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LB&SCR C class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Kitson and Company· from 1871· class of 20 two-cylinder 0-6-0 locomotives
what is it?
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) C class was a type of 0-6-0 freight steam locomotive designed by William Stroudley.
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 155 years ago, in 1871.
- 14.6 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 33 years (1871–1904).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1871–1874
- in service from
- 1871
- retired
- 1904
- status
- retired
- number built
- 20
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Kitson and Company, Brighton Works
- designer
- William Stroudley
- operators
- London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
- length
- 14.6 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6457236, Wikipedia: LB&SCR C class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.