designed under new Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) William Stanier, they were in fact the last new design of the Midland Railway's school of engineering. Design work began in 1930, in the final year of Henry Fowler's term as CME: on 1 January 1931, Ernest Lemon replaced Fowler as CME. The 1931 Locomotive Building Programme was approved by the LMS board on 28 January 1931, and comprised 135 locomotives of six different types; the programme included ten 0-4-4T to be built at Derby.

who runs it

LMLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayBritish RailLMLondon Midland Region of British Railways

base stats

• built 10made 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 94 years ago, in 1932.
• 📏10.7 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 30 years (1932–1962).

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

spec sheet

built

1932–1933

in service from

1932

retired

1962

status

retired

number built

10

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Derby Works

designer

William Stanier

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

0-4-4T

length

10.7 m

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