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LCDR M2 class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Dübs and Company· from 1884· class of 8 British two-cylinder 4-4-0 locomotives

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Queenborough Pier railway station: M. Hall & Son, Bluetown, Sheerness· Public domain

what is it?

The LCDR M2 class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. The class was designed by William Kirtley and introduced in 1884.

who runs it

London, Chatham and Dover Railway South Eastern and Chatham Railway Southern Railway

base stats

built 8made 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 142 years ago, in 1884.
Served for 39 years (1884–1923).

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

spec sheet

built: 1884–1885
in service from: 1884
retired: 1923
status: retired
number built: 8
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Dübs and Company, Longhedge Works
designer: William Kirtley
operators: London, Chatham and Dover Railway, South Eastern and Chatham Railway, Southern Railway
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 4-4-0

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

Sources: Wikidata Q16996008, Wikipedia: LCDR M2 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.