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Metropolitan Railway E Class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Metropolitan Railway· from 1896· class of 7 British 0-4-4T locomotives

🚂 steam locomotive steam preserved
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Hugh llewelyn 1 (5589529630): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
  2. 2. Metropolitan Railway 0-4-4T Amersham Metro Steam Day 1990: Steven Duhig from Bowie, Maryland, USA· CC BY-SA 2.0
  3. 3. Metropolitan Railway E Class No 1: IXIA at English Wikipedia· Public domain
  4. 4. Metropolitan Railway E Class - Steam (Moorgate): CristianNX· CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. 5. Metropolitan Railway E Class - Train (Moorgate): CristianNX· CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. 6. Metropolitan Railway E Class 0-4-4T No. 1 (25406755352): Charlie Jackson· CC BY 2.0
  7. 7. Metropolitan Railway E Class and London Underground S Stock (14839115615): Au Morandarte from London, Middlesex, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
  8. 8. Metropolitan Railway E Class at Hammersmith (14652423598): Au Morandarte from London, Middlesex, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
  9. 9. Metropolitan Railway E Class at Hammersmith (14838645532): Au Morandarte from London, Middlesex, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
  10. 10. Metropolitan Railway E Class at Hammersmith (14858876443): Au Morandarte from London, Middlesex, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
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Metropolitan Railway E Class, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The Metropolitan Railway E Class is a class of 0-4-4T steam locomotives. A total of seven locomotives were built between 1896 and 1901 for the Metropolitan Railway: three by the railway at their Neasden Works and four by Hawthorn Leslie and Company in Newcastle upon Tyne.

who runs it

Metropolitan RailwayLondon Passenger Transport BoardLondon Transport BoardLondon Transport Executive

base stats

  • built 7made 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 130 years ago, in 1896.

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

spec sheet

built
1896–1901
status
preserved
number built
7
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders
Metropolitan Railway, R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company, Neasden Depot
operators
Metropolitan Railway, London Passenger Transport Board, London Transport Board, London Transport Executive
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
0-4-4T

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6825219, Wikipedia: Metropolitan Railway E Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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