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LMS railcars
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by London, Midland and Scottish Railway· from 1933· objects
what is it?
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) introduced a number of railcars to service between 1927 and 1939. Most were single units but one was a three-car articulated set and one was a four-car set.
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 93 years ago, in 1933.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1933
- in service from
- 1933
- number built
- 3
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- London, Midland and Scottish Railway
- operators
- London, Midland and Scottish Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- capacity
- 40 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6459207, Wikipedia: LMS railcars (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.