#2431
LNER Class P2
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Doncaster Works· from 1934· class of 6 three-cylinder 2-8-2 locomotives
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- 1. LNER P2 Cock O' The North, 1934 (Our Generation, 1938): Andy Dingley (scanner)· Public domain
what is it?
The London and North Eastern Railway Class P2 was a class of 2-8-2 steam locomotives designed by Sir Nigel Gresley for working heavy express trains over the harsh Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line. As they were to serve on Scottish expresses, they were given famous names from Scottish lore. Six locomotives of the class were built; introduced between 1934 and 1936.
who runs it
base stats
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.
- Weighs about as much as 19 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 10 years (1934–1944).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1934–1936
- in service from
- 1934
- retired
- 1944
- status
- retired
- number built
- 6
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Doncaster Works
- designer
- Nigel Gresley
- operators
- London and North Eastern Railway
- top speed
- 125 km/h
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 2-8-2
- weight
- 112 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6459285, Wikipedia: LNER Class P2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.