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LCDR Enigma class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Longhedge Works· from 1869· class of 3 British 2-4-0 locomotives
what is it?
The LCDR L class or Enigma Class was a class of 2-4-0 steam locomotives of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR). The class was designed by William Martley and introduced in 1869, intended for services between London and Dover.
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 157 years ago, in 1869.
- Served for 37 years (1869–1906).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1869–1870
- in service from
- 1869
- retired
- 1906
- status
- retired
- number built
- 3
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Longhedge Works
- designer
- William Martley
- operators
- London, Chatham and Dover Railway, South Eastern and Chatham Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-0
- nicknames
- Enigma
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q20870344, Wikipedia: LCDR Enigma class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.